2025 Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride Parade Application
About the application
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The following application is for the 2025 TWIN CITIES LGBTQ+ PRIDE PARADE.
We are excited to open applications for the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride Parade, which will have the theme LIVE PROUD.
Please review the ENTIRE application BEFORE contacting the Pride office with any questions.
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
2025 Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride Parade
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Central Time)
Space in the Parade is very limited - there will be a maximum of 90 paid units. Due to the high level of interest in Parade participation, we use an adjudicated system to select participants.
The process will work as follows:
Prospective participants submit an application that MUST include a detailed description of their proposed Parade entry and verifiable examples of their support for the LGBTQ+ community. The application will be submitted with a credit card or ACH and only the application fee and payment processing fee will be charged at that time.
A jury will review all timely submitted applications and select participants based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Community Support; Alignment to the Mission of Twin Cities Pride; Type of Organization; Visual Presence; and Amplified Sound balance.
If Selected/Approved you will be automatically charged the Participation fee(s) associated with the selections you made during the application process along with the payment processing fee.
Non-selected/Rejected applicants may have the opportunity to revise their unit description and reapply in the unlikely event that spaces remain.
Timeline: This application is due no later than March 31. Applications will be approved or rejected within 2 weeks of the close of the application period.
ALL applicants will be charged a one-time $50 non-refundable application fee + 6.25% processing fee(s) to be considered for a position.
UNIT SIZE (NOTE: Candidates, Political Entities/Parties, and Current Office Holders are LIMITED to 1 Unit):
1 Unit: 1 Float with NO Marchers OR up to 35 Marchers with NO Float or Vehicle OR up to 20 Marchers with 1 Float or Vehicle.
2 Units: 36-70 Marchers with NO Float or Vehicle OR up to 40 Marchers with 1 Float or Vehicle.
If the applicant is approved, the Per Unit Participation Fee(s) are as follows and will be charged, along with the processing fee, via the same process as the application fee:
*$250 **Community Groups and Nonprofits with fewer than 50 employees (This may also include ERGs that are separate nonprofit organizations from their parent company and some government entities)
*$900 Businesses and all other Nonprofits Corporations, Companies, Businesses, Nonprofits with more than 50 Employees, or Employee Groups of such entities
*$850 Candidates for Local or State Office
*$850 Government Entities/Polical Parties or Candidates for Federal Office
*$0 Current Officeholders not seeking reelection
**A limited number of $100 Partial Fee Waivers are available to small nonprofits and community groups. Partial Fee Waivers will apply only to the Participation Fee, not the non-refundable $50 application fee.
*Applying and receiving a confirmation email after you’ve completed the application DOES NOT mean you have been accepted, only that your application has been received.
ALL Participants who include a motorized vehicle in their Parade Contingent are required to provide Vehicle Insurance information.
PARADE ROUTE 2025
The Parade starts at 3rd ST & Hennepin AV and proceeds down Hennepin to Spruce then into Loring Park.
Locations for the grandstands and parade judges have not yet been determined.
About Twin Cities Pride
Twin Cities Pride is the 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, March, and other events. In addition, Pride sponsors other LGBTQ+ nonprofits including but not limited to the MN Deaf Queers, MN POC Pride, and other Prides around the state. Twin Cities Pride is run primarily by volunteers and a few full-time employees.
In 2025, the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride Festival is estimated to bring in roughly 400,000 to 500,000 attendees.
About the event
Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Twin Cities Pride offers unique opportunities for outreach to the LGBTQ+ community for nonprofit organizations and businesses that support our mission and champion LGBTQ+ equity.
If you/your company/group/organization is actively working against or has physically harmed ANY members of the LGBTQ+ 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/your company/group/organization has had Anti-LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+ person to live as their true self. We envision a future where all LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+ people and their families.
By completing this application, you agree to the above statements and mission. If at any time during the Pride Festival or the Parade, it is found that you are spreading any sort of hate message, no matter the type, you will be asked to leave the event.
Each application will be juried by a panel of people to determine if the applicant is committed to the equality of all members of the LGBTQ+ 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.
Violations of Twin Cities Pride rules and regulations may result in additional fees being charged and/or exclusion from participation, both during the event and in subsequent years.
REFUND POLICY
The application fee, charged when submitting the application, is nonrefundable for any reason
Prices
| Application fee | $50.00 | Non-refundable | |
| Community Groups and Nonprofits with fewer than 50 employees | $250.00 | Non-refundable | Community Groups and Nonprofits with fewer than 50 employees (This may also include ERGs that are separate nonprofit organizations from their parent company and some government entities) ($250/Unit) |
| Businesses and all other Nonprofits Corporations | $900.00 | Non-refundable | Businesses and all other Nonprofits Corporations, Companies, Businesses, Nonprofits with more than 50 Employees, or Employee Groups of such entities ($900/per Unit) |
| Candidates for Local or State Office | $850.00 | Non-refundable | Candidates for Local or State Office ($850) |
| Political Entities/Parties OR Candidates for Federal Office | $850.00 | Non-refundable | Political Parties or Candidates for Federal Office ($850) |
| Current Officeholders not seeking reelection | $0.00 | Non-refundable | Current Officeholders NOT seeking reelection ($0) |
| Distribution fee | $10.00 | Non-refundable | is fee helps defray the cost of clean-up post-March. For safety reasons, participants are not allowed to throw items from floats or vehicles into the crowds. If you plan to distribute items, marchers can hand items directly to attendees. |
| Confetti Cannon | $500.00 | Non-refundable | This fee helps defray the cost of clean-up post-March. Please be aware only Bio-Degradable, Non-Metallic Confetti is permitted. |
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Facebook URL
- Twitter Handle
- Instagram Handle
- My Organization is or I am (select one)
- My Organization's Annual Revenue is
- Alternate Email
- Alternate Phone
- Preferred Phone
- OnSite Contact (First & Last Name)
- OnSite Contact Cell Phone
- Do you support the Mission of TwinCities Pride?
- Is the primary purpose of your Organization to support the LGBTQ+ Community?
- Please provide specific examples of how your organization champions LGBTQ+ Equality.
- Why do you want to participant in the 2025 Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride Parade
- Contingent Description: Please be as specific as possible
- Will you have Sound or Music?
- Grandstand Announcement: Please write a BRIEF announcement for your organization to be read by the Grandstand emcee(s).
- Registration Level/Per Unit Pricing
- Unit Option(s) ** NOTE: Candidates, Political Parties/Entities and Current Office Holders are LIMITED to 1 Unit**
- Do you plan to distribute items to attendees? ($10 Fee)
- Do you plan to have a Confetti Cannon ($500 Fee)
- Are you interested in a partial ($100) Registration fee waiver? **ONLY available to Small Non-Profits and Community Groups**
- Are you authorized to bind your organization to this agreement?
- By signing your name, you agree to the terms and conditions as listed in this application.
- I understand that if approved as a participant in the Parade I will be automatically charged the remaining fees associated with the selections made during the application process along with a 6.25% payment processing fee. Note: Not accepting this policy may result in your application being rejected.
