This past Monday marked the start of June, and with it, the beginning of Pride month. Pride month serves as a celebration of LGBTQ+ identities, history and rights. Cities such as Snohomish, Monroe and Everett join others nationwide in celebrating Pride through local events and activities. Here’s what’s happening:
Snohomish
Snohomish’s Pride celebration kicks off on Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8– an extension from the previous year’s two-day celebration. With more than 30 local businesses supporting this year’s Pride through donations, the Historic Downtown Snohomish Association (HDSA) put together a wide variety of events.
On Friday, June 6, a community picnic will be held at Hill Park at Blackman Lake from 4-7 p.m. The picnic will provide complimentary veggie burgers, burgers and hotdogs, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own side dishes, too.
Saturday starts off with the Pride Parade on First Street at 10 a.m. A Pop Up Market and Kids Fair also starts at 10 a.m., and will continue until later in the afternoon outside the Carnegie Building, where the farmers market seasonally takes place. Almost all of First Street will be closed starting at 6 a.m. and will reopen by noon. Cedar and Pearl will be closed from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m.
“You’ll need to spend the whole day in Snohomish on Saturday,” Pride Committee Chair Amanda Munro said.
Malicious Women Candle Co. on First Street is hosting candlemaking parties throughout the weekend where each entry fee donates $10 to Snohomish Pride. Paid tickets can be purchased at a shortlink of www.tinyurl.com/pride-candles . Tickets for a 21-and-up wine and candle-making party is at www.tinyurl.com/pride
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A 21 and up Downtown Wine Walk will start at 4 p.m, with tickets available on the HDSA website, starting at $35. Check in is at the historic Waltz Building at 116 Ave. B.
Additionally, the Snohomish Senior Center’s Pride Bingo event starts at 4 p.m. on June 7. The event is open to all, and includes food on sale at the cafe, giveaways and prizes. Admission is free for everyone, and bingo cards are available to purchase at the door.
To end the night, two Queer Cabaret shows will take place at the Helios Ballroom at 213 Ave. D, Snohomish. The first show starts at 5:30 p.m., and the second starts at 8 p.m. These shows are 21+, and tickets are available online at www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org/snohopridedrag
On Sunday, June 8, a pride church service will be held at Jardin De Sol, located at 10522 52nd St. SE, Snohomish. The services will be at 11 a.m. for all ages, free of charge. At noon, Jardin De Sol will be hosting a family-friendly drag brunch. Tickets to the brunch can be purchased at www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org/snohopridedrag.
“We dedicate ourselves to being family friendly,” Munro said, “Community is such a hard thing to provide sometimes ... we try to provide it.”
Monroe
Monroe has hosted a pride celebration since 2021 at Skykomish River Park, but this year, it almost didn’t happen. Monroe Pride faced financial challenges this year they hadn’t had before. The “Save Monroe Pride” campaign, led by Chloe Tyler of local tattoo shop Medusa’s Mark, raised funds through a flash tattoo event, with all proceeds donated to support Monroe Pride.
“We got to see community members come together to raise money through various fundraisers most notably, Medusa’s Mark Tattoo, Sky Performing Arts, and Adkinson Estates Family Home,” one of Monroe Equity Community’s board directors Bridgette Tuttle said.
Monroe Pride takes place on Sunday, June 9 this year at Skykomish River Park from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monroe Pride is offering a wide range of activities, with a vendor’s market, food trucks, and musical performances on the Main Stage. The further you go into the park, the more activities there are such as a leapfrog foam cannon, a pride scavenger hunt, and pride ‘swag swap’.
Monroe pride is free to attend, for both people and friendly, leashed dogs.
Everett
Everett Pride is later on in the month, from June 20 to June 22.
Friday, June 20, kicks off Everett Pride with a Solstice-themed concert on Wetmore Avenue in collaboration with the Everett Music Initiative. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m, attendees will experience live musical performances, can purchase food at various food trucks and enjoy drinks at the beer garden. The event is free for 21+ audiences.
On Saturday, June 21, Everett’s 3rd annual Pride Block Party will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wetmore Avenue. The party is free and all ages can attend, with more musical and drag performances.
On Sunday, June 22, Everett Pride is hosting a Brunch Buffet and Drag Show at 16Eleven on Everett Avenue, just across from Village Theater. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the show starts at noon. Tickets start at $65 and are available to purchase on 16Eleven’s website.
Around the County:
• Edmonds Pride: June 28, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Civic Center Playfield, 598 Edmonds St., Edmonds
• Sno-Co Pride: “Pride in the Park” June 28, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Thornton A. Sullivan Park, 11405 Silver Lake Road, Everett
