30-05-2025
Cincinnati Pride 2025: Find events, parades and festivals near you
Pride Month kicks off on the first of June.
Parades, educational events and parties will take place across Greater Cincinnati throughout the month, all celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and its ongoing fight for equal rights.
Here's a quick look at the major events happening in and around the area.
This is not a comprehensive list. For more events, go to
Noon. MainStrasse Village, 601 Main St., Covington. Parade at noon and festival from noon-5 p.m. in the heart of MainStrasse Village and Goebel Park. Festival features a full stage lineup of local performers, 100-plus vendors and family-friendly activities. Afterparty 5-9 p.m. at Hotel Covington (638 Madison Ave.)
6:30 p.m. Icon Festival Stage at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. Bring blankets and enjoy a free outdoor concert by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, games and activities, food and drinks. The CSO will be joined by MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir and RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 runner-up, Sapphira Cristál. No lawn chairs, coolers or large bags permitted.
7:10 p.m. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. The Cincinnati Reds present Pride Night with Cincinnati Pride in a home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. All ticket-holders get an exclusive Reds Pride cap. $5 from ticket package will benefit Cincinnati Pride.
10:30 a.m. Rotary Park, 208 High St., Hamilton. March starts at Rotary Park and ends at Marcum Park. Free.
Noon-7 p.m. Marcum Park, 116 Dayton St., Hamilton. Family-friendly activities, vendors and more. Featuring a full entertainment lineup with live music and drag performers. Free.
Doors at 7 p.m. and showtime at 8 p.m. Oddfellows Liquor Bar, 2014 Elm St. Sign up to perform and purchase tickets at Midwestern Lesbian's Instagram page.
5-8 p.m. Court Street Plaza, Court St., Downtown. Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community converge at this celebratory cocktail party. Enjoy a vendor market, DJ music and drag queen performances, swag bag and unlimited food and non-alcoholic beverages. Admission: $30.
11 a.m. The route begins at Seventh and Central Avenue, travels down Vine Street past Fountain Square and ends at the Cincinnati Pride Festival at Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove.
Noon-9 p.m. 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove, Downtown. Enjoy food, drinks, vendors and lively entertainment.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Pride Month 2025: List of events, parades and festivals
