2025 Pride Houston 365 parade lights up downtown, celebrating love, unity, and resilience
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Pride Houston 365 added another chapter to its legacy with the 47th annual parade in downtown Houston.
The celebration is known to draw thousands all in the name of recognizing love and unity, and this year was no different.
The organization said that while it's still finalizing numbers, early estimates put attendance at over 200,000 people.
On Saturday, the parade once again started near City Hall and moved through the area with a colorful display of floats, performers, and community groups.
ABC13, the official media partner of Pride Houston 365, also joined the festivities with a contingent of walkers along the route.
Considered one of the largest Pride events in the South, the parade is far from the only way the LGBTQIA+ community and allies celebrate.
Events surrounding the parade usually include a festival, which focuses on providing community resources, plus a fashion show and reception.
This year, nine grand marshals were called to lead the charge as Pride Houston continued its mission of celebrating strength, resilience, diversity and freedoms for all.
Of the grand marshals, three were part of the new "Distinguished" category.
If you missed this year's event, look out for opportunities to participate in 2026, including through volunteering.
The first Houston Gay Pride Parade happened back in 1979, commemorating the raid on New York's Stonewall Inn 10 years earlier.
With each successive year, Pride events have helped move acceptance and inclusion forward for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Pride Houston is the third largest pride event in the U.S., and among the top 20 internationally. It is also the second largest event in Houston annually, just behind RodeoHouston.
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