Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2024

Jun 22 12:00 pm - Jun 22 10:00 pm
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Calder Plaza, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States

Hosted by Grand Rapids Pride Center

Dates

Jun 22 12:00 pm - Jun 22 10:00 pm
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Location

Calder Plaza, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States

The Grand Rapids Pride Festival is returning for it's 36th year and we are excited to announce that our theme is Queer is Natural! In the face of policies and agendas that put our existence into question or harms way, we aim to curate a stage that is diverse, vibrant, and reverberates our voices throughout the crowd for all to hear; showing that not only is our 2-SLGBTQ+ community natural, but here to continue to push the needle forward. Our focus is not only to support local businesses and artists, we also want to work to create a safe, open and inclusive environment for Grand Rapids community members to celebrate who they are! At the festival you will find… 100+ Vendors Beer Garden (including non alcoholic drinks!) Entertainment Family & Children’s Activities Food Trucks Local Artists Sensory Space Teen/Youth Activities

Parking instructions

Please utilize any metered parking or any paid city lot.

Health & safety guidelines

For the safety and comfort of all participants, we are highly recommending all attendees to observe the following precautions: • Wear face masks, except when eating or drinking • Maintain physical distance when possible • Testing the day before coming to Pride Festival Hand sanitizer stations and face masks will be available on-site. If you are experiencing any cold/flu-like symptoms, have COVID-19, MPox or any other communicable disease or think you may have been exposed, please stay home.

Marketplace

Artist Alley

15 shops

Sarah Jean Land Original Artwork

Witch’s Cabinet Boutique

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Business/Commercial

41 shops

A Pleasant Dog/Pleasant Hearts Pet Pantry

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All Weather Seal of West Michigan

Duncan Lake Speech Therapy

GLC Live at 20 Monroe

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God Glam It

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Good Judys Market & Juice Bar

MaxLiving Chiropractic- Beltline

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Midwest Movement Collective

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Not Sorry Goods

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Oh, Hello Paper & Gifts

Sofía Draws Every Day

Suppression 2 Expression Counseling

Transfigure Print Collective

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Unicorn Whisperer Boutique

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Wednesday Workshop

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Food Vendor

20 shops

around baking company

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Desi's Tropical Sno Shack LLC

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Dolce Mini Cakes

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Furniture City Creamery

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Ibison Concessions LLC

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Kona Ice Of West Grand Rapids

Outlaw Roasted Corn 3

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Patty Matters

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Pressed In Time- Food Truck

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Semifreddo

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Silver Star Cafe “Airborne Burritos”

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Silver Star Cafe “Airborne Melts”

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SUNNY'S SWEETS & TREATS

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Tamales Mary Food Truck

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Taquero Mucho

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The Corner Twist Pretzels

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Underground Cookie Club

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Non-Profit Organizations

54 shops

ACLU of Michigan

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Addressing Diabetes and HIV

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Aldersgate United Methodist Church

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Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter

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Battle Creek VA Medical Center

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Brio Living Services | Porter Hills Village

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Catherine's Health Center

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Chosen Family of Michigan

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Committee to Elect Peter Kulas-Dominguez

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Crash's Landing Cat Rescue & Placement Center

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D.A.Blodget St. John’s

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Equality Michigan

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First United Methodist Church

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For Michigan

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Free Mom Hugs - Michigan

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Gays in Faith Together

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Grand Rapid Tidal Waves

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Grand Rapids Civic Theatre

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Grand Rapids DSA

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Grand Rapids LGBTQ+ Healthcare Consortium

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Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance

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Grand Rapids Women's Chorus

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Health Net of West Michigan

Holy Spirit Episcopal Church

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Human Rights Campaign

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Humane Society of West Michigan

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Institute for Global Education

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John Ball Zoo

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Kent County Democrats

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Kent County Health Department

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Kent District Library & Grand Rapids Public Library

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Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

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Michigan Humanists

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MiGen Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network

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Moms Demand Action GR Group

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National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

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NOCIRC of Michigan

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Our Mental Health Collective

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Out On The Lakeshore

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Planned Parenthood of Michigan

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Pleasant Hearts Pet Food Pantry

Sherman St. Christian Reformed Church

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Spirituality Centers Inc

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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Stand with Trans

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The Committee to Elect Charissa Huang

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The Satanic Temple - West Michigan

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Trinity Health Grand Rapids

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Trinity United Methodist Church

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West Michigan Gay Men's Chorus

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Interested in applying to the event:

4 active applications

Non-Profit Organizations

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Welcome! You are applying for a 10x10 Non-profit Organization booth space for Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2024. Non-Profit booths are only for tax-exempt organizations or churches.

This year, your booth space fee is determined based on your organization's budget size. We are able to verify budget size through public tax information, if necessary. Budget sizes have been split into 5 tiers:

Non-Profit Budget Under $500,000
Non-Profit Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000
Non-Profit Budget $1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Non-Profit Budget $5,000,000 - $10,000,000
Non-Profit Budget Greater Than $10,000,000

Business/Commercial

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Welcome! You are applying for a 10x10 Business/Commercial booth space for Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2024.

