The largest parade in Saskatoon took over city streets on Saturday, when more than 150 floats and entries were a part of the annual Pride parade, while thousands of attendees lined the route near the riverbank and through downtown.
Photojournalist Heywood Yu was on hand to capture the sights of the event.
The parade passes Midtown in downtown Saskatoon.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
A parade participant holds a sign during the parade on Saturday.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix More than 150 floats took part in the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Parade participants were all smiles.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Lauretta Peters hold an umbrella during the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix A participant hands out Pride flags.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Drag Queen Rita Baga took part in Saturday’s parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix All the colours of Pride were on display.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Spectators lined city streets for the 2024 parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin, Nathaniel Teed, waves a Pride flag.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Many signs carried a political message in Saturday’s parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Pride flags are carried by parade participantsPhoto by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix More than 150 floats took part in the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Brittney Ferch, left, and Lauretta Peters, right, of Salty Circus during the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Pets also took part in the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Bedazzled with Pride flags.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix A parade participant does a cartwheel during the parade.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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