Pride Festivals Around the World

June is #PrideMonth in the United States, and while there are several countries and cities abroad that also celebrate pride during the month of June, pride festivals and events take place around the world at different times all throughout the year.

We believe that diversity and inclusion is something that should be celebrated all year long.  That’s why we’ve put together this list of pride festivals around the world, based off of the 53 programs locations you can choose to study abroad at through USAC. This way, no matter what time of year you’re studying abroad, you’ll know how you can support the LGBTQ+ community.

This list is comprised of festivals and events we were able to find online or through our on-site staff in USAC specific program cities. That doesn’t mean there are not other events happening on campus or in the city or cities nearby. If we weren’t able to find an event in the program city we’ve listed the closet location.

*For the sake of not having outdated information, we’ve listed the typical month that events are held versus the exact date. To research additional LGBTQ+ events per country visit: https://www.iglta.org/Events/Gay-Pride-Calendar#pride-calendar

Australia

Midsumma Festival – Melbourne – January/February
Brisbane Pride – Brisbane/Gold Coast – September

Brazil

Florianopolis Gay Carnival – February

Chile

Pride Celebrations – Santiago – June

China

Shanghai Pride – Shanghai – June
Chengdu Pride – Chengdu – June

Costa Rica

Marcha de Diversidad – Manuel Antonio – June
Marcha de la Diversidad – San Jose – June

Cuba

International Day Against Homophobia  – La Habana – May

Czech Republic

Prague Gay Pride – Prague – August

England

Pride in London – London – June/July
Reading Pride Celebration – Reading – July
Bristol Pride Festival – Bristol – July
Brighton Pride – Brighton – August

France

Gay Pride of Lyon – Lyon – June
Big Paris Pride – Paris – June
Pride Toulouse – Toulouse – June

Germany

Hamburg Gay Pride – Hamburg – July/August
Berlin Pride – Berlin – July

India

Bengaluru Namma Pride March – Bengaluru – June

Ireland

Galway Community Pride – Galway – August
Cork Pride Festival – Cork – July/August

Israel

Haifa Pride – Haifa – June

Italy

Turin Pride Festival – Torino – June
Verona Pride Festival – Verona – June
Brescia Pride – Brescia – June
Vicenza Pride – Vicenza – June
Bologna Pride – Bologna – June
Milan Pride – Milan – June
Treviso Pride – Treviso June

Japan

Tokyo Rainbow Pride – April

Korea

Seoul Queer Culture Festival – Seoul – June

Netherlands

Maastricht Rainbow City – Maastricht – Date TBD
The Hague Pride – The Hague – June

New Zealand

Auckland Pride Festival – Auckland – February

Norway

Oslo Gay Pride – Oslo – June

Poland

Krakow Equality March – Krakow – March

Scotland

Stirling University LGBT+ Pride – Stirling – February
University of St. Andrews PRIDE Parade – St. Andrews – February

South Africa

Cape Town Pride – Cape Town – February/March

Spain

Orgullo LGTB de Alicante – Alicante – July
Bilbao Pride – Bilbao, San Sebastian – June
Madrid Pride – Madrid – July
LGBT Pride March – Valencia – June

Sweden

Växjö Pride – Växjö – May

Thailand

LGBT Pride – Chiang Mai – February

Uruguay

Montevideo Pride – Montevideo – September

Don’t forget to check in with your on-site Resident Director or the international office on campus at your host university to learn about additional LGBTQ+ opportunities and events happening in your area during study abroad. Happy Pride!