Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival 2026

About Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival 2026

Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival 2026 is the heart of Columbus Pride, filling Goodale Park on Friday June 19 from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturday June 20 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free and open to all, it's the largest Pride festival and resource fair in the Midwest, drawing more than 700,000 people across two days to the leafy park on the southern edge of Victorian Village, a five-minute walk from the Short North. The festival sprawls across the park's pavilion, lawns, and tree-lined paths with two stages mixing national headliners, local drag performers, and DJ sets. A resource fair of 200-plus booths brings together LGBTQ+ nonprofits, health organizations, advocacy groups, and Gay Friendly businesses, while food vendors span Columbus's deep food scene from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams to local trucks. The Family Pride Network area offers drag story hours and shaded kid-friendly zones, and beer gardens pour local Ohio brews for the 21-and-over crowd with ID. Friday night leans into Black and Brown LGBTQ+ entertainers in a nod to Juneteenth. Entry is free, with donations supporting Stonewall Columbus year-round programming. Getting there is easy: walk from anywhere in the Short North or Victorian Village, or it's a 15-minute stroll up High Street from downtown. Skip parking near the park, since Goodale fills fast on festival days. Bring cash for vendors and tips, a refillable water bottle, and sunscreen for the June heat. As the anchor of the 2026 Until We're All Free theme, the festival is where the whole city comes together.