Saturday, June 3, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Fourth Street & Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
Join us for our 38th annual Sonoma County Pride Celebration! We are returning to downtown Santa Rosa after a two-year absence due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. We are so excited to be back and to have you join us! Please read all these pages carefully. To ensure a safe and enjoyable parade experience for participants and spectators, the rules and regulations herein will be strictly enforced.
Our 2023 theme, COMMUNITY!, is all about being together in the spirit of diversity and belonging. Celebrating our connectedness through our vast differences and our sameness to realize we are all in this together. Each of us is a unique individual, yet we are united.
Sonoma County Pride invites you to showcase what makes you and/or your group to celebrate what unites our Sonoma County LGBTQ Community and our allies. We encourage you to be as original and colorful as you dare. Decorate, decorate, decorate. The sky’s the limit. Parade participants are encouraged to use this year’s theme and celebrate to your heart’s desire!
Parade participants were encouraged to use this theme when thinking about their entry concept & decoration.










Judging Criteria and Awards
- Judges will be selected from the community by the Parade committee.
- Each unit will be judged on its overall presentation and the judges’ decision will be final.
- Awards will be granted to three places in each judging category.
- Performances in the parade are only allowed at the Judge’s stand (On Fourth Street at E Street) with a limit of one (1) minute. Stopping the parade to perform in other areas of the parade may result in being pulled from the parade lineup without a refund.
- The awards will be presented on the Festival Stage at 2:00 pm, June 3, 2023. If the winner is not present the award will be held by the parade committee and the winner contacted to receive their award.
Judging Categories:
- Best Use of Pride Theme: COMMUNITY!
- Most Creative / Original Design
- Best Overall
ALLIANCE SONOMA COUNTY
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
AMOR PARA TODOS
ANDREW ENGDAHL
BECOMING INDEPENDANT
BUCKELEW PROGRAMS
CHEER SF
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION
COMM. CHURCH SEBASTOPOL
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMON GROUND SOCIETY
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNER
COMMUNITY MARKET
COMPASSION W/O BORDERS
CONGREGATION BETH AMI
CONGRESSMAN MIKE THOMPSON
COTATI POLICE DEPARTMENT
COUNTY OF SONOMA
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SOCO
DYKES ON BIKES
EXCHANGE BANK
FAIRMONT MISSION INN & SPA
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FORGOTTEN FELINES
FOUNTAINGROVE LODGE
FREE MOM HUGS
HAPPY MIDDLE THEATER CO.
SLATER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOGAN LAND SERVICES
HUBBUB BAND
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KAISER PERMENENTE
KATE KENDELL (GM)
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
KNOX PRESBYTARIAN CHURCH
L3HARRIS SONOMA
LAGUNITAS BREWING CO.
LAURIE FONG
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SC
LESBIAN REUNION, SOCO
LGBTQ CONNECTION
LIFE ON EARTH ART
LOS CIEN
MACYS
MAYOR NATALIE ROGERS
MEDTRONIC
MISS SONOMA COUNTY
NASCAR
NORDQUIST TAYLOR DANCE
NORTH BAY ORGANIZING PROJ
OAKMONT RAINBOW WOMEN
OCCIDENTAL PRIDE
OFFICE OF EDUCATION SOCO
OUTWATCH FILM FESTIVAL
PETALUMA POLICE DEPT.
PETALUMA PRIDE
PHOENIX DANCERS
POSITIVE IMAGES
PROVIDENCE
RAISE A CHILD
REDWOOD THEATER COMPANY
REI CO-OP
ROHNERT PARK FIRE DEPT.
ROHNERT PARK POLICE DEPT
ROLLER DERBY, SOCO
SANTA ROSA COMM. HEALTH
SANTA ROSA FIRE DEPT.
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
SANTA ROSA METRO CHAMBER
SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPT.
SEBASTOPOL SENIOR CENTER
SHERIFF SOCO
SIMONS
SOCO AG AND OPEN SPACE
SOCO LIBRARIES
SONOMA CLEAN POWER
SONOMA LAND TRUST
SONOMA LIFE SUPPORT AMR
SONOMA STATE POLICE DEPT.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
STARBUCKS
STATUS OF WOMEN SOCO
SUMMIT STATE BANK
SUTTER HEALTH
TARGET
THTR PRODUCTIONS
TRADTIONAL MEDICINALS
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
VIDAS LEGAL SERVICES
WINDSOR PRIDE
YMCA, SOCO FAMILY
The Sonoma County Pride planning committee is working hard to finalize details for this year’s Pride events. Once we have finalized the details we will publish FAQs and answers in this location. Thank you for your patience.
What should I wear? – Be festive! Wear lots of color! Don’t be afraid to show your pride and wear rainbows and tons of color! Be sure to dress comfortable, and remember it could be warm so be sure to wear sunscreen!
Are Dogs Allowed? – dogs are allowed so long as they are on a leash and well behaved. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after them. Please take into consideration that we expect a very large crowd and there will be music and controlled chaos.. Some animals might be stressed.