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June is Pride Month! Seattle-area Pride events and celebrations recognize that families come in all forms — and that love is love. Read on to find family-friendly ways to celebrate Pride in Seattle and beyond, from the end of May and into August. Plus, if you read to the end, you’ll find extra resources and fun reads for families. Happy Pride to all!
Pride Asia Fest 2026
Date and time: Sunday, May 24, noon–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Celebrate AAPI month before it comes to an end and launch into LGBTQ Pride with this fest commemorating both. All ages are welcome to join at Hing Hay Park, where there will be music, performances, community partners and multi-cultural diversity.
Prideful Playdate at Seattle Children’s Museum
Date and time: Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: $7–$14
Families are invited to come together to celebrate Pride at Seattle Children’s Museum. Make your own identity bracelets, design a family pride flag, read stories with a drag queen, dance to DJ tunes and more.
Queer Community Day at the Seattle Aquarium
Date and time: June 1–30, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: Included with admission
All are invited to join Queer Community Day at the Seattle Aquarium for educational talks and fun activities. Don’t miss the weekly family-friendly story times featuring local artists. From 9:30 a.m.–noon on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1, bring your toddler for special colorful activities during Toddler Time to celebrate Pride.
Burien Pride Festival
Date: Friday–Sunday, June 5–7
Cost: The festival is free; $30 for 10 rounds of bingo; $10–$20 for pancake breakfast
Burien has three days of events lined up at Town Square Park, so check out the schedule to see what suits your fam. There is a street dance party on Friday, an all-day festival with kids' activities on Saturday, and drag queen bingo on Sunday, with a yummy pancake breakfast (tickets required for Sunday activities).
MLT Pride
Date and time: Friday, June 5, 5–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
The city of Mountlake Terrace introduces its first-ever Pride celebration held at Town Center Plaza where there will be dance performances, local bands and artists, food vendors and more. Pet owners, bring your fur babies to strut their stuff in their best threads at the pet parade.
Pride Night at Crossroads Community Center
Date and time: Friday, June 5, 6–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Another first-ever Pride Night, everyone is invited to join the all-ages fun at Crossroads Community Center with bracelet-making, face-painting, chalk art and more.
Rainbow Bingo
Date and time: Friday, June 5, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cost: $10-$12
Join a family-friendly evening of Rainbow Bingo hosted by Seattle drag artist, Sativa the Queen, at the Redmond Senior & Community Center and celebrate love, diversity and Pride while you vie for colorful prizes.
Paws & Pride Dog Walk
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free (donations welcome)
Attention, dog owners: Reserve a spot for you and your four-legged friend to take part in a stroll through Bellevue Downtown Park. Stick around afterward for a music-filled after party. Pup-less people are welcome, too!
Snohomish Pride
Date: Saturday–Sunday, June 6–7, 13–14
Cost: Free
Show up for one, some or all Snohomish Pride activities taking place over a couple of weekends in historic Downtown Snohomish. Catch a parade, market and tie dye session on June 6–7 and return the following weekend for a community picnic and drag brunch.
Pride celebrations at PDZA and Northwest Trek
Date: Saturday–Sunday, June 6–7 (NW Trek) and 20–21 (PDZA)
Cost: Included with admission
Join the animals in celebrating Pride Month at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek. Critters will enjoy rainbow-themed enrichments and visitors can snap selfies. These events are included with park admission and are in partnership with Tacoma Pride.
Phinneywood Pride Rainbow Hop
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cost: Free
Don your finest Pride outfit and follow the Rainbow Hop route as you march through the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to find colorful activities such as a dance party, stories, crafts and performances. Reserve seats to Taproot Theatre’s anti-bullying play for kids, “Pets!” performed at 9:30 a.m.
White Center Pride Street Festival
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, noon–11 p.m.
Cost: Free
This year’s White Center Pride Street Festival is going “All Out”, with plenty of entertainment and fun for kids including a play area with a bounce house and super slide, live music and more in downtown White Center.
Seattle Pride in the Park
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, noon–7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Bring the fam to Volunteer Park for a day of fun at this annual Seattle Pride kickoff event. There will be drag queen story time, live music, performances, food trucks and more.
Lynnwood City Pride
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, 1–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Join Lynnwood’s inaugural Pride event at the Civic Campus and celebrate inclusion with the raising of the Pride flag, live performances, food trucks and vendors.
