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Season of Pride 2025
Celebrate Pride Throughout Niagara County!
Niagara Pride is honored to be able to host a number of Pride events throughout Niagara County, ensuring that LGBTQIA2S+ individuals have a safe and affirming space to celebrate in their local communities. We strive to make all of our festivals family friendly and accessible to all. Please join us this year as we celebrate Pride together!​​
All events listed below are free to attend, unless noted below.
Proud Sponsor of the
Season of Pride 2025:
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Pride Flag Raisings Across Niagara County
Friday, May 30, 2025
Niagara Pride partners with several local organizations and town/city governments in Niagara County to ring in Pride by raising Pride Flags all across the county.​​​​
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9:00am – ArtPark in Lewiston, NY
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10:00am – Niagara Falls State Park - Terrapin Point on Goat Island
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11:30am – Niagara Falls City Hall
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12:45pm – North Tonawanda City Hall
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1:00pm – City of Lockport City Hall
Any local town government or entity wishing to be part of our Flag raising ceremonies, please email us at
Niagara Pride Marches in the Buffalo Pride Parade
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Join us as we take part in one of the most iconic Pride events in WNY, the Buffalo Pride Parade. This annual event starts at Buffalo State University and proceeds down Elmwood Avenue, ending at Allen Street. Be a part of our group and let's represent Niagara County!
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Niagara Pride has been assigned a check-in time of
9:30am at the Red Parking Lot for the
Buffalo Pride Parade.
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Anyone wishing to walk with us this year, please arrive after 9:30am...
the parade kicks off at 11am!
Spiritual Gathering -
Celebrating Pride Month
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Niagara Pride presents a Spiritual gathering to celebrate Pride Month with various faith leaders to offer support, blessing and welcome to Pride month. Various musical guests will participate including Praise dancers.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara Falls
639 Main St, Niagara Falls NY 14301
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Reception to follow.
Pride N.O.W.
(Newfane, Olcott, Wilson)
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Previously held as Newfane Pride, PRIDE N.O.W. is an expansion of this fun and family friendly event to include its neighboring communities of Wilson and Olcott! Join us for the celebration of Pride taking place in Northern Niagara County!
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 11:00am to 4:00pm
Gazebo Business Plaza, 2720-2729 Main Street, Newfane, NY
(Business Strip with Gazebo next to Newfane Town Hall)
Admission is FREE - vendors and merchants offer items for sale
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Parking is available for free on the street and at Newfane Town Hall (located next to the Gazebo Business Plaza)
Lockport Pride
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Back for its second year, Lockport Pride features LGBTQIA2S+ and ally merchants, informational vendors, and entertainment that is family friendly!
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Kenan Center, 433 Locust St, Lockport, NY
Admission is FREE - vendors & merchants offer items for sale​​​​​​​​​
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Returning in 2025 will be a Drag Performance for all ages held at the Kenan Center Theater immediately following the Lockport Pride Festival.
HOSTED BY SoberOneSix
Doors open at 5:00 PM
Drag Show begins at 6:00 PM
Oliver Street Pride
Saturday, June 21, 2025
It's the 5th Annual Oliver Street Pride Festival! Join the Oliver Street Merchants Association and Niagara Pride for what has become a North Tonawanda tradition! Lots of vendors, food trucks, entertainment, and activities for everyone!​
Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Heritage Park, Oliver St, North Tonawanda, NY
Rainbow City Pride -
The Official Pride of Niagara Falls, NY
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Experience Pride in the heart of soul of Niagara County...minutes walk from Niagara Falls State Park, this Pride event has it all...drag performers, family friendly activities, merchants, Pride after parties at local establishments, and a fireworks display over the Falls themselves!​
ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY:
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A Walk Through LGBTQ+ History - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Meet up at the back parking lot on Goat Island and have our tour guide walk
with you, highlighting important historical information about local, NYS, and national LGBTQ+ history. The walk concludes at the new Niagara Pride sponsored Same-Sex Interpretative Marker, where Kitty and Cheryle Lambert-Rudd will be there in person to share their story of how they became the first married same-sex couple in NYS!
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Rainbow City Street Festival - 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY
Celebrate Pride Month on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls, NY. Enjoy unicorn carriage rides, a DJ, drag queen performances, face painting, hair braids/tinsel, crafts, chair massages, informational and artisan vendors, and more free fun from 1-6pm!
Guest Speakers: Camille Hopkins, Elias Fox, and Bryan Ball.
Mini Gay Bingo with Patsy DeCline and Anatomy!
Featured emcee is Mr. Mocktail, Andy Krumm! Performances by drag performers from Sober One Six and others.
Sponsored by Niagara Pride, M&T Bank, Sober One Six, and New York State Parks.
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LGBTQ+ Silent Disco - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Plus, stay for a silent disco full of your favorite hits across the decades from 6-10pm!
Pre-sale tickets are $5 and can be purchased here:
https://bit.ly/rainbowcitysilentdisco.
Or, get tickets for $10 at the door!
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Falls Illumination and Fireworks Display - 10:00 pm
What better way to end the evening than with the majestic
Niagara Falls themselves being illuminated in the Pride colors and a breathtaking
fireworks display!
