Pride in the Park Seattle: What to know

Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe named Pride Parade grand mashals

Sports legends Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe were named the 2024 Seattle Pride Parade grand marshals.

SEATTLE - Pride Month kicks off on June 1, and this year, Seattle is celebrating a special milestone: 50 years of Pride parades in the Emerald City.

In 1974, a march of fewer than 200 people happened in Seattle. The city didn't officially recognize the march as a Pride march. Three years later, about 2,000 people gathered to march, and then-Mayor Wes Ulman declared the first "Gay Pride Week." Now, 50 years later, the event is recognized as one of the largest Pride Parades in the country, with hundreds of thousands of attendees every year.

You can see Seattle Pride's timeline of LGBTQIA+ history in Seattle here.

One of the first events happening for Pride month in Seattle is Pride in the Park.

What is Seattle Pride in the Park?

Pride in the Park features will feature LGBTQIA+ performances, a dance stage, drag queen storytime, food trucks, queer vendors and an alcohol garden for those 21 and older. There is also a teen-designated space hosted by youth in a collaborative internship between Seattle's LGBTQ Center and Seattle Pride.