Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2023

Jun 17 12:00 pm - Jun 17 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 17 12:00 pm - Jun 17 10:00 pm
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Location

Calder Plaza, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States

Back for its 35th year, Grand Rapids Pride Festival is taking over Calder Plaza once again with this year's theme “Unapologetically Me, 2023!” 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 asking all attendees to observe the following precautions: • Wear face masks, except when eating or drinking • Maintain physical distance when possible • Recommend 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

11 shops

B. McGee Illustration

Lucky Kitty Art

Martian Mallow Studio

PsyanoForest Cyanotype Studio

QueerKwe Designs

Rachel Britton Photo

Sarah Jean Land Original Artwork

Unicorn Whisperer Boutique

Witch’s Cabinet Boutique

Business/Commercial

37 shops

All Weather Seal of West Michigan

BodyBrite Grand Rapids

Core Clothing USA

DTE Home Energy Consultation Program

Farmers Insurance

Fat Baby Hot Sauce

Honey Jewelry Co

Kreature Adult Toys

Meredith Psychological & Testing Services, LLC

Monkey Mama Jewelry

Not Sorry Goods

Queer Birth Collective

Queer Comics Peddler

Renewal by Andersen

Stewie's Got Pride

The 12th House GR

The Intersection

The Rusted Rabbit

Tobin Counseling

Violet Noir Beauty

Wednesday Workshop

Food Vendor

15 shops

Crepes by the Lakes

Desi's Tropical Sno Shack LLC

Frick'n Good Cookies

Furniture City Creamery

Ibison Concessions LLC

Kona Ice Of West Grand Rapids

Los pinches tacos

Lotus Brew Coffee/ Dry Bar & The Mortals Cafe

Pressed In Time- Food Truck

Roll Call Food Truck

The Corner Twist

Underground Cookie Club

Non-Profit Organizations

45 shops

A Pleasant Dog/Pleasant Hearts Pet Pantry

ACLU of Michigan

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

All Souls Community Church

Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan

Battle Creek VA Medical Center

Blessed at PrideFest

Collective: Defund GRPD, Camp ARYV, Beyond the City, Together We Are Safe

Equality Michigan

Experience Grand Rapids

Fountain Street Church

Gays in Faith Together

Gift of Life Michigan

Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple

Grand Rapids DSA

Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance

Grand Rapids Public Library

Grand Rapids Trans Foundation

Grand Rapids Women's Chorus

Human Rights Campaign

Institute for Global Education

Kent County Health Department

Kent County Office of Inclusion

Latina Network of West Michigan

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Michigan Humanists

NARAL Pro-Choice America

NOCIRC of Michigan

Plymouth United Church of Christ

Pride Big Rapids

Safe Haven Ministries

Tha Butterfly House

The Alzheimer's Association- Greater Michigan Chapter

The Grand Rapids Red Project

The Satanic Temple - West Michigan

Trinity United Methodist Church

YWCA West Central Michigan

Zeal Aerial Fitness

Sponsors

56 shops

Advantage Solutions

AYA Youth Collective

Bank of America

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Bridge Street Market

Corewell Health

D.A. Blodgett - St. John's

EG Workforce Solutions

Fairsky Foundation

Ferris State University

Forest View Hospital

General Wood Shop/ The Factory

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Valley State University

Honor Credit Union

Huntington Bank

Hush Puppies x Free Mom Hugs

Kiva Confections

Let's Stay Home Cocktail Kits

LIV Cannabis: Grand Rapids

Lume Cannabis Co.

Mercantile Bank

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

MillerKnoll Inc.

MSU Federal Credit Union

Nicko Brumfield

Novo Chiropractic Sports and Wellness Center

Patty Osborn State Farm

River City Psychological Services

The Episcopal Dioceses of Eastern & Western Michigan

Transfigure Print Co.

Unity Counseling

University of Michigan Health-West

Urban Core Collective

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

West Michigan Works!

Women's+ Health Collective

Event maps

Festival Map 2023 updated

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Hosted by Grand Rapids Pride Center

Joined Eventeny in March 2022

6 events GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, United States

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.