Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

As the Queer Liberation March left Union Square this afternoon ... for the march to Foley Square...

Scenes from the annual Dyke March in Washington Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The annual Dyke March took place yesterday afternoon, with thousands of participants making their way from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park.

The first New York City Dyke March was held in June 1993 as a grassroots demonstration celebrating lesbian visibility and activism. The event remains volunteer-run and emphasizes protest, community and LGBTQ+ solidarity. 

Here are a few scenes from the early evening from Washington Square Park, where the march concluded. 

Saturday's opening shot

Photo by Robert Miner 

Pride Weekend skyline photo of 14th Street last evening...

At the start of the 2025 Drag March in Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Marking its 31st year, the Drag March launched Pride Weekend last evening with its always festive procession to the Stonewall Inn. 

Participants gathered in Tompkins Square Park before stepping off at Avenue A and Ninth Street to begin their journey to the West Side. 

Spirits were high, and the turnout was strong; the weather was a blessing (it's usually 87 swampy degrees), and I had a blast taking photos.

Pride Weekend 2025

Photo from 2024 by Stacie Joy 

The 31st edition of the Drag March will get Pride Weekend underway this evening, starting in Tompkins Square Park at Ninth Street ... with the annual walk-march-protest to the Stonewall Inn. 

Participants will start gathering in Tompkins after 7 p.m. 

Tomorrow, the NYC Dyke March will step off from Bryant Park at 5 p.m. ... heading south to Washington Square Park. This year's theme: "Dykes Say No to Fascism." 

Visit the NYC Pride website for a complete list of Pride-related activities this weekend.

At the start of the 2023 Drag March in Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The 29th edition of the Drag March took place last night — a kick-off to NYC Pride Weekend. 

Once again, a fabulous group of generation-spanning participants gathered in Tompkins Square Park for the march across Ninth Street to Sheridan Square and the Stonewall Inn. 

As East Village-based writer Jeremiah Moss wrote on Instagram: "The Drag March remains wonderfully sweaty, scrappy, queer, vaguely '90s, and still very East Village."