Become a 2025 Festival Sponsor

In the fall of 2021, members of our Big Rapids community came together via Zoom to organize the inaugural Pride Festival in our area. We explored the significance of such an event for our small town and set our goal to host it at  at Northend Park in June 2022. We sought advice from neighboring Pride organizations for guidance. The response from our community was overwhelmingly positive, and we celebrated the heartfelt success of our event.

In 2023, we returned to Northend Park with a larger festival. Although rain shortened our celebration, we were filled with joy witnessing our community unite and celebrate with Pride!

The year 2024 took us to the heart of Big Rapids, right on Michigan Avenue. With the theme “Wildly Joyful - Unwavering Pride!”, we hosted our largest event to date, featuring over 80 vendors and partnerships with local businesses.

While the vibrant rainbows and glitter may draw attention, our month-long celebration serves as a powerful reminder for unity, visibility, and equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. It's also a moment to recognize all of the advances — and setbacks — in the last few decades.

In this challenging period, we remain dedicated not only to our mission but also to uplifting our community, combating discrimination, and amplifying our impact.

We are already gearing up for the 2025 Festival on Sunday, June 29 (save the date!).

None of this would be possible without you, our incredible sponsors. Join our growing movement, showing our queer community that they have your support and are safe with you.

In solidarity and in Pride,
The Executive Board of Pride Big Rapids