East Hampton Pride in Pictures | The East Hampton Star

Jimmy Mack and Brian Mott rode a Southampton Village Ocean Rescue Jet Ski in Saturday's East Hampton Village Pride Parade.

There was rain, and then some, but there were plenty of rainbows at the East Hampton Village Pride Parade on Saturday, led this year by the Tony Award-winning performer, writer, and filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell as grand marshal.

After the parade, in Herrick Park, Mr. Mitchell performed for a soaked but enthusiastic crowd.

One of the parade's founders, Tom House of Hamptons Pride, right, posed with Brad and Lisa Schlossberg before the procession set out and before the rain arrived. *Durell Godfrey*

This was the fourth year for the event, which was founded in 2021 at the encouragement of East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen. Tom House of Hamptons Pride has been instrumental in making the event the success it is, with all the money to stage it raised at a single annual fund-raiser, with this year’s set to take place at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton on the evening of June 21.

There were groups representing churches and houses of worship from across the East End, including St. Luke's Episcopal in East Hampton, whose pastor, the Rev. Ben Shambaugh, center, is seen outside the car with Peter Van Scoyoc and Dianne Benson. *Durell Godfrey*

Georgia Kaiser and Donovan Harris. *Durell Godfrey*

The crew from Our Fabulous Variety Show let their smiles be their umbrellas. *Durell Godfrey*

John Cameron Mitchell, and Guild Hall's executive director, Andrea Grover, found shelter from the rain under an awning in Herrick Park. *Durell Godfrey*

East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, left, and Councilwoman Cate Rogers at Herrick Park after the parade. *Durell Godfrey*

Rainbows, rainbows everwhere. *Durell Godfrey*

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