Phoenix Pride

[5][6] Phoenix has had a history of hosting gay pride-themed events even before the first pride parade was held in 1981.

[1] In June 1977, the first gay pride week was organized in Phoenix by the city’s LGBTQ+ community at the time.

[1] The first parade was a march from Patriots Square Park (now the site of CityScape) to the Arizona State Capitol.

[4] The event was a politically focused march that aimed to bring awareness to LGBT rights issues in the Phoenix area.

[4] That same year, after a decade of hosting the event in Phoenix, the pride festival was moved to Tempe Diablo Stadium.