Hear ye, hear ye! The Portland Pride Parade will go virtual this year, but you should absolutely make like The Mercury's own Wm. Steven Humphrey (captured here at a pre-pandemic parade) and dress for the occasion at home. Credit: Courtesy Portland Mercury

Hear ye, hear ye! The Portland Pride Parade will go virtual this year, but you should absolutely make like The Mercurys own Wm. Steven Humphrey (captured here at a pre-pandemic parade) and dress for the occasion at home.

Hear ye, hear ye! The Portland Pride Parade will go virtual this year, but you should absolutely make like The Mercury‘s own Wm. Steven Humphrey (captured here at a pre-pandemic parade) and dress for the occasion at home. Courtesy Portland Mercury

EverOut readers know that virtual events are going strong even as vaccinated Oregonians are getting reacquainted with the bottom halves of each others’ faces. If you’re not quite ready to trade in your computer screen for face-to-face entertainment just yet, you don’t have to—this month brings several noteworthy online events to the digital world, from a Juneteenth Oregon Celebration with Parisalexa to a Virtual Pride Parade to Fleet Week. Read on to plan ahead for those and more of our top picks, and check out our roundup of 11 in-person events this month for more options. 

FESTIVALS
Cannon Beach Virtual Sandcastle Contest: Summer of Sandcastles
The 57th annual Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest will go virtual this year, giving you—a person with a yen for turning piles of sand into architectural masterpieces—the chance to shine while staying physically distant. To participate, register for a $25 sandcastle kit for pickup or delivery, build your castle, and take a high-res photo to submit to the judges.
(June 5-Sept 6)

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