LIST: Celebrate Pride with purpose! Here’s where to be this June

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MANILA, Philippines – It’s Pride month! Sure, it is the time of the year when rainbows fill your social media feed, your playlist, and maybe even your wardrobe.

But Pride is more than glitters and parades, it’s about showing up for real change. With the SOGIE Equality Bill and other national protections still stalled — and the ongoing fight against hate — the gays and the theys are taking up spaces and marching strong.

Whether you’re an LGBTQ+ individual or a fierce ally, these Pride events aren’t just parties, they’re protests with purpose. Here’s where you can march, speak out, and celebrate with pride.

Baguio Pride Fest

The local government of Baguio City and its community LGBTQ+ organizations are leading the city’s first “Baguio Pride Expo,” bringing together the LGBTQIA+ community and allies for a weekend of celebration and advocacy from June 14 to 15.

The lineup includes a queer film fest, open mic sessions, panel talks, drag shows, and the Miss Trans Global Philippines, plus booths, games, and speed dating for all!

Here are some of the other activities they lined up throughout the month:

June 7: Seshyhan: Discussion on Pride Militant History at the Teatro Amianan UP Baguio
June 12: Mural Painting, Cordillera Pride Community Leaders
June 14-15: PaDOLLVoguean: Baguio Doll NatCos Competition, Baguio Convention and Cultural Center
June 15: Miss Trans Global PH 2025, Baguio Convention and Cultural Center
June 29: LGBTQ Outreach Program, Venus Park View Hotel

Watch out for announcements on their Facebook page.

Cebu Pride Festival

Cebu is going all out for Pride month 2025 with a vibrant lineup of events that celebrate visibility, unity, and resistance.

The festivities will begin with a Pride Kick-off on June 4 at Quest Hotel, followed by the Mandaue Pride March on June 14, and the grand Cebu City Pride Parade on June 28.

The Cebu Pride Festival will also hold their first-ever Pride Picnic event on June 29. Visit their Facebook page for more information!

Komiket Pride

#KomiKetPride will launch a pair of art fairs featuring queer comics and art from LGBTQ+ creators, storytellers, and artists.

For its first week, the fair will run on June 6 to 8 at Ayala Malls The 30th. Another one will be held at Ayala Malls Market-Market from June 13 to 15. Entrance is free.

Metro Manila Pride

Metro Manila Pride, widely known for hosting community Pride marches and festivals since 2016, has just announced their official theme for 2025: “Bukas Para Sa Lahat: Liwanag mula sa sama-samang pag-resbak (Tomorrow for All: Light from collective resistance).”

While MMPride recently announced that they will not hold their annual march and festival for 2025, they will still hold a series of weekly events and activities from learning sessions to community potlucks.

June 7: Pride EdukSpaces at the UP Diliman Gender Office, Quezon City
June 14: Kwiz Nyt: Everything Bading at Wabi Sabi Studio, Kapitolyo, Pasig City
June 21: Speed dating at Co-Create Studios, Kapitolyo, Pasig City
June 28: Metro Manila Pride Piknik (venue to be announced)

Check out their announcement on the Rappler Communities app and via their Facebook page.

Pasig Pride Summit

Eyes here, Pasigueños!

The local government’s Gender and Development Office and Pasig Pride Council is hosting a meeting with community members on June 7 at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig auditorium.

They are calling to convene and set the city’s Pride Agenda.

Pride PH

LoveLaban continues as Quezon City and Pride PH has officially announced their plans for this year’s Pride Festival.

Their march and festival, “LOV3LABAN sa Diliman,” is set to take place on Saturday, June 28, at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

Per PridePH organizers, they are looking at setting up satellite Pride villages across Quezon City to distribute the number of people swarming to join the celebration.

In 2024, Pride PH reported a nationwide turnout of 228,000 attendees, including conservative estimates from several regional satellite marches, making it the “biggest Pride in Asia.”

But that year’s festival, LoveLaban2Everyone, was canceled due to bad weather. It had one of the most star-studded lineups, featuring Janine Berdin, juan karlos, Sassa Gurl, Marina Summers, BINI, and Vice Ganda, to name a few.

Visit Pride PH on Facebook for more details.

Runrio Pride Run

After its success in 2024, another edition of the RUNRIO Pride Run will be held this year in different three locations:

June 22: SM Seaside, Cebu City
June 29: SM Lanang Premier, Davao City
June 29: SM MOA Complex, Pasay City

“The 2025 edition of this colorful, festive, and liberating Pride event — still in partnership with SM Supermalls — promises a grander execution, more runners, additional venues, and exciting surprises which definitely will create unforgettable memories for all who participate,” RUNRIO said in its website announcement.

“Events like the Pride Run underscores the importance of sustaining the momentum of pride beyond the race, using visibility in sports to amplify the voices of LGBTQIA+ Filipinos, especially in advocacy and active mobility spaces,” said Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders (PANTAY) chairperson Thysz Estrada in a press release.

Surftown Pride

Surftown Pride 2025 is set to take place in La Union from June 5 to 9, highlighting LGBTQIA+ activism, identity, and community in the country’s surf capital.

With the theme #MakiAgos, this year’s celebration honors the growing queer subcultures in the region through a lineup of activities, talks, and drag performances.

The Pride Parade will kick off at Sebay and make its way through key partner venues including HARA La Union, Great Northwest Philippines Travel Stop, Clean Beach, before ending at Flotsam and Jetsam Hostel.

The Queer Table

Are you a queer millennial tita looking for love, friendship, or community?

Check out this singles mixer event hosted by The Queer Table on June 21, Saturday, 7:30 pm at Los Chachos in Legazpi Village, Makati.

The event is open to all single millennial women loving women aged 29 to 44. This serves as The Queer Table’s first organized planned gatherings aiming “to offer a seat to anyone seeking connection, warmth, and belonging.”

Follow @thequeertableph on Instagram for more information. Limited to 30 slots, participants need to sign up online.

– Rappler.com

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