NAPLES PRIDE
July 5, 2025
REGULATION
Naples hosted the first Pride parade in southern Italy in 1996 (the third in Italy after Rome in 1994 and Bologna in 1995). The Neapolitan capital hosted its second national Pride parade in 2010, following the one in 1996. Naples launched Onda Pride in 2013, and the Mediterranean Pride of Naples (MPoN) in 2014. This led to the signing of the Marseille Charter in 2017, a charter signed with the Pride parades of Marseille, Beirut, Algiers, Tunis, and Pompeii for the free circulation of rights, ideas, and people. Since 2018, with the historic Pride in Pompeii, Pride events have also reached the metropolitan area of Naples, followed by Sorrento 2019, Torre Annunziata 2022, Scafati 2023 (in the province of Salerno) and Torre del Greco 2024. In 2016, Naples Pride entered the former NATO of Bagnoli, leaving the city center and it was the first demonstration to enter a place occupied for decades by one of the largest military bases in the Mediterranean, the Pride found a historic alliance with the former workers of the Italsider of Bagnoli. After a static edition in 2006, since 2009, Naples Pride has been held annually with a parade. Naples Pride is the only pride event in Europe not to stop even during the pandemic, with historic events in 2020 and 2021. Naples Pride will be held in July 2025, its 19th edition in the city (20th if you include the winter "Svegliatitalia" parade). Everyone is free to participate in Naples Pride. Since 2023, Naples Pride has been preceded by a week of cultural, artistic, and recreational events, including Pride Park, this year in its third year.
The Naples Pride 2024 Organizing Committee is composed of: Coordinamento Campania Rainbow (CCR), Antinoo Arcigay Napoli, ALFI Le Maree, Associazione Trans Napoli (ATN), and Pride Vesuvio (PV). The Committee has designated Ms. Tanya Di Martino (tel. 338 803 2697), President of the CCR, as the contact person for managing the floats in the Naples Pride 2025 parade.
The time for the assembly of the floats, the position of each float, the departure time and the arrival point will be communicated to participants approximately 7 days before the scheduled date of the event.
Participation in the procession with a float (or with a section of the procession) is subject to the submission of a request via email, to the address [email protected] with the subject "participation in the Naples Pride 2025 procession" no later than Monday, June 9, 2025.
The request must contain:
- The name of the Association/group/collective/company/party/union/individual organizing the float;
- Membership application on plain paper signed by the legal representative or spokesperson (in the case of unincorporated groups) to the NAPOLI PRIDE political platform;
- Accident and third-party liability insurance for all persons interacting with the float, or alternatively, a written indemnity from the organizers for any damage to persons or property interacting with the float, for which the organizer remains responsible. This written indemnity must be agreed upon in advance with the organizers;
- Driving licence of the driver(s);
- Name and surname, email address and telephone number of a contact person who will be responsible for the wagon, name, surname and telephone number of 2 operators to support the wagon manager.
The financial and management costs of the float are the sole responsibility of the person requesting its participation in the parade.
The characteristics of the wagon and its dimensions, with the rule that in height the cart must not exceed 4.50 m from the ground and 18 m long (unless otherwise provided for reasons of public safety).
Participation in the parade with a float is subject to the payment of a fee to cover all administrative, insurance, promotional, and security costs. This fee must be agreed upon with the organizers before submitting the application.
The contribution must be paid by bank transfer to the account in the name of:
ANTINOO ARCIGAY NAPLES
IBAN: IT71J0306909606100000002815
CAUSAL: “Contribution to the NAPLES PRIDE 2025 float”
The direction of the procession is the responsibility of the organizing COMMITTEE, the members of the floats must scrupulously follow the directives given..
The float leader identified at the time of the request will be called to participate in an organizational meeting to be held in the days preceding the parade: the date will be communicated well in advance.
The floats participating in the parade are asked to be available to distribute any material provided by the organizers (flyers, gadgets, etc.).
Participating floats must possess: of the vehicle registration document and of the registration document of any trailer, as well as of the insurance.
The license plates and documents of the floats in the procession must be sent no later than Monday 9 June 2025 by email to the address: [email protected].
For any further clarification, information or request, please contact the President of the CCR, Tanya Di Martino or write to [email protected]
