Rainbows without the rain: Spokane Pride returns to the streets in 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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
High school groups march in the Spokane Pride Parade down Riverside Avenues Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 in downtown Spokane, Washington. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
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. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
A group of Jeep enthusiasts wave in the Spokane Pride Parade Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
The Spokane Pride Parade turns from Post Street onto Main Avenue Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane, Washington. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
The rainbow flags waved in the sun as those in the 30th annual Spokane Pride parade made a quick procession through downtown on Saturday.