Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade

Schedule:

12:00pm-8:00pm:Portland Pride And WaterFront Festival

Join us for the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival, one of the largest donation-based LGBTQIA2S+ Pride events on the west coast, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to Portland each year. LGBTQIA2S+ people travel from all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond to express their individuality and celebrate community in a safe, open environment. There is a $10 suggested donation, all donations go to Making Pride Happen each year and to support Pride Northwest's year round programming.
The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade is the single, largest visibility opportunity for our region’s LGBTQIA2S+ community organizations and businesses, where they can attract new supporters and clients, increase their volunteer base, and raise much needed funds. Festival exhibitors range from small high school GSAs, nonprofits and community groups, to regional businesses and international corporations.The Festival and Parade attract tens of thousands of visitors to Portland each year, bringing significant revenue to the local LGBTQIA2S+ business community and to the city as a whole. LGBTQIA2S+ community members travel here from all over the Pacific Northwest to celebrate themselves and each other in what is often the only safe and open environment that they may experience for the year.

12:00pm-2:00pm: Drag Brunch Spoon After Noon

Eat, Drink, and be Entertained. Spend a delightful afternoon with us at The Social Spoon and enjoy a fabulous show as part of our Spoon After Noon - Drag Brunch.
Doors Open at 11:30am, show ends at 2:00pm but that doesn’t mean that the fun has to, feel free to stay and explore our evening menu. Featuring specialty beverages alcoholic and mocktails and delicious brunch favorites.
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Location: Courtyard City Center’s The Social Spoon Restaurant 550 Southwest Oak Street

2:00pm-5:00pm: Portland Trans Pride March

Greater Portland Trans Unity has been organizing the Portland Trans Pride March since 2014. We’re excited to be in the streets again this year as we celebrate 10 years of agitating and celebrating with our trans community. Come march with us.The pre-march rally will include trans speakers and performers on stage, as well as a diverse array of local organizations tabling around the park.
Location: North Park Blocks at NW 8th and Burnside

5:00pm-9:00pm: Buzzcutt's First Annual Summer Fest: Pdx's Alcohol-Free Pride Party

It's baaaaaaack. BuzzCutt's Summer Fest is coming back even bigger and better for 2024, falling on Portland Pride Weekend and serving as THE PDX alcohol-free pride party. Join us for a night to remember at For Bitter For Worse's warehouse HQ in North Portland.
Last year's booze-free event energy was Unparallled and we're rallying this phenomenal alcohol-free /mindful drinking community and allies back together as we celebrate Pdx Pride.And of course, the main event of the evening will be our highly anticipated Jello Wrestling Tournament.
Location: For Bitter For Worse HQ100 Northeast Farragut Street.

6:00pm-8:00pm: The Portland Dyke March

March begins at Waterfront Park and ends at the North Park Blocks.The Portland Dyke March is a community event of celebration and demonstration. We welcome dykes of ALL identities and expressions. Volunteer-run and community driven, we march to show our pride and bring awareness to issues facing our community. We take to the streets on foot, armed with homemade signs, cheers of joy, and chants of protest. We demand rights and equity for all. Since 1994, the Portland Dyke March has sought to empower and amplify marginalized voices, and we carry that tradition with us in our demonstrations today.
Location:Tom McCall Waterfront Park

9:00pm-11:30pm: Gaylabration

Ascension 21+
Gaylabration returns for our 12th year and we are back to SATURDAY NIGHT. Join us for ASCENSION - the biggest dance party of Portland Pride Weekend.
Location:Pride Northwest