Hank Gastineau, with The Glory Center, offers free hugs to members of the public during the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
A member representing Kaiser Permanente in the Orange County Pride parade marches during the event at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
A horse’s mane is decked out in rainbow colors during the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Segerstrom Center for the Arts walks in to the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Lauren Bautista dons Pride glasses and flag during Orange County Pride at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Members of the Equity Residential contingent participate in the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Orange County Supervisor, Fifth District Katrina Foley waves to the crowd during the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Andrea Lunel adjusts her dog Zoey’s dress in front of large Pride sign at the Orange County Pride event at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
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Hank Gastineau, with The Glory Center, offers free hugs to members of the public during the Orange County Pride parade at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)
Orange County’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies celebrated its resilience and unity at the annual OC Pride Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the OC Fair & Event Center.
“The Orange County community is always showing up for each other. We see people from Anaheim to San Clemente, from our beach towns to our inland cities. We really bring neighbors, families, local and small businesses together,” Manny Muro, vice president of OC Pride, said. “It’s really a local, homegrown festival.”
The festival moved to the fairgrounds last year, and this year added a family camp area where parents and kids could play games and earn merit badges, among other new offerings.
The Blaze It Forward Parade kicked off the day and there was entertainment, resource sharing, a marketplace and more throughout the afternoon.
