Portland Pride 2026 | Photos

Wrapped in Pride flags, decked out in tutus, face-painted in rainbow colors, the crowd danced, sang and clapped for the LGBTQ+ community during [the annual parade](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/20/pride-community-marches-on-in-portland-with-flying-rainbow-colors/) to mark Pride month. _Photos by Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer _  Queen Quan, left, and Bunny Wonderland watch Portland’s annual Pride parade from Monument Square to Deering Oaks on Saturday. [Purchase this image](https://dev.mainetodaymedia.com/smugmug/upload.php?data=%7B%22src%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.pressherald.com%5C%2Fwp-content%5C%2Fuploads%5C%2Fsites%5C%2F4%5C%2F2026%5C%2F06%5C%2F43661285_20260620_Pride_02.jpg%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Queen%20Quan%2C%20left%2C%20and%20Bunny%20Wonderland%20watch%20Portland%5Cu2019s%20annual%20Pride%20parade%20from%20Monument%20Square%20to%20Deering%20Oaks%20on%20Saturday.%20%22%7D)  Portland’s pride parade heads up Congress Street on their way to Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. Thousands of people came out for the annual event. 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(Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) [Purchase this image](https://dev.mainetodaymedia.com/smugmug/upload.php?data=%7B%22src%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.pressherald.com%5C%2Fwp-content%5C%2Fuploads%5C%2Fsites%5C%2F4%5C%2F2026%5C%2F06%5C%2F43661285_20260620_Pride_03.jpg%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Thousands%20of%20people%20attend%20Portland%5Cu2019s%20annual%20pride%20parade%20on%20Saturday.%20%28Brianna%20Soukup%5C%2FStaff%20Photographer%29%22%7D)  People march with the Portland Wheelers in Portland’s annual pride parade. [Purchase this image](https://dev.mainetodaymedia.com/smugmug/upload.php?data=%7B%22src%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.pressherald.com%5C%2Fwp-content%5C%2Fuploads%5C%2Fsites%5C%2F4%5C%2F2026%5C%2F06%5C%2F43661285_20260620_Pride_20.jpg%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22People%20march%20with%20the%20Portland%20Wheelers%20in%20Portland%5Cu2019s%20annual%20pride%20parade.%20%22%7D)  A drag queen left the parade briefly to hug Noctis Draven after spotting them becoming emotional as they watched Portland’s annual Pride parade on Saturday. Draven said it was their first time attending a Pride parade. Draven, who came out as trans at a teen in Georgia, now lives in Aroostock County. “This is really the first place I’ve really felt welcome,” they said of living in Maine. 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[Purchase this image](https://dev.mainetodaymedia.com/smugmug/upload.php?data=%7B%22src%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.pressherald.com%5C%2Fwp-content%5C%2Fuploads%5C%2Fsites%5C%2F4%5C%2F2026%5C%2F06%5C%2F43661285_20260620_Pride_23.jpg%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22A%20child%20carries%20a%20pride%20flag%20as%20they%20walk%20down%20Deering%20Avenue.%22%7D)  Democratic nominee for governor Hannah Pingree takes a selfie with a supporter as she walks with her team in Portland’s annual Pride parade. 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