Austin held its first Pride Parade in two years on Saturday. The event, which typically happenseach August, has been canceled the last couple of years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The parade celebrating the city’s LGBTQ+ community is put on by the city and The Austin Pride Foundation. Colorful floats made their way down Congress Avenue from 11th Street to Cesar Chavez.
![A float in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa95614/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fbc%2Ffca6f84946f582ad713c5fc55c76%2Faustinpride7-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Participants cheer and carry balloons as they walk in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6af8d51/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F38%2F18206b3745beabcad9c603df5f4f%2Faustinpride2-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Audiences watch the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1e8df9a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4872x3248+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2Fd9%2Ffb2052de4894bf921d9167736d00%2Faustinpride6-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Participants cheer as they walk in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c79ba31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F1d%2Fb8a5122f45c3a71d0988dc527e4a%2Faustinpride3-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Children cheer as they ride in a pickup truck in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd0aba0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5365x3577+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F07%2F7bb686c94926a1ef8988e9e276f3%2Faustinpride8-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Audiences watch the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7cb5025/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5219x3479+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F39%2F68d399da41a2add7ca19cb051b11%2Faustinpride4-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT
![Members of the Indeed sponsored float march in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, TX on August 20, 2022. Stephanie Tacy for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e15a864/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2Fb7528b564680a46fe52c69cccf1c%2Faustinpride5-tacy-aug2022.jpg)
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KUT