Celebrate Pride — Promenade Through the Park
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, 2–3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Show your Pride and dress in your best rainbow garb, then head to Farrel-McWhirter Park in Redmond for the second annual Promenade Through the Park! Visit the resident farm animals afterward and make crafts.
Carnation Pride Picnic
Date and time: Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Grab a blanket and some lawn chairs and head to Tolt Commons in Carnation for an afternoon filled with community and fun for the whole fam. Enjoy live music, art-making stations and a free catered picnic lunch.
Woodinville Pride
Date and time: Saturday, June 6, noon–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Join the community in celebrating Pride at Woodinville’s Wilmot Gateway Park. Check out vendor booths, get your face painted, enjoy drag performances and yard games at this inclusive, family-oriented event.
Daylight Disco at Kirkland Urban
Date and time: Saturday, June 13, 1–3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Kirkland Urban hosts a Pride celebration featuring festive family-friendly fun out on the plaza with a mini parade, face-painting, photo ops, a DJ playing all the hits and more colorful experiences.
Kirkland Arts Center Pride
Date and time: Sunday, June 14, noon–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Kirkland Arts Center celebrates Pride with Drag ’n Draw, a pottery throwdown, art exhibitions and plenty of activities for kids.
Waterland PrideFest 2026
Date and time: Saturday, June 20, noon–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Organizers are saying this year’s festival is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet, which means you can expect more drag performances, all-age games and art and plenty of food in an afternoon of fun for the whole family.
Everett Pride Block Party
Date and time: Saturday, June 20, noon–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
There will be entertainment from music to drag performances onstage all day long at Everett’s fourth annual Pride Block Party, being held in the historic district. Be sure to check out all the vendors and food trucks!
Indigiqueer Festival
Date and time: Friday, June 27, 2–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Head to Pier 62 on the Seattle Waterfront to kick off Seattle Pride Weekend at this festival with food, drag performances, dance and music surrounded by the Salish Sea.
Capital City Pride Festival
Date: Friday–Sunday, June 26–28
Cost: Free
Olympia welcomes residents and visitors to an all-ages weekend fest in multiple venues to celebrate community with music, food and entertainment for all. Expect a block party on Friday, art and music fest on Saturday, and Pride parade on Sunday.
Pridefest Capitol Hill
Date and time: Saturday, June 27, noon–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
This free community street party spanning five blocks of Broadway, Denny and Cal Anderson Park is a joyous good time. The festival features lots of live music on three stages and activities for all ages.
Edmonds Pridefest
Date and time: Saturday, June 27, 2–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Edmonds Pridefest returns to the Civic Center Playfield with live music, storytelling, art market, drag and food for all ages.
Seattle Mariners Celebrate Pride
Date and time: Monday, June 1, 6:40 p.m. and Monday, June 29, 6:40 p.m.
Cost: Ticket prices vary
Head to T-Mobile Park to celebrate Pride, cheer on the Mariners and get your swag during special game nights in June. The June 1 game against the New York Mets is sold out, but you can score a Mariners Pride t-shirt at the June 29 game versus the Los Angeles Angels.
Seattle Pride Parade
Date and time: Sunday, June 28, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Washington’s largest parade starts at 11 a.m. at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle and travels along Fourth Avenue. The parade lasts roughly 2 1/2 hours and attracts more than 300,000 people each year.
PrideFest at Seattle Center
Date and time: Sunday, June 28, noon–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
After the Pride parade, join the event that claims to be the biggest Pride party of the month! PrideFest at Seattle Center is free and open to all, with three stages of entertainment.
Tacoma Pride Festival
Date: Saturday, July 11, 11 a.m.
Cost: Free
The Pride party continues into July as Tacoma’s annual Pride event kicks off with live music, community spirit and food truck fare at Wright Park.
Alki Beach Pride
Date and time: Saturday, Aug. 15, noon–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Alki Beach Park is your destination for lots of family-friendly Pride fun in the sun before summer is over. Be sure to check out the stage performances, kids area and good eats.
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Editor’s note: This article was first published in 2017 and is updated each year by ParentMap’s calendar editor. It was updated most recently on May 27, 2025, with all-new community Pride events for 2025. Event dates, times and locations were verified by our editor.
