Spokane Pride 2025 is going to be the most colorful day of the year, and Believe in Me will be right in the middle of it with a float and a bustling merch booth. We’re looking for energetic, LGBTQIA2S-affirming volunteers to set the stage, march in the parade, sell our signature PRIDE swag (yes, those clack-tastic folding fans!), and wrap everything up when the party’s over. Here’s how you can help on Saturday ◆ June 14, 2025.
Event Snapshot
| What | When | Where | Why |
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| Spokane Pride Parade & Festival | Sat ◆ June 14, 2025 | Downtown Spokane parade route & Riverfront Park | Celebrate love & raise funds for marginalized youth |
Vendor load-in 7 – 11 AM • Parade steps off 12 PM • Festival runs 1 – 6 PM • Evening events until 9 PM (Spokane City, YWCA Spokane, Happening Next)
Why Lend a Hand?
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Multiply the impact of Pride: Spokane Pride draws “tens of thousands” and features five stages, 120 performers and hundreds of vendors, creating Spokane’s largest one-day festival (Spokane City, Happening Next).
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Champion marginalized kids: Believe in Me channels every dollar we raise into mentoring, education and enrichment programs for youth who face homelessness, poverty or discrimination (Believe in Me).
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Stand proudly with the LGBTQIA2S+ community: Spokane Pride’s mission is to create safe, healing spaces and a thriving queer community (Spokane Pride).
Volunteer Roles & Shifts
| Shift | Time | What You’ll Do |
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| Set-Up Squad | 7 – 11 AM | Unload gear during the official vendor load-in window, pop up canopies, hang banners, and arrange colorful merch displays (Spokane City) |
| Parade Pride Walkers | 11:30 AM – 1 PM | Line up with our float, wave flags, hand out stickers, and help our yak mascot keep the energy high as the parade rolls at noon (Spokane City, YWCA Spokane) |
| Merchandise Mavericks | 1 – 6 PM | Staff the booth, greet festival-goers, and sell rainbow bandanas, pins, clack fans, and other Pride gear that “snaps, slaps and speaks volumes” (Pride Fans®, Alchemy Merch, Daftboy) |
| Float & Booth Re-stock | 2 – 4 PM | Run quick supply runs, top up water for volunteers, and keep the cashless POS humming |
| Strike Force | 6 – 9 PM | Break down displays, pack tubs, inventory leftover swag, and load everything for next year’s Pride (Happening Next) |
Half-day and full-day shifts welcome—tell us when you’re available and we’ll plug you in!
Volunteer Perks
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Free entry to the festival, plus front-row access to 120 performers and three live bands (Spokane City)
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Event T-shirt & swag bag loaded with one of our coveted clack fans (Pride Fans®)
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Community-service certificate for school, work, or résumé credit
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All the Pride vibes—march, dance, and celebrate in Spokane’s biggest queer event
How to Sign Up
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Click “Respond” on this posting at VolunteerSpokane.org and select your preferred shift(s).
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Submit your volunteer enrollment form.
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Join the 60-minute virtual briefing on June 11, so you know exactly where to meet and what to expect.
Questions? Email admin@believeinme.org or call (206) 414-8043 (Believe in Me).
Your Impact
Every tent peg you drive, every rainbow badge you sell, and every smile you share helps Believe in Me fund life-changing programs for kids who need allies the most. Sign up, show up, and help Spokane hear the message “All youth deserve to believe in themselves.”
