The picnic, which took place at the Woodhaugh Gardens, involved a range of activities, food and good conversation.
Ecologist Dj King said she enjoyed attending Pride events as it gave LGBTQIA+ people the chance to be around others with a similar way of life.
"Growing up in my environment, I had a very homophobic and transphobic family.
"I always, very much, repressed everything about myself.
"So, it’s nice to be around people who are extremely free."
She said it made them feel like "not everyone hates [them]", especially with how "toxic" the media could be.
"They clearly want you to think that you’re alone, they want you to think that you’re the worst thing possible — but you’re not.
"There’s amazing people that you’ll meet when you’re willing to acknowledge that that is complete and utter b ... ... .."
Dunedin YouTuber Nikki Scheib said Pride Month showed the community being "queer" was something to be celebrated "rather than laughed at".
She said how hard it was for people in LGBTQIA+ community to find places where they felt safe and she was lucky to be in Dunedin where there was a strong "queer community".
Their advice for younger people who may struggle with identity was to find friends who are "openly queer", and who will "accept them for who they are".
"I think that’s a really important thing because, coming to something like this is always easier with friends rather than coming alone."
Organiser Elliot Weir said, with the growth of the LGBTQIA+ and rainbow community, this would be the "biggest and best" Pride Month yet.
Anyone with interest in attending one of the Pride Month events would be welcomed, they said.
Those interested were encouraged to keep an eye out on the Dunedin Pride website.
