2026 Entertainment Application Twin Cities Pride Festival
About the event
About the application
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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
Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Twin Cities Pride offers unique opportunities for outreach to the LGBTQIA2S+ community performers who support our mission and champion LGBTQIA2S+ equity.
If you or your group are actively working against the LGBTQIA2S+ community, the Pride Festival is not the space for you and we will politely decline your application based on the mission of Twin Cities Pride.
If you or your group has engaged in anti-LGBTQIA2S+ missions/activities in the past 5 years and are working to be more inclusive, please reach out to Andi Otto, Executive Director, before filling out the application so that we can discuss the best steps. He can be reached at andi.otto@tcpride.org
The mission of Twin Cities Pride is to empower every LGBTQIA2S+ person to live as their true self. We envision a future where all LGBTQIA2S+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.
We seek involvement from those participants who affirm and support our message: the Pride celebration commemorates and continues the fight against discrimination and the struggle for equality for LGBTQIA2S+ people and their families.
By completing this application, you agree to the above statements and mission. If at any time during the Pride Festival it is found that you are spreading any sort of hate message, no matter the type, you will be asked to leave the event.
1. Each application will be reviewed to verify the applicant is committed to the equality of all members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and if what they are offering is relevant to the community.
Your application is pending until you receive notification that you have been approved.
If your application is approved, you will be notified if you have been selected to perform.
Violations of Twin Cities Pride rules will result in exclusion from participation, both during the event and in subsequent years. Submitting an application and receiving a confirmation email after you’ve completed the application DOES NOT mean you have been accepted, just that your application has been received.
Questions on the application
User information
- First name
- Last name
- Gender
- Birthday
- Address
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Performer/Group/Band Name
- Registrant Legal/Government - FIRST Name
- Registrant Legal/Government - LAST Name
- Pronouns AND Name (if different than legal/government name)
- Registrant Email
- Address (Street Address)
- Address (City)
- Address (ZIP/Postal Code)
- Preferred Phone Number
- Onsite Contact LEGAL Name (First & Last Name, pronouns)
- Onsite Contact Cell Phone
- What type of performance do you have?
- If music is involved in your performance, what genre of music?
- How many performers are in your group?
- How do you support the mission of Twin Cities Pride?
- Why do you want to participate in the festival?
- How do you feel your performance will inspire others in the community?
- Have you performed at Twin Cities Pride in the past?
- If yes, what year(s)?
- If Yes, Why do you want to return to perform again?
- Does performing at the Twin Cities Pride Festival provide a unique opportunity that is not available anywhere else?
- If Yes, how is it unique from other opportunities throughout the year?
- Please provide a LIVE PERFORMANCE link for review.
- Which stage is most appropriate for your performance? (see descriptions below for stage descriptions)
- I would like to be considered to perform at Youth Night on June 26th, 2026 in Loring Park.
- In addition to wanting to perform solo, are you performing with a group or ensemble?
- Dates and times you NOT available to perform?
- Do you require a backline?
- If you have one, please upload a stage plot for your performance.
- Please provide the photo you would like to be used on socials and our website for promotional purposes.
- Please provide an artist/group biography.
- Enter your Performer/Group Website or type none.
- Enter your Facebook URL or type none.
- Enter your Instagram Handle or type none.
- Enter your YouTube Handle or type none.
- Enter your TikTok Handle or type none.
- Are you a Minnesota resident?
- Do you or anyone in your group identify as a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community?
- Do you or anyone in your group identify as BIPOC?
- Do you or anyone in your group identify as a person with a disabilily?
- I will provide lyrics if requested for the ASL interpreters.
- Are you a decision maker authorized to bind your group or organization to this agreement?
- By signing your name, you agree to the terms and conditions as listed in this application. SIGN YOUR GOVERNMENT NAME
- Submit LYRICS
- Do you or anyone in your group require any acceibilliy measures be in place for your performance? ie: stage ramps, interpretors, etc.
- If yes, what is the name of the group?
