This Saturday, June 17th is the Portland Pride! Parade. This is Northern New England's largest Pride Parade and folks from all over will be mingling with the locals to celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQA movement! The parade route runs from Monument Square, down Congress St.,High St., Park St. and ending at Deering Oaks Park. The parade starts at noon and the line up will happen between 10 and 11:30.

If you are looking for inspiration while getting ready for the parade, Rolling Stone has put together a list of "The 25 Essential LGBTQ Pride Songs"

Check out the Portland Public Library's Bookmobile for Drag Queen Story Time in Deering Oaks at 2 on Saturday!

Pride Portland! fosters and honors diversity, inclusivity and unity. Volunteers are still needed for the parade, find out more here.

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