June is National LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. KNKX has compiled a list of regional Pride events.
KNKX sponsors these two Pride Month events:
Seattle Pride in the Park is June 4, 7 p.m. at Volunteer Park. After two years in cyberspace, we are back in person to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month. We will begin our Family Reunion (this year’s theme!) at the beginning of Pride Month with Seattle Pride in the Park. This free-to-attend event will feature a can’t-miss lineup of local LGBTQIA+ performances co-curated in partnership with Taking B(l)ack Pride, activities, food trucks, an alcohol garden, non-profit booths and much more. Headlining this year’s event is Fly Moon Royalty, Seattle-based duo comprised of vocalist, Adra Boo and DJ Mike Illvester. The festivities will be hosted by emcees Goddess Briq House, a Seattle-based burlesque performer and Ceasar Hart, a local-favorite Drag King performer. Seattle Pride in the Park is open to all ages with family events available throughout the day including Drag Queen Storytime with Cookie Couture.
The Seattle Pride Parade is June 26 at 11 a.m. It’s now Seattle’s largest parade, and one of the largest Pride parades in the country attracting approximately 400,000 people. The parade route runs along Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle between Pike Street and Denny Avenue, with accessibility services and reserved grandstand seating available. Following two years of virtual Pride festivities, this year’s theme is “Family Reunion” to mark the return of Seattle’s in-person celebration. Seattle Pride Parade is a free event produced by Seattle Pride, the folks who also produce the Seattle Pride in the Park, host the quarterly issues-oriented Pride Speaks community conversation events, provide grants and sponsorships to community-serving non-profit organizations and events, and advocate year-round in support of diversity, inclusivity, and equal human rights for all.
Here are more regional events:
Renton Pride Passport 2022, June 1-30
The Queer (Underground) Tour, June 1-August 31, Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Granite Curling Club presents the 2022 Over the RainbowSpiel LGBTQIA+ Curling Tournament, June 3-June 5
BeYou Teen Late Night, June 10, 6:30-10 p.m.
The fun includes free food (Dick's Burgers! and vegetarian options with Next Level Burgers); queer arts and crafts; workshops (Queer Health Panel Q & A, Three Dollar Bill Cinema screening of Indi queer films, and more); entertainment from Beauty Boiz.
Pride Night Out at Chateau Ste. Michelle, June 10, 7-10 p.m.
Plateau Pride, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This will be a family fun Pride event to raise money for the non-profit, Hope Development Practice, for those that do not have coverage for mental health services.
Kirkland Urban Wear Your Pride!, June 17 from 3-6 p.m.
The Seattle Pride Hockey Association presents Seattle Pride Classic 2022, June 18-19 at the Kraken Community Iceplex.
Wenatchee Pride Festival at Memorial Park, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Anacortes’ First-Ever Pride Parade, June 18
In Downtown Anacortes; Parade down Commercial Avenue, Picnic in the Park is at Causland Park. Parade starts at 11 a.m., and Picnic in the Park goes until 7 p.m.
Sound of Pride at Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
And looking ahead: Rainbow Center presents Tacoma Pride, sponsored by KNKX with activities including the Pride Flag Raising at Tacoma Dome and in the Pantages Theater lobby on July 8, the Tacoma Pride Festival on July 9 on Pacific Avenue between 7th and 9th, and the Pride Closing Event on July 29.