The Logo for This Year’s Annual Pride Portland Parade is Above.

A Poster Created by the Department of Tourism to Encourage Canadians to Visit Maine This Summer. Tourism in Maine is Down Dramatically – Largely Because of the Trump Riff With Canada.

The annual Pride Portland Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, June 21st at 1:30 pm.  The Parade will proceed down Congress Street, starting at Monument Square, down High Street and then onto Park Avenue.  The Parade will  be followed by the Festival at Deering Oaks Park.  The Festival runs from 1:30 pm – 7:00 pm.  The Festival will consist of music, speakers, food trucks, non-food vendors and a beer garden.

METRO bus routes will be detoured around the Parade route.  Sections of some downtown streets will be closing during the Festival.  Parts of Congress and High Streets will be closed from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm  Park Avenue will be closed from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm in both directions.

“As we recognize Juneteenth, we remember the Americans through our nation’s highway who risked their lives and livlihoods to keep our nation moving forward on the long road to equality – including the thousands of Maine people who gave their lives to rid our nation of slavery during the Civil War.  As we reflect on their courage today, may we recommit to doing all we can to keep the promise of freedom wherever it is being delayed or denied to our fellow Americans,” said Governor Janet T. Mills (D) who issued this statement in honor of Juneteenth Day.