See Photos of Evansville Indiana’s 2022 River City Pride Parade and Festival

I am so happy and excited to share photos from the 2022 Pride Parade and Festival hosted by River City Pride. It was a beautiful day both in weather and in spirit and you can see it all in brilliant photos captured during the day's events.

A Little Local History

River City Pride was formed in 2018 and brought Evansville's first-ever Pride parade and festival to the city in 2019. As a mom and ally to members of the LGBTQIA+ community, I knew the importance of that inaugural event, and I made sure I was there sporting my "Free Mom Hugs" shirt and my big, bold rainbow sign declaring myself "Ally AF." Let me tell you, I gave out a whole lot of hugs that day!

2020

Unfortunately, the pandemic prevented River City Pride from hosting a Pride event in 2020. It was during the planning phases of the 2021 event that I reached out to River City Pride about getting involved. As someone who has family, friends, and coworkers in the LGBTQIA+ community it was important to be a part of this event, not only for our stations but personally as well.

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2021

Despite the organization's best efforts, 2021 didn't work out quite as expected either. However, organizers were able to still host a Pride event, albeit virtual, that they moved to October to coincide with National Coming Out Day. I was honored to be the Host with the Most (I was dressed as Beetlejuice!) for their Spooky-themed virtual Pride livestream event.

2022 Marks the Return of Pride in Evansville

Fast forward to 2022 and all systems were a go to celebrate Pride once again in Evansville in the traditional month of June! I'm grateful that our stations were able to show up and be allies and I was deeply honored to have been named one of the Grand Marshals for the Pride parade. Once the parade was through, I had the opportunity to give out a whole heap of mom hugs and I even emceed the final drag show of the night!

Let's Get to the Good Stuff

Saturday was truly such a beautiful day of love and inclusivity in our city and we were proud to be a part of it. So without further adieu, take a scroll through the photos capturing the vibrancy, color, love, and inclusivity of the day's events courtesy of Tymeallo Studios photographer Tyler Shields.