The year’s coming to a close, and if there’s one great thing about Seattle, it’s that we know how to have a good time. Join us on a look back at the year’s best parties, pride-filled parades, and festivals. Warning: some pics slightly NSFW.Photos by Matthew Williams, Catherine Anstett, Marcella Volpintesta, Stephen Giang, James Castelline, Renee McMahon, Sofie Dalgaard, Matt Mason, Pablo Conrad, and Zibby Wilder.Published on December 15, 2010
Seattle’s Gay Pride Parade took place in June and brought out loads of attendees, participants and supporters.
Cinco de Mayo: celebrated because our own independence day – and the excuse to drink that comes with it – can’t arrive soon enough.
The Dykes On Bikes procession was a part of Seattle’s June pride parade.
Barby McShain gets airborne as he wrestles his brother Dugan at the Family 4th Picnic at Gasworks Park in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday, July 4, 2010. (Photo by Matthew Williams for The Seattle Weekly)
Although it wasn’t technically a party, parade or festival, the Emerald City Mudhens’ August lube wrestling match seemed like a real jamboree for the male attendees. The Mudhens held the competition to raise funds for their trip to nationals.
Unsurprising news: Seattle’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are considered some of the nation’s best.
Mo Bro and Mo Sistas bust a move on the dance floor at Trinity during the 2010 Movember Seattle Gala Parte on Saturday evening Nov. 27, 2010. in Pioneer Square in Seattle. Movember is a charity event that originated in Australia in 2003 and is growing exponentially throughout the world. As part of the fundraising challenge, men grow a mustache beginning November 1st to help raise funds for prostate and testicular cancer research. The funds go to the Livestrong Foundation and also for prostate cancer research.
Although it wasn’t technically a party, parade or festival, the Emerald City Mudhens’ August lube wrestling match seemed like a real jamboree for the male attendees. The Mudhens held the competition to raise funds for their trip to nationals.
After putting in an appearance at the Fremont Solstice celebration, Seattle’s naked bikers graced the Pride Parade.
The Seattle Seafare Pirates landed at Alki beach on Saturday, July 11, 2010. (Photo by Matthew Williams for The Seattle Weekly)
Spitfire recently hosted the obligatory ugly holiday sweaters party. This one was thrown as a thank you to those who volunteered to run in Seattle’s Jingle Bell Walk/Run.
Seattle’s Gay Pride Parade took place in June and brought out loads of attendees, participants and supporters.
Seattle’s annual Solstice Parade let the city’s more creative minds come up with new – or tricked out – modes of transportation.
Prom is a right of passage you can never escape, even if you’re dead. Neumo’s hosted a pre-Halloween Zombie Prom for all of Seattle’s undead who still had a skip in their step.
Oysters celebrate their New Year in November, we guess, because that’s when Elliot’s Oyster House held their Oyster New Year’s jubilee.
Earlier this month partygoers dressed in white for Trinity Nightclub’s White Party. Those dressed in white got in without a cover charge.
Fremont’s annual Solstice Parade brought out some truly lovely costumes.
Rhythms of India performs a Bollywood dance number at the < ahref=http://www.seattleweekly.com/locations/ad/170980/>Seattle Art Museum’s Diwali Ball, held in October to celebrate the Indian ‘Festival of Lights.’
On Oct. 31 Hive Mind Halloween XVI threw just one of Seattle’s numerous Halloween parties. This one took place at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
Brewers and beer enthusiasts converged on the 2010 Washington Brewers Festival held at Saint Edwards State Park on Saturday, June 20, 2010, in Kenmore, Wash. (Photo by Matthew Williams for The Seattle Weekly)
