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Pride Comes Alive in Lincoln Square

Jun 5, 2025
Pride Comes Alive in Lincoln Square

This June, Lincoln Square is proudly coming together to celebrate Pride Month with a colorful lineup of events, artistic tributes, and charitable efforts that uplift and honor the LGBTQ+ community. From cultural programming and creative experiences to delicious cocktails that give back, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

At the Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle), visitors can explore OUT of the Jewelry Box, an exhibition that expands queer representation within the museum’s permanent collection. This deeply personal and powerful show features works collected and worn by Ron Porter and Joe Price over their 41-year relationship, illustrating the significance of queer identity through the lens of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibit is open now.

Performing arts institutions across the neighborhood are commemorating Pride Month with special programming. On June 11, Grammy and Tony Award winner Bryan Carter will return to Dizzy’s Club (Broadway at West 60th Street) with Jazz at Pride, a powerful celebration of community and creativity. On June 20, the Metropolitan Opera (30 Lincoln Center Plaza) will host its own Pride Night at 10:00pm following a 7:30pm performance of the American Ballet Theater’s Woolf Works. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will spotlight LGBTQ+ artists all month as part of its Summer for the City festival. The campus will host outdoor dance nights, a vibrant visual concert and silent disco with Machine Dazzle, and a musical celebration of composer Julius Eastman—all in honor of Pride Month.

Deutsche Bank and GLSEN are teaming up to kick off NYC Pride at Pride above the Park on Wednesday, June 18 at Deutsche Bank Center (10 Columbus Circle). Attendees will hear directly from GLSEN’s Executive Director, Melanie Willingham-Jaggers and be treated to stunning views of Columbus Circle and Central Park along the NYC skyline. Tickets include food and access to a cash bar.

Lace up your sneakers and join the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project and LANDMARK WEST! on their Upper West Side With Pride Walking Tour on June 27 (postponed from June 25 due to heat). The tour will include sites of post-Stonewall protest connected to Lesbian Feminist Liberation and the Gay Activists Alliance, two leading activist groups of the 1970s. The Central Park Conservancy is also offering special Queer Central Park Tours throughout the month, inviting participants to explore the LGBTQ+ community’s dynamic history and enduring impact on New York’s most iconic green space. These 90-minute tours offer a thoughtful way to engage with the past while walking through Central Park’s most cherished sites. The New York Public Library is hosting a robust calendar of Pride programming throughout June, including author talks, panel discussions, book groups, and more. These events offer community members opportunities to reflect, learn, and engage with LGBTQ+ voices past and present.

Color Me Mine Upper West Side (177 Amsterdam Avenue at 68th Street) will host a Pride Art Night on June 26 from 6 to 9 PM. For a $25 studio fee (plus the cost of pottery), participants are invited to celebrate love, creativity, and community by painting their own ceramics. Whether you use one of the studio’s pride-themed samples for inspiration or create your own masterpiece, the evening promises to be a joyful, inclusive celebration.

Local businesses are getting involved too, with special Pride-themed collections available at Nordstrom (225 West 57th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue), Paper Source (10 Columbus Circle), Sephora, and Target (1863 Broadway between 61st and 62nd Street).

And of course, it wouldn’t be a Lincoln Square celebration without something delicious to sip! Lincoln Ristorante (142 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) is partnering with 21Seeds Tequila to offer two vibrant cocktails — the Proud Paloma and Ms. Margarita — throughout June. A portion of proceeds from each cocktail sold will benefit the Stonewall Community Foundation, supporting important LGBTQ+ initiatives. Meanwhile, Rosa Mexicano (61 Columbus Avenue at West 62nd Street) is serving up The Rosa Sol, a refreshing blend of tequila, strawberries, mint, and soda. Each Rosa Sol sold will help fund The Trevor Project’s work in suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. As a part of their mission to Stand For Something Good, Shake Shack (10 Columbus Circle) is teaming up with GLAAD for their Sprinkled with Pride campaign. From June 1st - 30th, make any shake extra fun with sprinkles for just just 50¢ this June, where all sprinkle proceeds directly support GLAAD.

Whether you're joining a tour, seeing a show, creating art, or simply raising a glass,we invite you to celebrate Pride Month with us. Don’t forget to check out NYC Pride’s event calendar to see a wider list of Pride celebrations throughout the City. Happy Pride from all of us in Lincoln Square!

Image- Installation view of OUT of the Jewelry Box. Photo: Jenna Bascom. Source: Museum of Arts and Design.