OUR MISSION:
To Elevate LGBTQ people through arts and advocacy, Honor our past, Fight for a better future, and Celebrate our collective successes.

Seattle PrideFest is produced by PrideFest, a 501c3 non-profit, with vendor assistance by One Degree Events, with Festival Director Egan Orion, an amazing support staff, and tens of thousands of supporters.

We took over the festival in 2007, when financial problems from the previous festival producers made it impossible for them to produce that year's festival. We only had six weeks, but it was a big success, and we've been building our festival ever since. One Degree Events couldn't do this without a lot of help. Volunteers, staff, the Seattle Center, amazing artists from the Northwest and around the country who add to the excitement of Pride Weekend, and the community that continues to support us year after year. Because of you, we've grown PrideFest into the largest free Pride Festival in the country - THANK YOU!

Egan Orion - Executive Director
egan@pridefest.org

Egan is a Seattle and Northwest native, and has been producing events for the LGBTQ community since 2003 and PrideFest since 2007. With his team, he's grown the Seattle Pride Festival from a small, local celebration to the busiest single day of any event at Seattle Center.

 

LA Kendall LaBree - Deputy Festival Director, Chief Talent Curator
kendall.kdje@gmail.com

LA Kendall LaBree has spent 30 years shaping nightlife, events, and queer culture in the Pacific Northwest. She first joined Seattle PrideFest in 2008 as DJ LA Kendall, and through that experience, she brought her expertise in production and artist curation to help grow the festival alongside Egan Orion.

Kaleb Dameron - Associate Producer, Lead Talent Curator

Kaleb Dameron joined Seattle PrideFest in 2019, bringing his background in nightlife and theater to support our Red Dress Party. After COVID, he played a key role in reigniting the festival at Seattle Center and has continued to grow within the organization over the past three years.  

Our Board
President: Shawn Parks
Vice-President: Andrew Whitver
Treasurer: Anjuli Grossmeyer
Secretary: Jim Elliott
Member: Genessa Krasnow

Curators-in-residence:
Adra Boo (#BlackHotSunday)
Ronnie Smith (Purple Lemonade)
Michael Jouver (Donatella Howe)
Johnny Marzano (Anita Spritzer)