Every year, on the second Saturday of June, thousands of people gather in downtown Spokane in Riverfront Park to celebrate the Spokane Pride Parade and Festival. Spokane-based nonprofit Spokane Pride organizes this fun event to honor LGBTQIA+ communities and to celebrate that diversity and inclusion benefit all.
Pride celebrations started all around the world in response to the 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn in New York and Stonewall riots. These were key moments in LGBTQIA+ history and activism. Pride festivals from South Africa to Finland honor these events and the vital contributions LGBTQIA+ communities make each and every day.
Spokane Pride began in the early 1990s to continue this important tradition in Eastern Washington. It has grown every year and has become one of the most exciting events in the region. It gives the LGBTQIA+ community a dedicated place in a beautiful location to celebrate. People from all over Eastern Washington and beyond make their way to Spokane to join their friends and loved ones.
Spokane Pride is much more than an annual festival. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt volunteer organization, that promotes and empowers visible diversity for Spokane’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and citizens with identities beyond the binaries (LGBTQIA2S+). Through supportive education and the annual collaborative production of the area’s family-friendly Pride Parade and Festival, Spokane Pride provides progressive cultural opportunities and experiences for the greater Inland Northwest community. Look for their events throughout the year in and around Spokane and North Idaho.
Check the official Spokane Pride website for more parade and festival details, schedules, event updates, and other helpful planning information before you head downtown.
Explore the Inlander’s Pride issue for stories, recommendations, and community highlights.
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