Notice:
2025 Events
Seattle Pride in the Park
Saturday, June 7
Decorate your very own tooth fairy wings at our booth at Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 7 from noon- 7 pm! This annual celebration marks the beginning of Pride Month in Seattle with an outdoor festival that features food, performances, and vendor booths. We’ll bring the wings, glitter, feathers, gems and Tooth Fairies to craft with if you bring enthusiasm and your smiles!
Snohomish Pride Festival
Saturday, June 7
Who doesn’t love a 3-day celebration of Pride? Join the community of Snohomish for their Annual Snohomish Pride Celebration, happening on June 6-8. There is a parade, an inclusive family festival (you’ll find a Delta Dental of Washington table at the festival), a pop-up market, and more!
Spokane Pride Parade & Festival
Saturday, June 14
Spokane Pride Parade & Festival: Join us in Spokane to celebrate Pride on the east side on Saturday, June 14! Cheer us on as we march through downtown Spokane during the parade, starting at noon. From noon to 4pm, decorate fairy wings with our Tooth Fairy at the Pride Festival in Riverfront Park!
Colville Pride
Saturday, June 21
Colville’s third annual Pride event is happening Saturday, June 21 at 4:30 p.m. at Pourhouse in Heritage Court! There will be live music, dancing, karaoke, prizes, and more! Last year, Delta Dental of Washington was the first and only corporate sponsor of Colville Pride, and we are honored to do it again this year. We’re thrilled to sponsor this event as Colville is home to one of our three office locations.
Seattle Pride Parade
Sunday, June 29
The biggest Pride celebration in the state is the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29 at 11 a.m. The Seattle Pride Parade is community-led, deeply rooted in activism, and unapologetically focused on LGBTQIA2S+ visibility. Every year, 300,000+ people gather in the streets, marching for joy, justice, and belonging. Delta Dental of Washington is proud to march in support of Pride activism, this year, and every year.
Arcora Foundation
Arcora Foundation is an innovator, thought leader, and investor in oral and overall health and equity strategies. They are the state’s largest foundation dedicated to this cause and the foundation of Delta Dental of Washington. Learn more about the impact of their work with partners across the state in their 2025 community report.
Arcora in your CommunityKey Initiatives:
People in Washington state with Apple Health (Medicaid) or no insurance can access dental care when, where, and how they want. DentistLink—a no-cost referral service fully funded by Arcora Foundation and the Washington State Health Care Authority—connects people to dentists and related resources—like interpretation and transportation—to support their oral health.
Access to Baby and Child Dentistry connects Apple Health (Medicaid) eligible children from birth up to age 6 and children with special health care needs through age 12 with specially-trained dentists in their communities. The focus is on tooth decay prevention and educating parents to take good care of their children's teeth.
Delta Dental's Spokane Pride Celebration
The Spokane Pride celebration includes a parade and an outdoor festival that features music, food, and vendor booths. Supporting LGBTQIA+ events and organizations on the east side of the state is deeply important to us because it is our vision to enhance oral healthcare access to everyone in Washington, with no one left behind.
Marching in the
Seattle Pride Parade!
Delta Dental of Washington and the Arcora Foundation are excited to participate in Washington's largest pride parade: The Seattle Pride Parade! The Parade is community-led, deeply rooted in activism, and unapologetically focused on LGBTQIA2S+ visibility. Every year, 300,000+ people gather in the streets, marching for joy, justice, and belonging. We hope to see you smiling with pride at the parade!
UTOPIA Washington
United Territories of Pacific Islander Alliance Washington is a queer and trans people of color-led, grassroots organization born out of the struggles, challenges, strength, and resilience of the Queer and Trans Pacific Islander community in South King County.
Oasis Youth Center
Oasis Youth Center transforms the lives of queer youth by creating a safe place to learn, connect, and thrive. Oasis envisions a world in which queer youth are valued in the community as strong, creative leaders. Oasis is a youth-adult partnership in which young people and adults come together for shared teaching, learning and action.
Spectrum Center Spokane
Spectrum's mission is to create a safe, intersectional, intergenerational, 2SLGBTQIA+ community gathering space that celebrates a resilient, healthy community through social connectedness and support, arts and culture, access to resources, and leadership development.
Odyssey Youth Movement
Odyssey Youth Movement promotes equity for LGBTQ+ youth in the Inland Northwest through youth-driven programs and community education.
Oral Health for Transgender Individuals Seeking Gender-affirming Care
Gender-affirming care can be a critically important process for transgender people looking to live a life more in line with their gender identity. But it can be a vulnerable, painful, and deeply personal process. It's important that anyone who begins a gender-affirming journey has the tools to care for their health throughout - and that includes their oral health which can be impacted by hormone treatments.
