June is Pride Month, and CR Pride is excited to highlight a variety of events celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in Cedar Rapids and beyond. From family-friendly gatherings to educational opportunities and performances, there's something for everyone.
Events marked with an * are not hosted or sponsored by CR Pride but are shared to help spread the word and support our broader community.
If you have a Pride Month event you'd like us to consider promoting, please reach out to us at info@crprideia.com.
Queer Magic
Be sure to join this group at Illuminations for their monthly get together
Pride at the Park
Who: You! Members of LGBTQIA+ Community and Allies
What: Taco bar, Games, Crafts and the opportunity to connect and Celebrate!
Where: Guthridge Park, 704 Emmons St Green Pavilion
When: Friday, June 6th, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Why: Because Love is love!
Capital City Pride
It's their 46th PrideFest! This year they come together to do all the things that Pride is intended to be: celebration, protest, cultural festival, and more. Their 2025 PrideFest will be filled with a spirit of queer joy, liberation, and protest as they continue to ignite change in their community and celebrate their rainbow of diversity.
Dubuque Pride Festival 2025
Join us on Saturday, June 7th from 12–5 PM at Town Clock Plaza for a celebration of community! Enjoy live music and performances, local vendors, delicious food trucks, and family-friendly fun, and more. All in the heart of downtown Dubuque.
Event is free to attend, everyone is welcome!
Benton County Pride
Join us for the 3rd year of Benton County Pride at Celebration Park in Vinton! We will have live music, and vendors of food and goods
Affirming Service
CR Pride Vice President Susan L and a team of faith leaders have organized a Pride Interfaith service.
Allied and supportive spiritual leaders from the area have committed to creating a space of healing, affirmation and unconditional love.
As the LGBTQ community, we know how deeply many of us have been hurt by the messages which we often heard from our religious organizations and continue to hear. This service is an opportunity to experience acceptance as you are and who you are today. Join us! June 14. 3 pm. Cedar Rapids Public Library in Beems A&B.
IC Pride
CR Pride is excited to attend IC Pride on Friday, June 21, to celebrate with our LGBTQIA+ family in Iowa City. Stop by our booth to say hello and learn more about how we're building community in Eastern Iowa!
Pride Ride
Join local cyclists for the 9th Annual Cedar Rapids Pride Ride. It's a great way to celebrate Pride with friends and family!
They will meet at New Bo City Market @ noon and bike together through downtown. Then they will return to the Market and bike the trail South. Some will go to Ely (for lunch or ice cream), but all abilities, speeds, & distances are welcome.
Fine print: This is an informal event. Come and go as you please. Be proud. Celebrate your uniqueness. Ride at your own risk. Shine love. Bring your friends. And for the love of all things good, wear a helmet.