From https://www.nycdisabilitypride.org
Can’t join us in person? Watch Live – Disability Unite’s Livestream Center Opening program begins at 10:30 AM
Dress warmly and show your pride! Bling, swag, and creativity welcome!🙂
Quick Links
10:00 AM — Parade assembly at Madison Square Park
Find Your Parade Lineup & Assembly Location
Text Map: Parade Lineup & Assembly Location
11:00 AM — Parade step-off along Broadway toward Union Square
12:00–3:00 PM — Union Square Celebration
Find Community Tables & Activities Map
Find Community Tables & Activities Text Map
Together We Build!
Disability Pride NYC Parade celebrates our history, identities, creativity, leadership, and collective power to create change.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the historic 1977 Section 504 sit-ins, we honor the disabled activists whose courage and leadership, together with the solidarity of other civil rights and community groups, helped make history and transform disability rights in America.
That same spirit of solidarity inspires us today as we build a New York City where disabled people have the access, opportunity, and power to participate, lead, create, and shape the city we all share.
Participate your way. Our community. Our pride. Our power.
Plan Your Parade Day
When & Where
Directions & Transportation
10:00 AM — Madison Square Park: Parade Assembly Begins
Parade Lineup & Assembly Locations
Already registered? Find your group’s parade section, assembly location, and information about where and when to gather.
Parade Lineup & Route Maps
Find your place in the parade or explore where to watch and cheer along the route from Madison Square Park to Union Square.
10:30 AM — Welcome & Grand Marshal Introductions
Celebrate our Grand Marshals and disability community leaders! Tune in to hear remarks from elected officials, city commissioners, and agency leaders honoring disability pride, leadership, advocacy, and community.
Watch live through the Disability Unite Live Stream Center at DisabilityUnite.org as parade participants gather for the march and roll.
11:00 AM — Parade Step-Off
March and roll along Broadway toward Union Square, celebrating disability pride across eight colorful Theme Blocks.
12:00–3:00 PM — Union Square Celebration
Live performances, arts and culture, advocacy, interactive activities, and more than 50 community organizations and city agencies.
Our Grand Marshals will also be recognized from the Union Square stage as part of the celebration.
1:20 PM — Chance 2 Dance: Community Dance
Join our live community dance! Whether you dance seated, standing, rolling, or moving in your own way, you’re invited to take part in this joyful celebration of movement, creativity, and community.
1:30 PM — Grand Marshal Recognition & Remarks
Celebrate the extraordinary contributions of our Grand Marshals as they share their experiences, leadership, and hopes for the future of disability pride and justice.
Eight Theme Blocks of Pride
Eight colorful Theme Blocks along Broadway celebrate disability history, culture, access, belonging, justice, solidarity, disabled leadership, and the future we’re building together.
Join a block, cheer from the sidelines, bring your signs, share your advocacy, or add your own creativity to the celebration.
Explore the Theme Blocks & Map
Meet Our Grand Marshals
Our 2026 Grand Marshals represent the history, leadership, creativity, advocacy, and collective power of the disability community.
Their work reflects generations of disabled people organizing for civil rights, advancing access and opportunity, building community, and shaping a more just future.
Join us in celebrating their contributions during the opening program at Madison Square Park beginning at 10:30 AM, their recognition at Union Square beginning at noon, and their remarks at approximately 1:30 PM.
Union Square Celebration
Art. Culture. Community. Advocacy. Joy!
The celebration continues from noon to 3:00 PM with live performances, disabled artists and community leaders, interactive arts and recreation, and opportunities to connect with more than 50 community organizations and city agencies.
Discover the Passport Adventure, explore the Eight Theme Blocks of Pride, learn about your rights, connect with city agencies, and find opportunities to advocate for change.
Don’t miss our Chance 2 Dance community dance at 1:20 PM, followed by Grand Marshal remarks at approximately 1:30 PM!
Explore the Union Square Celebration
Find Community Tables & Activities Map
Find Community Tables & Activities Text Map
Accessibility
Access is a right, not a privilege.
Find information about transportation, ASL interpretation, CART captioning, seating, quiet spaces, and other access arrangements to help plan your participation.
ASL Interpretation
Accessibility Information
Share Your Pride. Spread the Word!
Disability pride grows stronger when we share our stories, creativity, leadership, and joy.
Invite your friends, family, colleagues, and community to join us. Share parade flyers and social media posts, celebrate the people and organizations participating, and help amplify disabled voices and leadership.
Bring your signs, your art, your advocacy, and your pride!
Share the Pride — Social Media & Flyers
Media & Outreach
Together We Build — Beyond Parade Day!
Disability pride doesn’t end when the parade does.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Section 504 sit-ins in 2027, we have an opportunity to honor the disability rights movement by strengthening disabled leadership, community organizing, cultural participation, and advocacy for the future.
Help shape Disability Pride NYC 2027 and join us in building year-round opportunities for disability arts, culture, advocacy, access, and community leadership.
Get Involved Year-Round
Our Community. Our Pride. Our Power.
The Disability Pride NYC Parade is more than a celebration.
It’s a declaration that disabled people belong in every part of our city’s cultural, civic, and public life — not just as participants, but as leaders, creators, advocates, and decision-makers.
We celebrate our history. We claim our space. We shape our future.
Together We Build!
Accessibility and Accommodations
Accessibility is central to the Disability Pride NYC Parade. The Parade route is wheelchair accessible. Please see the Accessibility page.
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