The list presents the largest LGBTQ events (pride parades and festivals) worldwide by attendance.
National parades are generally further supported by nationwide LGBT associations and media organizations.
They are typically held in late June, in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Lower Manhattan.
[9] The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade in Brazil is South America's largest event, and was listed by Guinness World Records as the world's largest Pride parade in 2006 with 2.5 million people.
As of June 2019, the largest LGBTQ events in other parts of the world included: Brooklyn Liberation March, the largest transgender rights demonstration in LGBTQ history, took place on June 14, 2020, stretching from Grand Army Plaza to Fort Greene, Brooklyn in New York City, and focused on supporting Black transgender lives, drawing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 participants.