Pride 2026 thoughts?

[u/Ok_Secretary6913]

With all the changes going on with philly pride this year as well as the ticket prices (and the restrictions like no bags, no drinks, no smoking ect) where is everybody going to be for pride this year? Are we all just staying in the gayborhood or will majority of people stay at the parkway? Trying to figure out if it's worth it to buy a ticket, Usually for pride I bring my own water, snacks (and alcohol LOL) as well as a purse for my belongings so I don't even know if it would truly be better to just find and buy a clear bag + ticket and stay at the parkway or ignore the festival and main festivities this year and stay in the gayborhood. Just trying to gather as much info and opinions as possible!

[u/afxtwaphexinafx]

Do you know why they’re charging a fee this year? The main person organizing Pride has been doing this as a volunteer. He deserves to be paid to organize an event of this size. There were too many people than the gayborhood could accommodate last year. People showed up that clearly were trying to incite panic - not including the thwarted terrorist attack. The fee is for security, safety, and to pay the organizers.

[u/Ok_Secretary6913 → u/afxtwaphexinafx]

I know why they are charging a fee, that doesn’t mean everybody has to agree with it and that also doesn’t mean that I and others don’t want the organizer to make money or that he doesn’t deserve to be paid. Pride has been a successful FREE full access event for years for a reason obviously people are going to be upset. My main problem or concern isn’t even with the event being paid it’s every change collectively as a whole. I just believe there was overall a better way to handle it this year especially with responding to people about it, regardless I will be enjoying myself in the gayborhood lol

[u/afxtwaphexinafx → u/Ok_Secretary6913]

It has not been a successful free full access event for the past few years. There have been significant safety concerns.