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Support Portland Pride

Support the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade and Pride Northwest’s year round programming by donating to Pride Northwest. In addition to supporting Don’t Shoot Portland in their efforts to support the legal needs of citizens exercising their Constitutional rights, we have been working to address the incredible needs of houseless people across the area.

If you are interested in volunteering for Portland Pride 2025, please follow the steps outlined below, to complete your volunteer registation. We have signed onto the Stop Cop Riot letter to Mayor Wheeler

There are many opportunities for folks of all abilities to volunteer with Pride Northwest. Or we can stop dead in our tracks, acknowledge the truth of our history and its resulting inequities.

We can either continue to ignore the responsibility we carry and the work we still need to do, to move forward to a better future. Please email us at info@pridenw.org to connect. '

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Volunteer Roles at a Glance

  • Information/Volunteer Booth (FRI/SAT/SUN)

    • Festival Exhibitor Check-In

    • Assist Festival Guests

    • Runners

  • Gate Volunteers (FRI/SAT/SUN*Highest Need)

    • Festival Gate Monitoring

    • Asking for Donations/ Handling Cash

    • Handing Out Stickers to Donors

  • VIP Area Volunteers (FRI/SAT/SUN)

    • Check-In VIP Guests

    • Assist VIP Guests

    • Monitor Space/ Keep Tidy

  • Portland Pride Parade (Sunday)

    • Parade Set-up

    • Parade Contingent Check-In

    • Direct Parade Contingents

    • Parade Barricade Floater

    • Crowd Control

  • And more!

    one mile in length and takes approx. Below are some of the roles we are looking to fill. Sign-up following the steps above!

Portland Pride Parade

Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM

The Parade launches at 11:oo AM from the North Park Blocks.

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Pride Northwest Announces Policy Change Regarding Law Enforcement Participation in the
Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade

March 2020

Pride Northwest Announces Policy Change Regarding Law Enforcement Participation in the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade

Over the last few months, Pride Northwest has acted in a number of ways, responding to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the violence perpetrated against Black people across this country.

And we can choose a different path. Addressing the historical and current impact of police violence is one very important step on that path.

For more information, please contact Executive Director Debra Porta at debra.porta@pridenw.org or Board President Manumalo Ala’ilima at malo.alailima@pridenw.org

In addition to the work and steps referenced in the press release, Pride Northwest has also proceeded with the following:

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To learn more about Pride Northwest and what we do please visit the Pride Northwest’s website

pridenw.org

Volunteer at Pride

The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade wouldn’t be possible without help from our volunteers.

 Make pride happen!

The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade wouldn’t be possible without help from our volunteers.

We are now making this decision public, so as to assure our community that we have been paying attention and taking action.

Since 2017, Pride Northwest has been directly engaged in dialogue with local law enforcement, including queer officers, regarding the impact of their actions on our community, specifically on black, POC, and indigenous queer people.

We MUST choose a different path. Click the button below for instructions to sign up with our Pride Northwest volunteer platform and see our volunteer opportunities.

Participate in Pride

Information for Festival Exhibitors, Festival Concession Vendors and Parade Contingents will be updated by January 2026.

Please see the links below (coming soon) for specific information on how to apply to be a part of the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade. The Portland Pride Parade is approx. We have long been concerned about the efficacy of the Alliance, but the ask cannot go unmade and their members left without accountability.

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While Pride Northwest remains committed to an engagement that ends the violence, we are compelled to take additional action now.

As we have said in the past, the LGBTQ+ community, particularly those of us who are not Black, POC, or indigenous, is at a crossroads.