Rochester Pride 2026 Festival Information
Rochester Pride 2026 was our largest festival to date! With more than 6,500 attendees, 150+ vendors, 80+ volunteers, and 45 sponsors, this year’s festival was truly one to remember. We celebrated with five full hours of queer musicians, performers and entertainment.
We were also grateful to open our gender-affirming closet pop-up, True Self Studio. Through this initiative, we partnered with local hairstylist Sunny, The Center Clinic, and the Volunteer Lawyers Network to bring gender-affirming care, services, and resources directly into our community. If you would like to learn more about True Self Studio, please visit this page.
The festival was filled with resources, community organizations, artists, performers, and so much more. Thank you to all of our sponsors and vendors listed below, our phenomenal entertainment, ASL interpreters, and countless organizations and businesses that continue to support us and help make Rochester a welcoming and queer-friendly community.
A special thank you to our photographers, Southern Touch Photography, Tessa Marie Photography, and Kate Klaus Photography, for capturing the joy and energy of the day.
We cannot wait to see you in May 2027!
Explore the Lineup
Festival Vendors
Pride is nothing without its vendors to educate, advocate, and serve the LGBTQIA+ community. We are so thankful for our 2026 Vendors:
1up Craftz
2Dudes1Dream LLC
American Red Cross
Be SMART for Kids
Beth and Abigail Sievers
Bravery in Bloom
Brittany's Little Bakery
Broken Hearts Art
Burning Deck
Central Bark Rochester
Chris Allen: Visual Artist
Cicada's Hoard
Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Crafting Friends
Experience Rochester
Family Promise Rochester
Family Service Rochester
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester
Flourish Counseling Center
Foxy's Art Box
Free Mom Hugs
Gallery 24 Artists Collaborative, Inc
Get Hooked
Gift House
Glamouross Goods
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Golden Creations
Gray Duck Syrup Co.
Griot Arts
Honeycomb Co
Honors Choirs of SE MN
Human Rights Campaign
Jade Spell
JoJo's FUNky Threads
JustADink
K Pops
Keener Creations
Knits By Toria & String Theory by Finn
Kristina Tan
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Little Critters Pet Shop
Love Your Lungs Olmsted
LoveFuzz Handmade
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Matriarch Made Candle & Bath
MedCity Refuge
MEDCITY ROLLER DERBY
Meebo
Mel's Little Creatures & Hopping Hearts Kandi
MidWest Loud & Proud
Minnesota Alliance With Youth
Minnesota Awesome
MN Tiny Treasures & Deathcap Crochet
Modern Vixen Vintage
Moss Darling
Nichelle Franzen Otto Art
Nicolai Amende Signature & MN Nice Group LLC
No Moon Art
North Earth Crystals and Gifts llc
North Owl Apparel
Olmsted County
Out Rochester
OutFront Minnesota
Outside Safe Space
P-K Pet Resort & Spa
People of Hope ELCA
PFLAG Plainview/Wabasha County
Pine Island High School GSA
Pishi Studio
Pride Counseling Services
Prism Organizing Network
Purple Paw Studio
Queen of Swords Press
QUEERSPACE collective
Rainbowatonna
Rarrings
Resilience Center
Riverstone Psychological Services
Rochester Area FreeThinkers (RAFT)
Rochester Education Association
Rochester Public Schools
Rochester Repertory Theatre
Rochester Sierra Club
Sargent's Gardens
Shop Happiness Duh
Small but Mighty
Sugar Therapy RX
T&M Creations, LLC
The Arc Minnesota
The Center Clinic
The Episcopal Churches of Rochester
The Landing MN
Transforming Families
Transparenting Rochester
Treatz by Bobbie
Twin Rituals Carvings & Crystals
Vintage Rack
We the People Clothing
WillowSavArt
Wingingit Studio
Festival Sponsors
Pride thrives because of the partners who show up to support and serve the LGBTQIA+ community. We are beyond grateful for our amazing 2026 sponsors who help make it all possible:
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
125 Live • Beautiful Day Counseling Center LLC • EA Therapeutic Health • FLIP - Future Leaders Inspiring Pride
Garden Party Books • Mad City Windows and Baths • Miss Anita Tiara • PrairieCare • Rochester Rainbow Choir
Southeast Regional Crisis Center • University of Minnesota Rochester • Zach Pagel & Michael Grob - RE/MAX Results
The Road to Pride: Events You Can’t Miss!
