20 Cities That Really Know How To Put On A Pride Parade

Lonely Planet's Guide to Pride has the scoop on the cities with the greatest LGBTQ celebrations. Here's a look inside.

1. São Paulo, Brazil

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When: The Sunday following the holiday of Corpus Christi (usually May or June)

Where: Avenida Paulista and Rua da Consolação

Estimated attendance: Five million

2. San Francisco

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When: Last Sunday in June

Where: Market Street, from the Embarcadero to Civic Center

Estimated attendance: 1.7 million

3. New York City

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When: Last Sunday in June

Where: Fifth Avenue, 36th Street to Greenwich Street

Estimated attendance: 1.5 million

4. Madrid

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When: First Saturday in July

Where: Puerta de Alcalá to Puerta del Sol

Estimated attendance: 1.5 million

5. London

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When: Late June

Where: Baker Street to Whitehall, with events in Trafalgar Square and Soho

Estimated attendance: 750,000

6. Paris

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When: Last Saturday in June

Where: Place Edmond-Rostand to Place de la République

Estimated attendance: 700,000

7. Berlin

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When: Late June

Where: Changes!

Estimated attendance: 700,000

8. Vancouver

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When: First Sunday in August

Where: Robson and Thurlow Streets to Sunset Beach

Estimated attendance: 650,000

9. Amsterdam

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When: First Saturday of August

Where: Along the Prinsengracht canal and Amstel river

Estimated attendance: 500,000

10. Sydney

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When: First Saturday in March

Where: Oxford Street and Flinders Street

Estimated attendance: 300,000

11. Toronto

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When: Last weekend in June

Where: Yonge Street, from Bloor Street to Dundas Street

Estimated attendance: 250,000

12. Atlanta

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When: Second Saturday in October

Where: 10th Street and Peachtree Stree, to Piedmont Park

Estimated attendance: 250,000

13. Buenos Aires

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When: November

Where: Avenida de Mayo to Plaza Congreso

Estimated attendance: 200,000

14. Melbourne, Australia

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When: First Saturday in February

Where: Fitzroy Street

Estimated attendance: 150,000

15. Reykjavík, Iceland

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When: Second Saturday in August

Where: Central Reykjavík

Estimated attendance: 90,000

16. Taipei, Taiwan

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When: Last Saturday in October

Where: Begins and ends at the Presidential Office Building on Ketagalan Blvd.

Estimated attendance: 80,000

17. Auckland, New Zealand

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When: Late February

Where: From Western Park, along Ponsonby Road

Estimated attendance: 45,000

18. Dublin

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When: Last Saturday of June

Where: From the Garden of Remembrance to Merrion Square

Estimated attendance: 30,000

19. Cape Town, South Africa

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When: Late February

Where: Starts and ends in De Waterkant, looping through City Centre

Estimated attendance: 6000

20. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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When: Late May

Where: Paseo Diaz Ordaz, across the Rio Cuale, into Zona Romántica

Estimated attendance: 5000

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Jun. 04, 2015, at 20:21 PM

São Paulo's pride parade falls on the Sunday following the holiday of Corpus Christi, which can occur in May or June. An earlier version of this post misstated the date.