Decorative themed floats bore the names and members of some Sacramento groups and businesses. The Sacramento Gay Men\u2019s Chorus sat upon a sparkly trailer with streamers and rainbow rhinestones, while the Faces Nightclub went all-out with a beach-themed truck carrying dancers and drag queens.<\/p>\n
Marching bands, majorette troupes and cheer squads pumped up the crowds covering the three-quarter-mile route as they cheered and danced along.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to be with our fellow brothers and sisters out here, our non-binary folks,\u201d said parade grand marshal C-yah Envy<\/a>, perched atop an open-air car sponsored by the California Automobile Museum. \u201cEveryone coming together and representing, celebrating each other is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Sacramento Pride has been ongoing since 1979, launched in honor of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City 10 years prior, according to the organization\u2019s website. In the decades since, the city\u2019s celebration has expanded to a two-day festival spanning Capitol Mall, plus the annual parade and a new Pride 5K race hosted by local queer running club<\/a> Sacramento FrontRunners.<\/p>\n March attendees and participants ranged from noise-cancelling-headphone-wearing infants to LGBTQ+ elders, and many shared the same sentiments of promoting unity and community during Pride Month.<\/p>\n \u201cPride this year actually means a lot more than usual, because I think we\u2019re all in a very scary place in the world,\u201d said Envy. \u201cNow it\u2019s the time for everyone to stick together.\u201d<\/p>\n Envy has been a local performer and community organizer throughout the Sacramento region since 2009, and she said being nominated as a grand marshal for the city\u2019s pride parade felt like a culmination of her more than 25 years of work.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like everyone deserves a chance to shine, and it finally paid off this year. I was not expecting it, but I feel really amazing,\u201d Envy said. \u201cI feel like everything that I ever worked for is for this moment right here.\u201d<\/p>\n Sunday was the fifth time that Elizabeth Sarnoff, a singer in the beloved capital region performance group, the Sacramento Gay Men\u2019s Chorus<\/a>, marched in the parade with the chorus. Sarnoff joined the singers seven years ago after discovering that despite its name, the chorus accepts women singers as long as they can reach the lower register.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is such an incredible group of people that I love representing,\u201d Sarnoff said. \u201cEverybody should have the opportunity to be their authentic self.<\/p>\n Sarnoff echoed many of Envy\u2019s feelings about participating in pride celebrations this year, saying that visibility of the LGBTQ+ community is more important than ever.<\/p>\n \u201cIt amazes me that there are still people who don\u2019t want to let other people just live their lives,\u201d Sarnoff said. \u201cJust letting people know we are here, we exist, it\u2019s an important message.\u201d<\/p>\n For many attendees, it was their first time attending Sacramento Pride, or any pride event at all.<\/p>\n Michael Celestine and Joshua Manatan visited a friend in the city over the Pride festival weekend, and they had the opportunity to join in Sacramento\u2019s fun for the first time. Though the procession had only just started to pass by them, the pair said they already enjoyed the parade\u2019s atmosphere and seeing the cars and motorbikes leading the march.<\/p>\n Lizzie Minor and her girlfriend, Nicole Aveningo, experienced their first Pride parade together on Sunday after finding time away from work.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so fun to see all the community out,\u201d Minor said. The couple also brought along Minor\u2019s young son, Grady, who said he had previously been to another pride event and feels that it\u2019s important to express pride.<\/p>\n \u201cHappiness, gay and love,\u201d were the main things Grady said pride meant to him.<\/p>\n Though Cara and John Vierra had previously attended Sacramento Pride, they introduced their daughter, Bristol, to the festivities for the first time this year. Cara Vierra said the celebration felt positive and upbeat, and that it felt essential to share the experience with her daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cGood vibes, celebrating love, which is important to show (Bristol),\u201d Vierra said. \u201cAnyone can love anyone, that\u2019s our big thing, we love and accept everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM.<\/p>\n Nancy McKernan, center, waves a pride flag in front of the California Capitol during the Sacramento Pride Parade in Sacramento on Sunday, June 14, 2026. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com Marching for pride and community<\/p>\n
LaTanya Dukes, left, waves pride flags during the Sacramento Pride Parade in Sacramento on Sunday, June 14, 2026. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com \u2018Happiness, gay and love\u2019<\/p>\n
Jordan Ericksen, center, Zoey Thompson, left, and Parker Morgan react to a performer during the Sacramento Pride Parade in Sacramento on Sunday, June 14, 2026. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
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