Tel Aviv Pride (Hebrew: מצעד הגאווה בתל אביב, Arabic: فخر تل أبيب) is a week-long series of events in Tel Aviv which takes place on the second week of June, as part of the international observance of Gay Pride Month.

[3] LGBT rights in Israel have progressed drastically since the years following the British Mandate of Palestine, during which homosexuality was outlawed.

In recent years, the Parade's reputation for inclusiveness, along with Tel Aviv's world-class status as a gay-friendly destination and a top party city,[12] has attracted more than 100,000 participants, many of them from around the world.

The parade on 10 June 2011 grew to an estimated 100,000 participants and included official representatives of LGBT groups from global companies such as Google and Microsoft.

)[13][dubious – discuss] In 2012, the parade attracted crowds exceeding 100,000, making it again the largest gay pride event in the Middle East and Asia.

The event was hosted by Israeli actress/supermodel Moran Attias, with performances by Dana International, Mei Feingold, and Ninet.

[18] Proponents of the Pride Parade argue that it is an effective mechanism of integrating the LGBTQIA community into Israeli society.

This was the outcome of consistent requests made by Aguda, Israel's LGBT Task Force, in the first five years of the parade's existence.