Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
NEW YORK, NY — New Yorkers showed up strong on Sunday to march in the annual Pride Parade, the perfect ending to Pride month celebrations around the country.
Although these festivities often blend celebration with calls to action for raising general awareness and support for LGBTQ+ rights, this year hits a different as President Trump works to roll back transgender rights and diversity. Just earlier this year the Republican's administration removed a rainbow pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, the very landmark that this march honors.
From appearances by Mayor Mamdani to all the colorful balloon floats and costumes, check out all the highlights from the 2026 Pride Parade in NYC below!
Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Peppermint, one of the official Grand Marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March, salutes to parade-goers, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, walks in the 57th annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul walks in the 57th annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Annual NYC Pride March on June 28, 2026 in New York. NYC's Pride March began as a demonstration honoring the 1969 Stonewall Riots, has evolved into a global symbol of LGBTQIA+ resilience, unity and activism. By: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Bowen Yang poses in front of the Stonewall National Monument during the 57th annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
People cheer at the Annual NYC Pride March on June 28, 2026 in New York. NYC's Pride March began as a demonstration honoring the 1969 Stonewall Riots, has evolved into a global symbol of LGBTQIA+ resilience, unity and activism. (By: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
Grand Marshal GAYS AGAINST GUNS march in the 57th annual NYC Pride March as it proceeds down Fifth Avenue from Midtown to Greenwich Village. Nonviolently challenging gun violence, the direct action group was founded in response to the loss of 49 lives at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. This year's Pride theme 'For All of Us' honors the legacy of activist Marsha P. Johnson. (By: Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)