Hartford Pride brings thousands to downtown area NBC Connecticut [Video]

It was a party in downtown Hartford with Hartford Pride celebration happening Saturday. The annual event brought thousands to the area.

“Just let it out. Let it be free,” Tiffany Montgomery, of East Hartford, said.

There were many free and colorful spirits on Church Street in downtown Hartford. All of them coming out for Hartford Pride where there was plenty of music and joy for the LGBTQ+ community.

“I am one of the children of Pride. I go to this. This is what I like, and I get a lot of love out of this,” Aaron Wyner, of Hartford, said.

Hartford Pride is a major event for the nonprofit Connecticut Latinos Achieving Rights and Opportunities, or CLARO. This is the 15th year of Hartford Pride and it has grown dramatically.

“There’s a lot of stuff going on in Hartford like the Yard Goats and when they close, they come here, …