Friday, June 19, 2026
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, OhioColumbus Pride Weekend 2026 takes over the Short North and downtown June 19 and 20, capping a full month of LGBTQ+ celebration with the largest free Pride festival in the Midwest plus a march, premium viewing parties, and afterparties up and down High Street. This is the big one, when Stonewall Columbus Pride draws more than 700,000 people to Goodale Park and the surrounding neighborhoods under the 2026 theme Until We're All Free. Friday kicks things off with the Pride Festival and Resource Fair at Goodale Park from 4 to 10 p.m., with two stages of national headliners, drag, and DJs, plus 200-plus vendor and nonprofit booths. Saturday is the centerpiece: the Pride March steps off at 10:30 a.m. from Broad and High in front of the Ohio Statehouse and heads north up High Street through the Short North to Goodale Park, where the festival runs again until 8 p.m. Along the route, the ticketed Pride on High viewing party brings shaded patios and live performances to the heart of the district. A few local tips: skip driving, because High Street and the surrounding grid close hours before step-off. Walk, grab a CoGo bike, or rideshare to a spot a few blocks east or west of High to dodge the closures. Stake out a curbside spot in the Short North by 9:30 a.m., bring water, sunscreen, and a hat for the mid-80s humidity, and pace yourself. Whether it's your first Pride or your fifteenth, this is the weekend all of Columbus shows up proud.
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Sun, Jun 7
11 AM - 1 PM
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Sun, Jun 7
12 PM - 6 PM
South Side (Parsons Ave)
Sat, Jun 13
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Clintonville Books
Tue, Jun 16
7 PM - 8:30 PM
City Creek Events
Tue, Jun 16
7 PM - 9 PM
Wexner Center for the Arts
Fri, Jun 19
4 PM - 8 PM
Goodale Park
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