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This Family Pride Story Hour is a queer-led and LGBTQ+-themed dance party where LGBTQ+ families can share and connect in community. Parents, caregivers and children from birth to age 6, will enjoy this joyful and supportive drag event with local celebrity, Poison Waters.
Enjoy an afternoon of crafting pride friendship bracelets, perler bead keychains, kindness rocks, lanterns and more! This event is for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to come together in friendship and pride.
Celebrate community with Midland library staff and get ready for Portland's Pride Parade! Express yourself with DIY swag items—buttons, bracelets and more.
Enjoy a family night at the library playing the traditional Mexican Bingo game, Lotería, with a joyful Pride twist! There will be prizes, snacks and lots of fun.
Head to the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade, 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. […]
The largest parade in Oregon, the Portland Pride Parade brings tens of thousands of people into downtown Portland. The parade is on Sunday of Portland Pride weekend in July. The parade begins at NW Broadway and NW Davis and marches east. At Naito Parkway the parade marches south to the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival. The […]
Join PHAME and Community Vision as We Celebrate Disability Pride Month with Creativity, Community, and Local Art! July is Disability Pride Month and we’re marking the occasion with a FREE joyful mini‑festival honoring the vibrancy, creativity, and power of our community! In partnership with our friends from Community Vision, we’re transforming the street between our […]
Head to the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade, 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. […]
This Family Pride Story Hour is a queer-led and LGBTQ+-themed dance party where LGBTQ+ families can share and connect in community. Parents, caregivers and children from birth to age 6, will enjoy this joyful and supportive drag event with local celebrity, LadyBerri Matthews.
Join the Fun! Our free end-of-summer arts celebration is back for its 4th year! Arts Alive is a free, all-ages community arts festival hosted by Free Arts NW in East Portland. The event brings together local artists, performers, youth, and families for a day of creative expression, live music and community connection. Past events have […]
