Battle Creek Pride was founded as a social group in 2010 when we celebrated our first Community Picnic, and the first Candlelight Vigil was held.

The next several years saw the establishment of an executive team and we got busy

with the hosting of our first World Aids Day event and the creation of community

initiatives like the “Speak Out” campaign, the creation of our Annual Thanksgiving

Dinner, Battle Creek Dines Out, The Mx Battle Creek Pride Pageant, the opening of our

first Resource Center, and our first ever Pride Parade and Festival.

More recently, we have created Constellations, our youth group, launched the Queer

Oral History Project, partnered with the South Michigan Food Bank and expanded our

Festival to a 4-day extravaganza that features trivia, drag shows, bands and even a

zoo.

We can’t wait to see what else we can do for our community!

Please click on this link to explore a more in-depth look at our history.