Summer is officially over. The days are getting shorter, the weather is becoming cooler, the leaves are changing, and before you know it, the holiday season will be upon us. It also means that we’re that much closer to celebrating Brooklyn Pride in 2026. And because it will be our THIRTIETH year of festivities, we want to make it the biggest that we’ve ever done.
We hosted the Brooklyn Pride House Party, a fundraiser to benefit our mission of putting on the Pride events in the five boroughs, on November 14 at Farm to People, a gorgeous space with a mission to physically nourish our community with locally sourced food. Everyone enjoyed an evening of getting together, devouring tasty food, taking in some dazzling entertainment, winning some amazing prizes!
THE FUN DOESN’T STOP THERE
While you missed out on some of the amazing raffle prizes that we had at the House Party, we’re very excited to be able to offer an online silent auction featuring some gorgeous art, breathtaking trips, and even an opportunity to be a Brooklyn Pride 2026 VIP! Take a look below to put in your bids for the items. The auction will remain open until November 23 (Sunday) at 11:59PM, so get your bids in now!
You can also visit the online auction site on Zeffy, an online platform that allows nonprofits like Brooklyn Pride to offer fundraising tools without charging any fees. If you have any questions about the online auction or using the auction site, please reach out to Kyle at kyle@brooklynpride.org for assistance.
WE COULDN’T DO THIS WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM THESE WONDERFUL PARTNERS!
Event Sponsors: Elitefeats, MetroPlus Health, Go Magazine
Prize Donors: Farm to People, Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn Football Club, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Wonder, smartwater, vitaminwater, Gay Pride Apparel, Treat Art Brooklyn, Werkstatt, Dayventures NYC, Lofty Pigeon Books, Yip Fitness, RAART & Media, BAM, Second City New York
COULDN’T MAKE IT?
We understand that you may not have been able to attend for one reason or another. We don’t want you to be left out of the action though. For any donation of $25 or more to Brooklyn Pride through November 30, you will receive an entry into a raffle to be a 2026 Brooklyn Pride VIP!
What’s a Brooklyn Pride VIP, you say? Aside from the obvious bragging rights, you’ll receive the opportunity to purchase tickets to the 30th Anniversary Gala* at a discount, two free tickets to one of our ticketed events** during Brooklyn Pride Week, as well as an official 2026 t-shirt. But, perhaps, the best of all – you and a loved one [or enemy, your choice] will join the Brooklyn Pride Board on their float in the Twilight Parade. Talk about an incredible experience getting to close out the largest evening parade in the Northeast!
The more that you donate, the more chances to win! Every $25 earns you an entry, and if you donate $100, we’ll throw in an additional entry to give you five total.
* Exact details of the 30th Anniversary Gala are currently being determined.
** In 2025, ticketed events included the Brooklyn Pride Comedy Night, Pride Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones game, the Brooklyn Pride LGBTQIA+ 5K Run/Walk, and Everybooty at BAM.
P.S. You might be asking yourself, “Wait a minute. Didn’t Brooklyn Pride just have a fundraiser in August?”
Well, we decided that due to a number of factors, such as the conflict with Jersey City Pride, to postpone that event. The Brooklyn Pride House Party represented the newly rescheduled event.