This year, your booth space fee is determined based on your businesses budget size. We are able to verify budget size through public tax information, if necessary. Budget sizes have been split into 5 tiers:
Business Budget Under $500,000
Business Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000
Business Budget $1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Business Budget $5,000,000 - $10,000,000
Business Budget Greater Than $10,000,000

We are offering a discount on booth spaces for Queer Owned Businesses again this year! If you are a Queer Owned Business, please use code queerbiz24 to receive your discount! You can enter the code on the fourth step of the application at the top of the page.

Artist Alley

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Welcome! You are applying for a Local Artist booth space for Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2024.

Local Artist booths are only for artists located in the Grand Rapids area and must not have their own business. Any artists with their own business please use our Business/Commercial application. All original works only.

Local Artist booth spaces are booths numbered 61-75 in the Artist Alley section (see Festival Map for location).

Categories:
Clay: Original clay and porcelain work, functional or sculptural.

Fiber: Includes wearable and non-wearable. No machine-tooled, machine-screen printing, or other forms of mass production are accepted.

Glass: Functional and sculptural work is accepted. Kiln forming, blowing, molding, or casting, as well as all cold working processes are permitted.

Jewelry: Only those artists accepted in the jewelry category may display or sell jewelry. Items made from commercial parts may not be exhibited.

Metal: Sculptural or decorative work made from metal.

Mixed Media: Work which combines materials from two or more mediums in one piece.

Musical Instruments: Handmade instruments.

Natural Materials: This includes basket weaving, chair caning, brooms, gourds, and other works made from materials found in nature.

Photography: Includes traditional film photography, hand-colored images, emulsion transfers, and digital photography. Only artist’s original source material is acceptable.

Printmaking: Only hand-pulled original prints are allowed.

Sculpture: Three-dimensional work using additive or subtractive processes in a single medium.

Two-Dimensional: Drawing, painting, and digital works. Reproduction prints are not allowed.

Wood: Original works that are hand tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.

Food Vendor

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Welcome! You are applying for a Food Vendor space at Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2024. Food Vendors will need to specify if they’re a food truck or will just need a booth space.

Any food vendor will need to have a Kent County Health Department permit. Food trucks will need (1) to provide us their exact footprint measurement and (2) have a City of GR Food Truck license (as well as the Health Department permit).

Volunteers

Interested in becoming a volunteer:

16 active applications

Friday Setup

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help us setup for pride festival! Which includes setting up tables and chairs for vendors, setting out and arranging patio furniture, moving kegs and setting up the beer garden, hanging up signage,... + More

Volunteer Check-In

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help volunteers get checked in for their shift! Check their names off on the volunteer list, provide them with a volunteer shirt and nametag, direct them to their volunteer location as needed.

Entertainment

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Assist the MC, DeeDee Chaunte with entertainment needs.

Sensory Area

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Volunteers in the sensory area will oversee the area and help folks using the space get water, seating, etc. as well as cleaning the space after folks leave. Volunteer therapists in the sensory... + More

Saturday Teardown

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help us start tearing down tents, folding up tables and chairs, picking up trash, etc. as the event closes out.

Festival Information Volunteer 3

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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The festival information volunteer will provide general festival info and accessibility info to festival guests. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 3 near Ottawa and... + More

Festival Information Volunteer 2

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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The festival information volunteer will provide general festival info and accessibility info to festival guests. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 2 in front of... + More

Festival Information Volunteer 1

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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The festival information volunteer will provide general festival info and accessibility info to festival guests. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 1 near Ottawa and... + More

GRPC Vendor Booth

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Grand Rapids Pride Center (GRPC) will be selling flags and other merch at their vendor booth on Ottawa in front of Calder Plaza. We will need volunteers to run the vendor booth (selling merch,... + More

Sunday Clean Up

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help us fold up tables and chairs, picking up trash, pack up all the left over event bins, etc. to finish cleaning the street up.

Beer Garden

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Volunteers in the beer garden may assist with selling beer/drink tickets, checking ID's, distributing wristbands for guests ages 21+, pouring beer from kegs, refilling ice coolers, making... + More

Vendor Check-In & Setup

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help us check in vendors, guide them to their booth spaces, assist vendors with booth setup as needed, etc.

Volunteer Therapist 1

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Volunteer therapists will provide therapy services for folks as needed. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 1 near Ottawa and Michigan. Information about the... + More

Maintenance Crew

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Help us keep the festival clean! Duties include picking up trash off the ground, clearing trash off any tables and chairs, overseeing the recycling area to ensure festival attendees are recycling... + More

Volunteer Therapist 3

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

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Volunteer therapists will provide therapy services for folks as needed. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 3 near Ottawa and Lyon Information about the festival,... + More

Volunteer Therapist 2

Deadline: Jun 15, 2024

Apply

Volunteer therapists will provide therapy services for folks as needed. Volunteers will be stationed at the Security & First Aid Tent 2 in front of Calder Plaza. Information about the... + More

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A local 2-SLGBTQ+ community center whose mission is to work to create positive change for the 2-SLGBTQ+ community by breaking down barriers, creating awareness, providing inclusive services, and bridging relationships.

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