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It was an afternoon of loud music, bright colours and cheerful attitudes on Saturday as thousands of people participated in the annual Queen City Pride Parade on Saturday.
Rhys Cardinal has attended the parade since the 1990s. Although he hasn’t marched, as a gay man he said he was very appreciative of how much the parade has grown over the years and the amount of support people have given.
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“Never, ever did I ever think it would look like this,” Cardinal said.
“When I first started there were maybe 15 people in the parade and thought it would never get bigger than that, maybe double the size but this is insane. This is crazy to me.”
Together, thousands strong, loud and proud for Pride in the Queen City.
A message to all that they belong.
Love is love. pic.twitter.com/u2QufAM7es
— Trent Wotherspoon (@WotherspoonT) June 14, 2025
As a teenager in the 1990s, Cardinal said he was scared to march in the parade, but he is now encouraged by the embrace of the queer community.
“This is just heartwarming to see so many people out here embracing the variety of people and all the colours and … all the communities within Pride, it’s amazing to me,” he said.
The parade also brought out many who were attending for the first time.
Hayden Garnes was visiting from the town of Radisson.
“It’s important to see everybody getting along. Everybody’s kind, I think I’ve gotten five free hugs. Everybody’s awesome.”
The parade began on Broad Street and eventually led to Lakeshore Park for more activities throughout the afternoon.
Garnes recommended the event for others who haven’t before.
As a queer woman from a small town, Kai Schmidt said she hadn’t attended anything like the QC Pride Parade before.
She said it was exciting especially since many of her friends have previously attended.
“It’s been really fun, I’ve been seeing all kinds of people from all kinds of places and it’s really awesome to see and very heartwarming. I really love it so far,” Schmidt said.
“I think this is definitely something you have to try once no matter who you are. Whether you’re straight, cis, trans, queer – it’s a fun thing to just go around and get stickers and celebrate being you.”
Sanne Wulms came to show support.
Wulms is a lesbian woman with a trans partner. She moved to Regina a few years ago from small town B.C. where she said there weren’t any Pride events.
“This is already a really big step for me, it’s really nice,” Wulms said.
Wulms said she tries to attend every year.
“Love who you love. C’est la vie,” she said.
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