Downtown’s Pride Street lived up to its name Saturday as thousands flocked to celebrate Tulsa Pride, the annual festival dedicated to LGBTQ+ community and culture.
This year’s event was the second held in October rather than June, after the Tulsa-based nonprofit Oklahomans for Equality moved the date due to extreme heat concerns. The 2025 edition included a parade, market and performance lineup featuring familiar faces from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Members of HotMess Sports, a Tulsa LGBTQ+ sports league, march in the 2025 Tulsa Pride parade. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Downtown Tulsa was filled with vendors and Tulsa Pride attendees on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Tulsa Pride featured a lineup of drag performers on the main stage in downtown on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Thousands of Tulsans attended Tulsa Pride on Oct. 11, 2025, according to organizers. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Churches, nonprofit organizations and businesses participated in the Tulsa Pride parade on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Drag performers took the main stage for Tulsa Pride on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
A section of East 4th Street between Elgin and Lansing Avenues in downtown Tulsa is officially named “Pride Street.” | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Vendors sold flags and other merchandise at the Pride Market during Tulsa Pride 2025 on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Tulsa Pride attendees offered free hugs during the annual festival on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle 
Tulsa Pride featured a lineup of drag performers on the main stage in downtown on Oct. 11, 2025. | Credit: Sam Levrault, The Oklahoma Eagle
Sam Levrault is the print production director for The Oklahoma Eagle and a freelance photographer for Sam Levrault Media.
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