You can find more information about all of our programs here. One of the ways you can #gayitforward with Pride Northwest is through a direct donation! Your contribution to Pride Northwest not only supports the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade but year-round programming as well. Not only do things get better, Pride is what better looks like! Pride Northwest is particularly committed to providing the Pride celebration, in order to create a safe and celebratory environment for our young people. LGBTQ+ community members travel here from all over the Pacific Northwest to celebrate themselves and each other, in what is often the only safe and open environment that they may experience for the year.
In addition, the festival attracts thousands of visitors to Portland each year, bringing significant revenue to the local LGBTQ+ business community and to the city, as a whole. The Portland Pride Festival is the single, largest visibility avenue for our region’s LGBTQ+ community organizations and businesses, where they can attract new supporters and clients, increase their volunteer base, and raise much needed funds. has organized the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade since 1994. Pride has been celebrated in Portland since the early 1970s, with the first outdoor celebration in 1976.
