Photos: Anchorage Pride Parade returns to Park Strip after 3-year absence

Updated: June 25, 2023 Published: June 25, 2023

People marching with the Rasmuson Foundation group pass out flowers during the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Clad in colorful attire, waving rainbow flags and sharing messages of positivity and inclusion, Anchorage Pride Parade participants marched around the Delaney Park Strip on Saturday as crowds of spectators cheered them on.

Returning after a three-year absence, the Pride Parade was hosted by the Alaskans Together Foundation. The celebration of the LGBTQIA2S+ community continued Saturday afternoon with a Celebrate Pride event on the Park Strip featuring performances, vendors and food trucks, and more Pride festivities were scheduled for Saturday night around Anchorage.

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The Imperial Court of All Alaska float passes by the crowd during the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Hank VanDickerson poses for a photo during the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Jessi Cherry blows bubbles while waiting for the start of Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Sydney Stokes, a member of Identity Alaska's board, marches in the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Dela Rosa prepares to walk with the Front Runner Group in the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Rosa is Emprex 50 of All Alaska in the Imperial Court of All Alaska. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Members of the crowd hold a sign supporting trans rights as the Pride Parade passes by in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

David Lockard sports rainbow hair at the Pride Parade in Anchorage on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Lockard was at the event in support of his transgender son and said, "Dads should support their kids." (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.