Taylor Cohen, left, with Falck Mobile Health, and her wife, Gloria Scott, lead off the OC Pride parade in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
OC Pride parade spectators Becca Wilhelm, left, and Ryann Crofoot, center, cheer during a day-long celebration of diversity, visibility, and community pride in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An OC Pride parade dog walks gingerly along the route in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jessica Quintero with the Glory Center, an LGBTQ inclusive church, gives a free hug to Jesus Jimenez during the OC Pride parade in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dani Soto with the LGBTQ Center takes part in the OC Pride parade in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jewels, a Southern California entertainer, is the OC Pride parade Celebrity Grand Marshal in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
OC Pride parade spectators Becca Wilhelm, left, and Ryann Crofoot cheer during a day-long celebration of diversity, visibility, and community pride in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spencer Mulford helps carry a 33-foot-by-24-foot pride flag during the OC Pride parade in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 10, 2026. He was with Pride at the Pier, a grassroots trans-led organization that works to educate and empower the LGBTQ+ community. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The annual celebration of Orange County’s LGBTQIA+ community returned to Downtown Santa Ana on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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After a few years of OC Pride being hosted at the county fairgrounds, its organizers said they heard from folks who said they wanted to return to the event’s roots — the first Pride festival was held at Centennial Park in 1989.
This year’s celebration kicked off with a parade down 3rd Street ending at the festival area, which had multiple themed stages, community spaces, resources, a wellness zone and more.
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The theme of this year’s OC Pride event was “Our Voices All Combined,” a reminder, organizers said, “that when our community speaks together, we are unstoppable.”
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