Police prepare for Tel Aviv Pride Parade, streets to be closed

The 2026 Pride Parade is expected to take place this coming Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Tel Aviv. The planned route will run along Herbert Samuel Street on the promenade and end at Charles Clore Garden in Tel Aviv. In this context, police said today (Wednesday) that they have completed their preparations and are ready to maintain public order and direct traffic along the route and on nearby streets.

Police said that in recent weeks, District Tel Aviv has conducted structured staff work with the participation of all relevant bodies, including production teams, the Tel Aviv Municipality, Magen David Adom, the Fire and Rescue Authority, and representatives of the LGBTQ community. According to police, route approvals and field tours were carried out with all partner agencies involved in managing the event.

The Pride events are expected to take place from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The list of streets that will be closed: Rokach Boulevard westbound from Ibn Gabirol. HaYarkon Street southbound from Jabotinsky Street, and northbound from Yosef Halevi Street to Y.L. Gordon. Herbert Samuel Street southbound, from Shalag Street to Yehezkel Kaufmann Street, including the service road. Yehezkel Kaufmann Street northbound from Eilat Street to Yosef Halevi Street. Nachum Goldman Street northbound from Eilat Street to Yosef Halevi Street. Nachum Goldman Street northbound from Clock Tower Square to Kaufmann. Eilat Street westbound from Elifelet Street. Elifelet Street northbound from Derech Shlomo. Derech Shlomo westbound from Elifelet Street. Maoz Street from Yehosh Street to HaYarkon Street. Frishman Street from Dizengoff Street to Herbert Samuel Street. Trumpeldor Street from Ben Yehuda Street to Herbert Samuel Street. Nes Tziona Street from Ben Yehuda Street to HaYarkon Street. Geula Street from HaKovshim Street to Herbert Samuel Street. Nechemiah Street from HaKovshim Street to Herbert Samuel Street. HaKarmelit Street from HaKovshim Street to HaYarkon Street.

More than 1,000 visible and undercover police officers, Border Police fighters, volunteers, standby squad volunteers and inspectors from the Tel Aviv Municipality's Sel'a unit will be deployed during the event. In addition to the force deployment, special units will also operate, including the Israel Police air unit and maritime police.

Tel Aviv District Commander, Maj. Gen. Haim Sargarof, said in a commanders' briefing: "The Israel Police is working to allow the event to take place properly and safely, while securing the participants and the crowd coming to the parade is the main mission before us."