Pride Celebration
June 20 - 21, 2026
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Celebrating Pride
Join The Pride Parade!
10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Come dressed in your Pride best, decorate or bring your own float, and make a Pride flag to join the parade! Start at the Picnic Pavilion, where supplies will be available to decorate wagons or strollers and create floats. We'll end at the plaza for selfies at the Pride photo booth. Parades start at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Community Collaboration
Point Defiance Zoo is proud to partner with Oasis Youth Center for this year’s Pride event. Oasis is the only organization in Pierce County dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth, providing a safe space, mentorship, peer connections, and resources that empower young people to thrive.
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Rainbow enrichments
Because diversity is a good thing.
Watch animals enjoy rainbow-themed enrichments all weekend. Some enrichments are scheduled and some are not. Keep an eye out for Pride enrichment experiences throughout the day all weekend long!
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Arctic Sea Ice Weekend
Arctic Sea Ice Weekend
Keeper chats, enrichments, and climate action.
July 11-12.
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Pacific Seas Aquarium Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Ever touched a moon jellyfish? Seen baby jellies through a giant microscope? Fed an anemone? The Pacific Seas Aquarium Behind-the-Scenes experience is a fascinating tour through the backstage areas that only aquarists get to see.