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Denver PrideFest 2018 in photos

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Posted 6/18/18

The 43rd annual PrideFest kicked on in Denver on June 16. Events were held in the city throughout the week. The event is hosted by the GLBT Community Center of Colorado. The Center is a nonprofit …

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Denver PrideFest 2018 in photos

Greg Maronde (left), Todd Colletti, Shawna Slavinski and Mayor Michael B. Hancock (right) cut the ribbon to the new rainbow crosswalk on Broadway on Friday, June 15. The community raised around $31,000 to install the crosswalk, which is at the intersection of Broadway and West Irvington Place.

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Shawna Slavinski, Todd Colletti,Maggie Thompson, Councilman Jolon Clark, and Greg Maronde posed on the new rainbow crosswalk on Broadway. The group raised $31,000 to install the crosswalk.

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The Office of Jolon Clark and the Baker Broadway Merchants Association held a ribbon cutting for the new rainbow crosswalk. The crosswalk is at the intersection of Broadway and West Irvington Place.

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Participants in the Pride 5k cross Grant Street on 14th Avenue on June 16.

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Grace Orders and Zack Colby cross the finish line of the Pride 5k on June 16.

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Ivan Montes crosses the finish line of the Pride 5k on June 16. The 5k run kicked off the festival Saturday morning.

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Crowds gathered at the Capitol building in Denver after the Pride 5k event on June 16.

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Billie Pellerito holds Kellie Martin on her back after the Pride 5k on June 16.

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Ivan Montes takes a picture of Ivytte Ceballos holding a Mexican Pride flag after they finished the Pride 5k event on June 16.

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Alyssa Brenner(left), Becca Brenner, Marissa Straub, and Keely Garcia (right) stand on the steps of the Capitol Building in Denver after the Pride 5k event on June 16.

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Miranda Stanfield and Joaquin Ramirez stand at the Capitol building in Denver where the Pride 5k finished on the morning of June 16.

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A participant in the Denver Pride Parade hands out bracelets on June 17.

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Participants in the 2018 Pride Parade turn onto Colfax Avenue from Franklin Street on June 17. Event organizers expected 350,000 people at the two day festival.

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Sissy Lu at the Pride Festival at Civic Center Park in Denver on June 17.

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Pride Parade participants sprayed water guns and bubbles onto crowds from a float on June 17.

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Lexi Allen holds Maia Allen while watching the Pride Parade from Colfax Avenue on June 17.

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Members of the Aurora Police Department walked in the 2018 Pride Parade on June 17 in Denver.

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Many people watched the Pride Parade on June 17 from their balconies lining Colfax Avenue. The parade goes from Cheesman Park to Civic Center Park.

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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper joined in on the Pride Parade on Colfax Avenue on June 17.

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Posted Monday, June 18, 2018 1:24 pm

Kailyn Lamb
klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

The 43rd annual PrideFest kicked on in Denver on June 16. Events were held in the city throughout the week. The event is hosted by the GLBT Community Center of Colorado. The Center is a nonprofit working to empower the LGBT community. Organizer estimated that 350,000 people attended Pride events over the weekend.

The Office of Councilman Jolon Clark and the Baker Broadway Merchants Association also held a ribbon cutting for the new rainbow crosswalk at Broadway and West Irvington Place.

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