Minneapolis People's Pride 2026

About Minneapolis People's Pride 2026

Minneapolis People's Pride 2026 lands on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from noon to 4pm at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave S, in Minneapolis. This is the city's grassroots Pride, founded in 2021 as a non-corporate, police-free alternative built on a simple idea: that LGBTQ+ joy is its own form of resistance. If you want something that feels like the neighborhood showing up for itself rather than a branded spectacle, this is your afternoon. Expect free food, free water, an LGBTQ+ artist market, drag story hour, and live performance spread across the park's open green. It runs intentionally sober, with no alcohol on-site, and it is mask-required, family-friendly, and entirely LGBTQ+ centered. There are no corporate sponsors and no police presence by design, and every donation goes straight to local LGBTQ+ artists and mutual-aid groups, so bring a few dollars if you can. Getting there is easy. Metro Transit runs free over Pride weekend, several bus lines serve the Powderhorn neighborhood, and biking is genuinely the smoothest option, so roll in on two wheels if you've got them. Here's the local move: People's Pride falls on the same Saturday as the big Loring Park festival, only about two miles south, so you can do both. Start your day in the crowds at Loring, then drift south to Powderhorn for a quieter, community-first counterpoint. One scheduling note, the organizer site lists June 27, noon to 4pm without stamping the year, so confirm the date and any program details at mplspeoplespride.com before you head over. It's free to attend, and all are welcome.