Pride PH Festival

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Pride PH Festival
Genre Pride parade and festival
FrequencyEvery June
Location(s) Quezon City, Philippines
Inaugurated2022 (2022)
Organized byPride PH
Current event clock.svg2024 Pride PH Festival

Pride PH Festival is a pride parade and festival event in Quezon City, Philippines.

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History

Pride PH Festival is organized by Pride PH, a network of LGBT organizations, in partnership with the local government of Quezon City (QC). [1] [2] During its launching, an estimate of 5,000 participants marched from the North Avenue gate of the Quezon Memorial Circle. [3] The whole event was attended by 25,000 people. [4]

Like the first Pride PH Festival, the 2nd edition was once again held in Quezon City. [5] [6] In the 2023 Pride PH Festival, the local government unit of QC launched the Right to Care card, a healthcare proxy card for LGBT couples. The event was dubbed as the "Largest Pride March in Southeast Asia" after setting an attendance record of 110,752. [7] [8]

The third edition in 2024, was attended by 200,000 people. The concert in the evening was paused midway at 6:30 PM (PHT) due to inclement weather, and was later cancelled, with G22, Bini and Vice Ganda supposed to perform. [9] [10] [11]

Editions

YearDateThemeEstimated attendanceNotes
2022June 25Alab For Love25,000 [12]
2023June 24Love, Laban: A Celebration of the Fight for Love in All Forms and Ways110,752 [13]
2024June 22LoveLaban2Everyone200,000 [14] [9]

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