Photos: Thousands attend annual Oakland Pride Festival and Parade on Sunday
Hundreds of people took to the streets during the annual colorful Oakland Pride Festival and Parade on Sunday.
The two-day event, sponsored by Oakland Pride and Pridefest Oakland, celebrated the cultures and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community in Oakland and the surrounding Bay Area.
More than 80 contingents rode on floats or in cars along seven blocks of Broadway between 12th and 19th Streets as thousands of people lined the sidewalks to cheer them on. They represented a wide array of community leaders, politicians, service groups, businesses, sponsors and allies. Rainbow-clad pets also joined the festivities.
After the parade, the Oakland Pride Festival began around 12 p.m. with three live music stages, local nonprofit booths, food trucks and drinks and clothes and crafts from local businesses along Franklin Street from 17th to 22nd streets.
Parade participants from UC Berkeley holds signs while marching during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Robin, a 7-years old dog, wears a colorful rainbow costume while marching with her owner Alberto Hernandez, of Oakland, during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Congresswoman Barbara Lee waves a pom pom while marching during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Juliene Schrick, of Richmond, holds her daughter Olive Cundiff, 3, as she wears a rainbow unicorn costume during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Mayor of Oakland Sheng Thao waves while riding in a convertible during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Miss Shugana shows off her giant eye lashes while marching with the company Workday during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Erin Burns, of Oakland, hands her son Luca Mukherjee, 2, colorful beads while watching the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Asani Snyder, 1, of Oakland, wears her rainbow-colored socks as she hunts down bubbles being participating during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Beth Stapleton, of San Jose, smiles as she twirls her rainbow umbrella during the Oakland Pride Parade in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Stapleton was marching with the organization Free Mom Hugs. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
