World gay pride
Parade
Accessibility
Accessible Seating Location #1
- Location: 14th & T Street NW (adjacent to Room & Board)
- Admission: Entry is free, but registration is required for a wristband. Pre-registration has closed.
- Accommodations: Folding chairs and space reserved for wheelchairs available on a first come first work for basis. ASL interpretation provided. Registration does not guarantee entry due to capacity.
- Hours of Operation: Entry begins at 1PM. Area closes after conclusion of Parade.
Accessible Seating Location #2
- Location: Pennsylvania Ave NW (south of Freedom Plaza)
- Admission: Entry is free, but registration is required for a wristband.
- Accommodations: Bleacher seating and territory reserved for wheelchairs ready on a first approach first serve basis. Registration does not guarantee entry due to capacity.
- Hours of Operation: Entry begins at 1PM. Area closes after conclusion of Parade.
Viewing Areas
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Freedom Plaza: Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Must have a ticket that was pre-purchased.
Pride Around the World
Pickets, Protests, and Parades: The History of Gay Pride in Washington
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past limited decades and much of the progress in noticeability is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that contain taken place in cities around the world.