Monday June 3, 2024
4 p.m. @ Director Park
Come along on a bicycle parade celebrating Pride Month, and World Bicycle Day brought to you by the Visit Downtown Portland Campaign! This fun community event is hosted by celebrated Portland drag queen Poison Waters!
Join us in Director Park at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3rd.
This family-friendly event is for everyone! All wheels welcome! We’ll enjoy a stately (i.e. slow) parade of 1.5 fabulous miles that will take us past spots from Portland’s rich 2SLGBTQIA+ history. The parade will end at the Cart Blocks Food Cart Pod with a dance party featuring some surprise guests.
Need a bike? There are BIKETOWN stations at SW Yamhill and Director Park Station.
ROUTE DETAILS:
Our 1.5 mile route will feature mini dance party stops in three street plazas and take us by points of interest from Portland’s 2SLGBTQIA+ past and present, like the office and residence of famed 1900’s lesbian Doc Marie Equi; Vera Katz Park, former mayor and gay ally; and Pride Plaza, one of our new street plazas filled with street art, public seating, and community activities.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Information coming soon.
About the Visit Downtown Campaign
The Visit Downtown Campaign is a program of Downtown Portland Clean & Safe, Portland Business Alliance, Greater Portland’s Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Portland. It promotes Downtown Portland to the greater Portland metro region. Marketing programs include holiday promotional efforts, robust social media messaging, events and programming, seasonal cooperative retail and restaurant promotions, and public relations campaigns to promote Downtown businesses. Downtown businesses may participate in the program at no charge. Visit DowntownPortland.org for more information.