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.
Greater Cincinnati Pride Month events for 2025
This is not a comprehensive list. For more events, go to cincinnatipride.org.
June 1: Northern Kentucky Pride Parade & Festival
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.) nkypridecenter.org.
June 5: Pride Brady Block Party
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. Cincinnatisymphony.org.
June 6: Pride Night at the Cincinnati Reds
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.
June 7: Hamilton Pride Rally & March
10:30 a.m. Rotary Park, 208 High St., Hamilton. March starts at Rotary Park and ends at Marcum Park. Free.
June 7: Hamilton Pride Festival
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. Facebook.com/hamiltonohiopride.
June 13: A Queer Talent Show presented by Midwestern Lesbian
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.
June 27: Pride Party presented by Cincinnati Magazine
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. Cincinnatimagazine.com.
June 28: Cincinnati Pride Parade
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.
June 28: Cincinnati Pride Festival
Noon-9 p.m. 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman’s Cove, Downtown. Enjoy food, drinks, vendors and lively entertainment. Cincinnatipride.com.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Pride 2025: Find events, parades and festivals near you
Reporting by Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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