Cleveland’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival draws thousands

The city’s annual Pride in the CLE festival drew thousands to downtown Cleveland over the weekend. Here’s what we saw.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Galleries, Pride, Queer Joy ● June 8, 2026

Thousands gathered in downtown Cleveland Saturday for the city’s Pride in the CLE festival and march, organized by the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. The Buckeye Flame captured these images. 🔥

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H.L. Comeriato

H.L. Comeriato (they/them) is an award-winning multimedia journalist living and working in Ohio. They were honored with the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for National LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year.