Join us as we make history! West Michigan Pride and The Network presents the first ever official Grand Rapids Parade of Pride celebrating the 25th anniversary of the West Michigan Pride Festival!
This is a family friendly, FREE event for the public!!!
Start time is 2:00pm. The route will start at Ottawa Ave, turn East on Lyon, turn North on Ionia and end at Michigan Ave.
Each individual person wishing to join and walk (on their own), must register the day of the parade in the staging area on...
Join us as we make history! West Michigan Pride and The Network presents the first ever official Grand Rapids Parade of Pride celebrating the 25th anniversary of the West Michigan Pride Festival!
This is a family friendly, FREE event for the public!!!
Start time is 2:00pm. The route will start at Ottawa Ave, turn East on Lyon, turn North on Ionia and end at Michigan Ave.
Each individual person wishing to join and walk (on their own), must register the day of the parade in the staging area on Ottawa, please see a volunteer. There is no fee for individual walkers. You may be creative with your outfit. However, anyone wearing an outfit deemed inappropriate by WMP will not be permitted to join (ex: no underwear, speedos). This is a family friendly event to be enjoyed by people of all ages. Walkers need to be at the Calder Plaza staging area and registered by 1:30pm
We are proud to announce that our grand marshals are Mr. Ed Ladner and Mr. Milt Lennox, long time local business owners and financial supporters of Pride throughout the years. We also welcome Season 5 contestant from Ru Paul's Drag Race, Miss. Ivy Winters as well as the director and cast of the popular lesbian web series Easy Abby!
As always, West Michigan Pride and The Network thank you for your support!