The 2024 Battle Creek Pride Festival
“We The People MEANS EVERYONE.”
The Battle Creek Pride Festival is a can’t-miss event for everyone – young, old, queer, straight, you name it. Join us at Leila Arboretum on Saturday, July 20th from noon until 8 p.m. for a day of free, family-friendly fun. You’ll see over 70 vendors, six food trucks, three live bands, two incredible drags shows, a beer garden, the Meijer Kids Zone featuring the Over The Rainbow Zootopia petting zoo, crafts, games, and prizes. And be sure to stick around from 8 p.m. until midnight for an awesome sunset After Glow Dance Party presented by Club Vortex.
These four fantastic days could never happen without you, and we need your help. We’re looking for Festival volunteers and Float volunteers to help set up, tear down, and just be around to do whatever needs doing. We also need vendors, and sponsors, and donors. We need folks to march in our parade and to be in the audience for LGBTQ&A, too.
We need everybody to make this the best BC Pride Week since… last year! If you want to be involved, we’d love to have your help.
Thursday, July 18th: LGBT Q&A
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Miller Stone Building
We’ll kick off Pride Week with our favorite queer trivia game show, LGBTQ&A. Join us as we laugh, learn, and cheer on 16 brave contestants during a fun, PG-13-rated evening of straight answers to not-so-straight questions, sponsored by New Story Books.
Friday, July 19th: Pride Parade
Time: Kickoff at 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Down Michigan Avenue from Washington Ave. to Commerce Point.
We’ll take over downtown Battle Creek during our annual BC Pride Parade. Come join in the colorful fun with floats, music, animals from Over The Rainbow Zootopia, and afterward, we’ll be dancing in the streets with a cool drag show.
Saturday, July 20th: PRIDE Festival
Time: Noon – 8 p.m. (with an After Glow Dance Party until midnight)
Location: Leila Arboretum
It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s more fantastic than ever – with over 70 vendors, six food trucks, three live bands, two incredible drags shows, a beer garden, the Meijer Kids Zone complete with crafts, games, prizes, and an awesome petting zoo by Over The Rainbow Zootopia. And stick around for a cool sunset After Glow Dance Party presented by Club Vortex! Convenient Festival parking is only $5 per car, and the Dance Party fee is just $15 per person.
Sunday, July 21st: Candlelight Vigil
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Pride Resource Center
104 Calhoun St
Help us remember those we’ve lost over the past year with a special Candlelight Vigil. We’ll light candles, listen to speakers, and enjoy conversation and refreshments afterward.
