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2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide
We are proud to present to you here our 2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide, a list we will keep updating as we get more information (so please e-mail us if we missed a celebration in your neck of the woods!).
This Pride Guide is now searchable, sortable and…importable! Click on an individual Pride event and you will be able to import it directly into your calendar.
During a tumultuous time when so much negativity is being thrown at LGBTQ+ Ohioans, it is so critically important that take every opportunity we can to prioritize joy, visibility and community.
See you there.
2023 Ohio LGBTQ+ Pride Guide
Dayton Black Pride March & Festival
McIntosh Park N Edwin C Moses Blvd & W Riverview Ave., Dayton, OhioDayton Black Pride kicks off at the Montgomery County Administration Building, with drag performer Cherry Poppins leading a Pride march. Afterward, catch all-day festivities at McIntosh Park followed by an official afterparty at Stage Door beginning at 9 p.m.
Fremont Pride
Walsh Park 610 Morrison St, Fremont, OhioFremont Ohio's second annual Pride celebration will food, drinks and all-ages live entertainment at Walsh Park.
Black Family Pride Stone Soul Picnic
Chesnut Ridge Park 1926 19th St SW, Akron, OhioJoin the Akron AIDS Collaborative for the Family Black Pride Stone Soul Picnic including "food, family and fun," while supporting Akron's Black LGBTQ+ communities.
Cincinnati Reds Pride Night
Great American Ball Park 100 Joe Nuxhall Wy, Cincinnati, OhioJoin Cincinnati Pride for Pride Night at the Great American Ball Park and watch the Cincinnati Reds take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Mansfield Pride Parade and Festival
Central Park Downtown Mansfield 29 Park Ave E, Mansfield, OhioJoin the Mansfield Gay Pride Association for a Pride march at 11 a.m. followed by an all-day festival with vendors and live entertainment.
First Capital PRIDE
Yoctangee Park Chillicothe, OhioKick off First Capital PRIDE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a festival at Yoctangee Park. Close the night out with a drag show at Elks Lodge (42 West 2nd St.) then spend Sunday afternoon at an all-ages LGBTQ+ pool party at Chillicothe Municipal Pool.
Toledo Pride
Promenade Park 400 Water St, Toledo, OhioToledo Pride's 3-day-long celebration kicks off Friday evening, followed by a Pride Parade Saturday at noon. Finish off the weekend with the Big Rainbow Brunch Crawl on Adams Street. The festival will also host food and merchandise vendors, community organizations, social groups, churches, and health and wellness groups.
Akron Pride Festival
Downtown Akron 200 S Main St, Akron, OhioAkron's annual Pride celebration will include dozens of vendors, LGBTQ+ resource booths, live music and drag performances and a massive LGBTQ+ Pride Parade.
“My Pride is Black” Pride Ball
LaPlace Events 1850 Buchholzer Blvd, Akron, OhioJoin the Akron AIDS Collaborative and the House of Makaveli for a Black Pride Ball featuring mistress of ceremonies Legendary Precious Basquiat. Individual tickets are $30, and house tables are priced at $200. Organizers will hand out $2,000 in cash prizes.
Columbus Community Pride Festival
Mayme Moore Park 835 Mt Vernon Ave, Columbus, Ohio"Columbus Community Pride is an annual LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration that truly centers QTIPOC, fights state-sanctioned violence, and takes no corporate sponsorship. Community Pride is by and for the most marginalized in the LGBTQIA+ community. There will also by Community Pride events throughtout the month of June, and after Pride Month, events will resume in September […]
Pride in GC
Grove City, Ohio Grove City, OH, United StatesJoin Pride in GC for a three-day Pride celebration in Grove City, Friday September 29 through Sunday October 1.
Newark Ohio Pride Festival
Canal Market District 36 E Canal St., Newark, OhioNewark's sixth annual Pride celebration will feature vendors, food, live music and drag performances and a ceremonial rainbow lighting of the Courthouse Friday evening to kick off the festivities.
Want to submit an event to the 2023 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide calendar? Send us an email to editor@thebuckeyeflame.com with all of the event information, including date(s), time, venue, and ticket link.
