There were 120 entrants and approximately 4,000 spectators at Saturday's Queen City Pride parade.
A person holds a sign during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Photo by Heywood Yu /Regina Leader-Post The moment the last float in the Queen City Pride parade procession turned onto Broad Street and the event was fully underway, Riviera Bonneau said she felt a pang of emotion.
At that moment, she said the impact of the organizations work was obvious, with hundreds of people lining the parade route Saturday to support the 2SLGBTQIA community.
Everyone (is) so happy and so loving and so supportive, said Bonneau, Queen City Pride co-chair, on Sunday. We are able to march and celebrate and support one another, and thats such a big deal.
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Around 120 entrants spent Saturday morning getting their floats in place and making sure they knew the staging all in preparation for Bonneaus favourite part of the festival.
The group walked southbound through downtown and over the Albert Memorial Bridge during the citys 36th parade. Bonneau estimated that up to 4,000 spectators were spread across the route cheering them on. The attendance was on par with last year.
They made their way past the Saskatchewan Legislative Building to Wascana Park, where Out in the Parks continued festivities included a main stage with live performances, a beer garden and market vendors. Drag queens played cornhole. Next to them, kids played a giant version of Connect Four.
Its special for people to be able to be together in a welcoming environment and share laughs like that, Bonneau said.
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But last weeks vandalism of a rainbow crosswalk in small-town Saskatchewan was a reminder theres still work to do, she noted.
It was disheartening to learn that someone had spray-painted a black swastika over the Pride crosswalk in Tisdale Sask., Bonneau said.
Thats why we still have to have Pride because we still have to stand up and (say that) we are here and we matter and you cant silence us, said Bonneau. You cant vandalize us and make us go away. You cant deface our symbolism and then just expect us to hide. This is why we are still here every year and why we fight.
A person gestures during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person blows bubbles during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person holds a pride flag during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person waves a pride flag during the pride parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person gestures during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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People walk in front of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A spectator holds a pride flag during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A spectator waves at participants during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Sask NDP MLA Jared Clarke looks on during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person waves a ribbon during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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A person blows bubbles during the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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