5 Biggest Gay Events in the United States

4. 2016 Chicago Pride Parade

Attendance: 1,000,000+

A hallmark summer event of the Windy City, The Chicago Pride Parade is held annually on the last Sunday of June in Chicago, Illinois. The 2016 edition marked the 46th anniversary of the event, held for the first time on Saturday, June 27, 1970. The event also featured a moment of silence at Broadway and Montrose to honor the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting a couple weeks prior. Their names and photographs were highlighted by at the front of the parade. It is one of the most widely attended events of the country and has received upwards of 1 million attendees since 2016.

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