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🌈 2026 NKY Pride Parade Grand Marshal Announcement 🌈

Some people leave a mark. Katie Meyer left a whole parade.

Katie was there from the very beginning of NKY Pride. She went on to co-found the NKY Pride Center and, perhaps most iconically, she is the co-founder and the creative force behind the NKY Pride Parade.

The Parade was her brainchild and her passion project — and every single year, she brought color, energy, and pure magic to the streets of Covington on the first Sunday in June. The decision to add a parade and lean all the way into the "Sunday Funday" concept transformed our little festival into the celebration it is today. That was Katie. Stepping into her role as NKY Pride Parade Chair is her wife and our NKY Pride Center President, Dr. Bonnie Meyer.

In April, the City of Covington's Economic Development Department honored Katie with an Authenti-City Award. She knew about it before she passed and she was genuinely blown away that her community would recognize her for her work. We aren't sure why she was surprised. So much of what we all love about Covington — and honestly, this entire region — exists because of Katie Meyer's extraordinary ability to pull people together across every background and personality and get us all fired up and rowing in the same direction.

Katie Meyer was magic. We are all so much better for having had her impact, her creativity, her laughter, and her passion for vibrant cities and communities in our lives.

For all of these reasons and so many more, it is our great honor to announce the 2026 NKY Pride Parade Grand Marshal:

✨ Katie Meyer ✨
represented by her family & friends