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10 Colorful Photos from New York City's Pride Parade

10 Colorful Photos from New York City's Pride Parade

By Jordi Lippe and Jordi Lippe-McGraw

June 28, 2016

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It was a day filled with costumes, cheers, and colors— New York City’s annual Gay Pride Parade never disappoints. June 26th was basically one big party for the city as millions of people marched through the streets of Manhattan, celebrating for hours. And, of course, it was all captured on camera.

It’s estimated that 30,000 people marched in the actual parade, which included a series of floats. A few crowd-pleasers: an Orange is the New Black float with a number of the show's characters, a Google creation, and many more. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton even jumped in on the action and walked for two blocks with Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio near the Stonewall Inn waving a rainbow flag.

This year’s parade was dedicated to the victims of the massacre at Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando. Tons of people held up inspirational signs during the event touting sayings like, “Love is love is love is love is love.”

Whether it was the signs, the costumes or the floats, there’s one thing for sure: no one was backing down from donning their brightest colors. Click through to see some of the most vibrant photos from the celebratory day.

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Hair-Raising Fun

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From head to toe, revelers were decked out in rainbow colors.

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Balloon Bridges

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There's no better way to celebrate than with a plethora of balloons.

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Banner Brigade

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People held signs while marching along the parade route calling attention to a variety of causes.

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Teach Them Young

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A child waves a large rainbow flag to hundreds of bystanders cheering him on.

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Getting in on the Action

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Millions lined the streets of Manhattan to check out the day's festivities.

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Marching Along

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Thousands marched from the corner of 36th Street and Fifth Avenue down to Christopher and Greenwich Streets.

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Colorful Signage

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People wrote messages of love and support on the signs they carried around.

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A Simple Message

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Equality has always been the main point of the parade.

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Over-the-Top Costumes

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There are so many intricate costumes at the parade—it truly puts Halloween to shame.

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Standing Together

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At the end of the day, millions of people came together to celebrate an important cause.

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