Photo Focus: Freedom City Welcome the 2024 Pride Parade

Although it was a small parade, dozens of spectators lined Strand Street to join in the revelry at the 5th Annual Pride Parade and Health Fair Block Party in Frederiksted, Saturday. The first Pride event of the year was a rave party at Point Udall and the last will be the Pride Celebration drag show at Sand Castle on the Beach June 15.

Trucks, vans, cars, people, quadrille dancers and even women on horseback – the Crucian Cowgirls – decorated in rainbow colors in support of the Virgin Islands LGBTQ+ community, proceeded slowly down the street.

Adults and children moved to the music while watching the parade. Some jumped into the street and followed troupes to the end. Based on the smiling faces, everyone seemed happy.