The annual and beloved Portland Pride Parade is shaping up to be a massive affair this year, with organizers estimating 8,000 LGBTQ+ and allies in the parade, and over 40,000 spectators watching the parade! (Will the Mercury be in the parade? YOU BET YOUR SEXY ASS THE MERCURY WILL BE IN THE PARADE!) Every year, this is a joyous-as-hell, inspiring-as-fuck event, and you’re guaranteed to see amazing costumes, brilliant floats/displays/marching bands/whatever, and roughly 86.8 trillion pounds of rainbows, glitter, and PRIDE. Plus, the parade ends at the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival, where the great times will just keep on going. by Erik Henriksen