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Everett Pride draws hundreds to city’s downtown

Published 1:30 am Saturday, June 20, 2026

By Will Geschke Herald Writer

Visitors walk into the Everett Pride block party early in the afternoon on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
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Visitors walk into the Everett Pride block party early in the afternoon on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Visitors walk into the Everett Pride block party early in the afternoon on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Four dogs — Max, Tank, Rex and Shuzi — run through the streets at the Everett Pride block party while wearing rainbow flags on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Visitors browse the booths at the Everett Pride block party on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Sarah Brunner performs on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
A Funko mascot stands with a Pride flag during the Everett Pride block party on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

EVERETT — Hundreds filled the streets of downtown Everett on Saturday for the beginning of the city’s Pride celebrations, set to continue throughout the weekend.

Saturday afternoon marked the opening of the Everett Pride Block Party, an event that brought together vendors, food trucks and performers to fill the streets of the city’s downtown. It was the fourth annual Everett Pride event to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, organized by a group of local volunteers.

“Every Pride event is thrilling, that it exists, that it’s getting bigger, that it’s well attended and that it’s more affirming,” said Becca Bressell, a member of the Globe Northwest nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQ+ youth in the Snohomish County area.

Thousands of people attend the block party every year, according to organizers. On Sunday, Everett Pride will also host a drag brunch at the Bayside Cafe, located at 2913 West Marine View Drive in Everett.

For Nick Watkins, who attended with other members of the Snohomish County Democratic Socialists, the event brought together people with an energy to find ways to change and improve society for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

“I just love seeing everybody being out and about, feeling authentic and being visibly queer, just celebrating all of us that live here,” Watkins said. “I love the joy.”

Will Geschke: 425-339-3443; william.geschke@heraldnet.com; X: @willgeschke.

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