Rainbows without the rain: Spokane Pride returns to the streets in 2022

The rainbow flags waved in the sun as those in the 30th annual Spokane Pride parade made a quick procession through downtown on Saturday.

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Sat., June 11, 2022

The Spokane Pride Parade finishes with a large group surging into Riverfront Park on Saturday in downtown Spokane. The crowd stayed in Riverfront Park, eating and celebrating for the rest of the afternoon.

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Parade marchers interact with an enthusiastic crowd along the route of the Spokane Pride Parade at Post Street and Main Avenue Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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The Spokane Pride Parade finishes with a large group surging into Riverfront Park Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington. The crowd stayed in Riverfront Park, eating and celebrating for much of the afternoon.

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The Spokane Pride Parade finishes with a large group surging into Riverfront Park Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington. The crowd stayed in Riverfront Park, eating and celebrating for much of the afternoon.

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Parade units interact with an enthusiastic crowd along the route of the Spokane Pride Parade at Post Street and Main Avenue Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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The PJamrs band, associated with the Peace and Justice Action League, marches in the Spokane Pride Parade down Riverside Avenues Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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High school groups march in the Spokane Pride Parade down Riverside Avenues Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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A variety of community, school and activist groups are represented by individual units in the Spokane Pride Parade down Riverside Avenues Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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Parade units interact with an enthusiastic crowd along the route of the Spokane Pride Parade at Post Street and Main Avenue Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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It took a group of more than 70 people to carry a giant pride flag in the Spokane Pride Parade on Saturday on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane.

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A group of Jeep enthusiasts wave in the Spokane Pride Parade Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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The Spokane Pride Parade turns from Post Street onto Main Avenue Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington.

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