Pride March and Rally fills SLC's State Street with giant rainbow flag

Several thousand Utahns turned out to celebrate the LGBTQ community on Saturday and Sunday, marching, cheering and waving rainbow flags.

Wearing rainbow makeup and rainbow wigs, members of Utah’s LGBTQ community gathered at the Utah Capitol on Saturday morning for the Pride March and Rally. People danced, listened to speakers and posed for selfies before picking up the edge of a giant rainbow flag and proceeding down State Street, behind brightly colored balloons that spelled the word “Pride.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Friends Kelly Anne Ward, left, and September McKinnon dance to the music at the Utah Capitol for the Rainbow March and Rally to City Hall in downtown Salt Lake City for Pride Week on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather at the Utah Capitol for the Rainbow March and Rally in Salt Lake City during Utah Pride Week on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christine Menges, left, takes a picture of Kody Nielson and her son Emerson as people gather at the Utah Capitol for the Rainbow March and Rally in downtown Salt Lake City during Utah Pride Week on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People march from the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City to kick off the Utah Pride Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rin Zarada has her picture taken with “gay Jesus,” played by Ryan Barlow while gathered at the Utah Capitol for the Rainbow March and Rally to downtown Salt Lake City during Utah Pride Week on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Once the group arrived at Washington Square Park, the Utah Pride Festival began, and performers lit up the stage.

On Sunday, the Utah Pride Parade kicked off at 10 a.m., filling downtown Salt Lake City’s streets with floats and excited spectators. Children waved rainbow flags from atop their parents’ shoulders, and attendees along the parade route waved more rainbow flags. One person held up a sign that read, “Just spread love.” A float for Why Kiki bar featured a group of drag queens, who posed in their high heels.

The parade ended with a group of people carrying a giant rainbow flag.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Young girl watches the Pride Parade from her dad's shoulders, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kamryn Ferguson and Seanna Vurtis hold signs at the Pride Parade, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pride Parade, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A The giant rainbow flag ends the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 2, 2024.