River City Pride Festival 2026

River City Pride Festival 2026 returns to the Peoria Riverfront on Saturday, July 18 for a full day of Pride, community, visibility, and celebration.
Hosted by Peoria Proud, River City Pride brings together LGBTQIA+ people, families, friends, allies, local organizations, performers, vendors, artists, and community members from across Central Illinois.
Pride is a celebration, absolutely — and we are going to celebrate. But it is also history. It is education. It is advocacy. It is connection. It is creating space where people can show up fully as themselves and know they belong.
Join us for a day filled with entertainment, drag, food, vendors, community resources, art, family-friendly activities, and the kind of joy that only happens when a community shows up for each other.
Whether this is your first Pride or your fiftieth, you are welcome here.
Come celebrate with us. Come learn with us. Come dance, connect, support, and be part of something bigger than one day on the riverfront.
River City Pride Festival 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
10 AM–10 PM
Peoria Riverfront