Pride March 2026: called off this Saturday

The Pride March 2026 will not take place in Paris: scheduled for this Saturday, June 27, between Place d’Italie and Place de la République, the LGBTQI+ parade has been canceled due to an extreme heatwave that has the capital under red alert and filling up hospitals. It has been postponed to a later date.

The Pride March 2026, formerly known as Gay Pride, has been cancelled in Paris and postponed to a date that has not yet been announced. The big LGBTQI+ parade was due to kick off this Saturday, June 27, from Place d'Italie (13th arrondissement) and head to Place de la République, but the exceptional heatwave gripping Île-de-France, under red alert, forced authorities to call it off. The reason: overburdened emergency services and hospitals, which would have been strained further by several hundred thousand attendees.

Why is the Pride March 2026 canceled?

In a statement released on Friday, June 26, 2026, the Paris Prefecture of Police said they had asked the organizers to cancel large weekend gatherings, under threat of an official ban. The aim is to concentrate the remaining resources on rescuing the most vulnerable.

As every year, the festive gathering of the former Gay Pride continues, now named the Marche des fiertés lesbiennes, gays, bis, trans, queers, intersexes (LGBTQI+), a national event advocating equal rights for heterosexual people and LGBTQI+ individuals. This year, the event returns to Paris on Saturday, June 27, 2026. This is according to Inter-LGBT on its website.

So what can we expect this summer? Traditionally, the parade is preceded by a speech starting at 12:30 p.m. The procession then sets off in the early afternoon through the streets of the capital. On arrival, the Paris Pride March gives way to the Grand Podium; a festive, free event bringing together several musical acts from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. It’s also worth noting that the famous Pride March, since the 2023 edition, has been marked by the absence of floats, in order to “continue a work of eco-responsibility and decarbonization of the event.”

What about the route for this 2026 edition of the Paris Pride March? This year, the parade will kick off at 1:30 PM from the place d'Italie in the 13th arrondissement, heading toward the avenue des Gobelins, rue Monge, Boulevard Saint-Germain, and Boulevard Henri IV via Pont Sully. The Pride March will then pass through Place de la Bastille and continue along Boulevard Beaumarchais and Boulevard du Temple, with an arrival planned at the Place de la République.

Pride March 2026: the route through Paris

Start: Place d’Italie
Avenue de Gobelins
Rue Monge
Boulevard Saint-Germain
Pont de Sully
Boulevard Henri IV
Place de la Bastille
Boulevard Beaumarchais
Boulevard du Temple
End: Place de la République

This demonstration, held for the first time in France in 1981, brings together more than half a million people in the streets of Paris. This event, now a fixture on the calendar, is uniquely its own. It has to be experienced at least once to feel the buzz, the festive yet defiant atmosphere, and the simple objective at its heart: equality and respect.

Organized by the associations and their volunteers, the LGBTQI+ Pride March brings together around sixty associations. They handle the practical side of the entire event. Note that, once again this year, Inter-LGBT is launching the pride fortnight ahead of the March. So join us from June 12 to 27, 2026 to discover a series of events that are both activist, festive and cultural.

Paris Pride March 2026: Grand Podium lineup at Place de la République — Cancelled
Piche, Montemarco, Lolla Wesh, and Yann and Allanah Starr are waiting for you on Place de la République in Paris this Saturday, June 27, 2026, for the return of the Grand Podium staged as part of the Pride March. Note that because of the heatwave, the Pride March and the Grand Podium have been canceled. [Read more]

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