A colorful array of festivities ensued recently in Edgewater for the city's annual Pride parade.
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The event, which took place June 3 this year, was founded and organized by Edgewater residents Marla Doughty and Travis Stealy. They started the parade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Everyone was doing (events) for COVID birthday parties, where you're in your vehicle and social distancing," Stealy said. "And so, we put that together to do it for Edgewater. And the next year, it got a little bigger and got a little bigger. And here we are.”
According to Stealy, the Edgewater Pride parade is the only one in Jefferson County. It attracts people from Lakewood and the rest of the county.
“We’ve had lots of like community support come out, some local businesses come out and actually sponsor. But all local sponsors," Stealy said. "We’re keeping it really local, not like big corporate, but really just a community-led event.”
Doughtry estimated about 210 registered entrants in this year's parade. There were about 20 vehicles in the parade and about 15 vendors on the ground in the Edgewater Market, the endpoint for the parade. There were floats by Jeffco Open Spaces and booths featuring the Jefferson County Library. Even the Chief of the Edgewater Police drove in the parade, his car adorned with Pride flags.
For more information about the Edgewater Pride Parade, visit Edgewater Co Pride.
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