2026 Twin Cities Pride Festival

Applications for the 2026 Twin Cities Pride Festival are now open and will remain open until capacity is reached. For all details regarding our application and involvement please visit https://tcpride.org/2026-vendor-info/ or contact festival@tcpride.org

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Please visit our Vendor Info website (link above) to see all details that will make your application process smoother. If you encounter errors while completing or submitting your application, please contact support@eventeny.com, or use the contact form at https://help.eventeny.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. 

The festival will be held June 27-28, 2026. Estimated attendance will be 475,000+

About Twin Cities Pride: Twin Cities Pride is the 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Festival, March, and other events. To see our impact on our community with the funding recieved by vendors like you check out our 2026 Community Impact Report.

The goal of Twin Cities Pride is always to create a safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to gather and celebrate together. If you are part of a company, group, or organization that has actively worked against or physically harmed ANY members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community then Pride is not the space for you.  

We welcome vending businesses and organizations who affirm and support our mission. Twin Cities Pride wishes to create an environment that celebrates the gathering of a community, while remembering our history and all who have gathered before us:   

Our Mission: Twin Cities Pride seeks to empower every LGBTQIA2S+ person to live as their true self and to create a future where all LGBTQIA2S+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.

A current map that shows the remaining booth spaces can be viewed at the bottom of the application, or by following this link: https://www.eventeny.com/events/map/?id=14806&mid=11760

Please verify your booth placement requests compared to this updating map. Specific booth numbers may not be in the same placement as previous years due to changes in the map’s layout. As such, vendors who request the same booth number as 2025 may not have the same booth space.

The following application is for FOOD VENDORS ONLY. For your FIRST LOCATION during Twin Cities Pride Festival.

Applications for the 2026 Twin Cities Pride Festival are now open and will remain open until capacity is reached. For all details regarding our application and involvement please visit https://tcpride.org/2026-vendor-info/ or contact festival@tcpride.org.

Please expand the Show More below to see more details.

If you encounter errors while completing or submitting your application, please contact support@eventeny.com, or use the contact form at https://help.eventeny.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. 

The festival will be held June 27-28, 2026. Estimated attendance will be 475,000+

About Twin Cities Pride: Twin Cities Pride is the 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Festival, March, and other events. To see our impact on our community with the funding received by vendors like you check out our 2026 Community Impact Report.

The goal of Twin Cities Pride is always to create a safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to gather and celebrate together. If you are part of a company, group, or organization that has actively worked against or physically harmed ANY members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community then Pride is not the space for you.  

We welcome vending businesses and organizations who affirm and support our mission. Twin Cities Pride wishes to create an environment that celebrates the gathering of a community, while remembering our history and all who have gathered before us:   

Our Mission: Twin Cities Pride seeks to empower every LGBTQIA2S+ person to live as their true self and to create a future where all LGBTQIA2S+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.

A current map that shows the remaining booth spaces can be viewed at the bottom of the application, or by following this link: https://www.eventeny.com/events/map/?id=14806&mid=11760 

Please verify your booth placement requests compared to this updating map. Specific booth numbers may not be in the same placement as previous years due to changes in the map’s layout. As such, vendors who request the same booth number as 2025 may not have the same booth space.

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Applications for the 2026 Twin Cities Pride Parade are now open and will remain open until 11:59 pm on April 15th, 2026. Approval or Denial will be given no later than April 20th, 2026 to ensure enough time for groups to plan. 

For all details regarding our application and involvement including common FAQ’s please visit https://tcpride.org/parade/

The festival and parade will be held June 27-28, 2026. Estimated attendance will be 475,000+.  Parade will start at 11 am on Sunday June 28th, 2026 and travel down Hennepin Ave. 

About Twin Cities Pride: Twin Cities Pride is the 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Festival, March, and other events.  To see our impact on our community with the funding recieved by vendors like you check out our 2026 Community Impact Report 

The goal of Twin Cities Pride is always to create a safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to gather and celebrate together. If you are part of a company, group, or organization that has actively worked against or physically harmed ANY members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community then Pride is not the space for you.  

We welcome participation from businesses and organizations who affirm and support our mission. Twin Cities Pride wishes to create an environment that celebrates the gathering of a community, while remembering our history and all who have gathered before us.

Our Mission: Twin Cities Pride seeks to empower every LGBTQIA2S+ person to live as their true self and to create a future where all LGBTQIA2S+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.

The Pride celebration commemorates and continues the fight against discrimination and ongoing struggle for equality faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons and their families.  

If you encounter errors while completing or submitting your application, please contact support@eventeny.com, or use the contact form at https://help.eventeny.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. 

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We are excited to open applications to performing artists and invite you apply to share your talents at the 2026 Twin Cities Pride Festival.   

The following application is for Entertainment during Twin Cities Pride Festival, June 27-28, 2026 (2 days) in Loring Park. As well as Youth Night on June 26, 2026.

The Entertainment application will open on January 15th 2026 and remain open until March 31st 2026. If needed, the application will re-open after the first round of applications have been reviewed. 

Your application is pending until you receive notification that you have been approved. 

If your application is approved, this does NOT guarentee that you will be selected to perform.  Performance line up will be decided by May 1st and you will be notified if you have been selected to perform. 

Once selected you will receive a contract and W9 in your email from Andi Otto via Adobe Acrobat that can be singed electronically using a mobile device or laptop.  

If you are having problems with errors submitting your application contact support@eventeny.com, or use the contact form at https://help.eventeny.com/hc/en-us/requests/new  

NOTE: Desktop computers work best for completing the application process.

About Twin Cities Pride 

Twin Cities Pride is the 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Festival, March, and other year-round events.

The goal of Twin Cities Pride is always to create a safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to gather and celebrate together.

We welcome performers who affirm and support our mission. Twin Cities Pride wishes to create an environment that celebrates the gathering of a community, while remembering our history and all who have gathered before us:

• Twin Cities Pride seeks to empower every LGBTQIA2S+ person to live as their true self and to create a future where all LGBTQIA2S+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.
• The Pride celebration commemorates and continues the fight against discrimination and ongoing struggle for equality faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons and their families. 

Performers will be asked to provide lyrics whenever possible for our ASL interpreters.  If chosen to perform, all required documentation will be verified prior to payment. Documentation includes, W9, signed contract.

NOTE: failure to submit all required documentation could result in the forfeiture of your slotted performance time. 

QUESTIONS: If you have questions about this application or process please review the FAQ section of the TC Pride Website https://tcpride.org/festival-entertainment-apply/  If you have any questions not answered in the FAQ section listed above please contact us at entertainment@tcpride.org