On a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon, thousands upon thousands of people flocked to downtown Seattle for the 51st annual Pride Parade, arrayed in all the colors of the rainbow.
Over the past five decades, the parade has grown into the city’s biggest annual event. Organizers expected 300,000 attendees this year, though Seattle police did not have specific turnout figures Sunday.
– Caitlyn Freeman writing for the Seattle Times
Thousands of people crowd their way onto Fourth Avenue as they make their way to the start of the 2025 Pride Parade on Sunday in Seattle.
Seattle Pride announced in April that it faced a $350,000 budget shortfall due to lost corporate sponsorships. Companies like Boeing and the Expedia Group, which were Bronze-level sponsors last year, did not return as sponsors in 2025.
The pullback mirrors a national trend where companies pledged to support marginalized communities under former President Joe Biden, but reversed course under Trump.
[Photo by Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times]