Pride Month's arrival means a calendar rich with options to celebrate the community. From Pride festivals to choir concerts, downtown Minneapolis to historic rural celebrations, there's a ton taking place.To aid in the quest to figure out summer plans, here are some of the most exciting, most anticipated, and most offbeat Pride events happening around the Twin Cities in 2026. Red Wing PrideRed Wing Pride/Facebook East Central Minnesota PrideSaturday, June 6 at Robinson Park in Pine CityHow about some love for the nation's first rural Pride celebration? The organization was honored this spring with a historical marker in Voyageur Park, recognizing the location of the nation's first rural Pride celebration. It's now a long-running and storied tradition in Pine City, worthy of being the subject of the nation's first rural LGBTQ+ historical marker. (free)Pride FestivalsAs always, there are Pride festivals taking place across the state. Here are a few beyond Twin Cities Pride taking place this month.Anoka Pride Day: June 6 at Riverfront Memorial Park in AnokaEast Central Minnesota Pride: June 6 at Robinson Park in Pine CityGolden Valley Pride: June 13 at Brookview Park in Golden ValleySouth St. Paul Pride: June 13 at Central Square in South St. PaulSt. Paul Pride Festival and Parade: June 13–14 at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. PaulBloomington Pride MN Festival: June 14 at Bloomington Civic Plaza in BloomingtonRed Wing Pride: June 20 at Central Park Band Shell in Red WingWSP Pride in the Park: July 11 at West St. Paul Sports Complex in West St. PaulCalliope Women’s Chorus Celebrates 50th Anniversary ConcertSaturday, June 6 at Sundin Music Hall in St. PaulThe state's oldest queer feminist chorus is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a performance in the concert hall at Hamline University. (starting at $5.50)Midsummer Pride PartySaturday, June 20 at Franconia Sculpture Park in FranconiaThe sculpture park's annual Pride celebration will include art-making workshops led by artists Edson Rosas and Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo, as well as flower crowns, face painting, an all-ages drag show, and a dance party. (free)PurrrideSaturday, June 20 at Insight Brewing in MinneapolisThe brewery's annual "charity party for cats and queers" is back from 1–6 p.m. It'll include a kitten snuggling booth, a DJ, an artist market, food trucks, and a re-release of the brewery's Doe Eyes saison. (free) Twin Cities Pride ParadePhoto courtesy Twin Cities Pride Twin Cities PrideJune 26–28 at Loring Park in MinneapolisThe largest Pride festival in the state returns with the usual heap of events. On June 26, TC Pride Youth Night will take place at Loring Park. Then the big events arrive. The massive free festival takes over the park throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday, with hundreds of vendors, a memorial garden, kids' activities, artists, and live performances. This year, the Twin Cities Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, starting at 11 a.m., running down Hennepin Avenue from 3rd St. to Spruce. (free)Pride Beer DabblerFriday, June 26 at Parade Park Soccer Stadium in MinneapolisThe 14th annual Pride Beer Dabbler sets up shop just down the street from Loring Park, home of Twin Cities Pride. There will be a whole lot of community and local craft beer. ($55–$70)Flip Phone XXL Pride - Pride EditionSaturday, June 27 at First Avenue in MinneapolisFlip Phone, the Minnesota-founded event promoter that hosts drag brunches all year, is once again very busy in June. That includes its annual party at First Avenue. This get-together will feature Lushious Massacr and Joey Jay, along with DJ Larry Peace and a litany of special guests. ($37.14) The view from the Hewing Hotel rooftopViews of downtown Minneapolis from the Hewing Hotel rooftop. Photo by Adam Uren | Bring Me The News. Sun's Out, Buns Out Pride CelebrationSaturday, June 27 at Hewing Hotel rooftop in MinneapolisThe Hewing is hosting music, drinks specials, sunshine, and access to the pool deck for a rooftop party from noon to 4 p.m. ($40)Pride moviesMany movie theaters are leaning into Pride Month with special screenings. That includes series at the Main Cinema and Parkway Theater, as well as one-off events elsewhere.Here's a taste of some of the screenings taking place around the Twin Cities. June 6: "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy" (1996) at The Main CinemaJune 7: "Bigfoot Woods" (2026) at The Main Cinema, with filmmaker Elizabeth ChatelainJune 7: "My Sunnyside" and "Amma's Pride" at The Main CinemaJune 11: "The Watermelon Woman" (1996) at The Parkway TheaterJune 14: Smitten Kitten presents CrazySexyWeird: A Night of Kinky, Erotic, and Bizarre Short Films at Bryant Lake BowlJune 17: "Asco: Without Permission" (2025) at The Main CinemaJune 18: "Leviticus" (2026) at The Main CinemaJune 24: Queer Cinema for Palestine 2026 at The Main CinemaJune 25: "Kinky Boots" (2005) at The Parkway TheaterAnd lots moreJune 4, 11, 18, and 25: Pride Trivia at Sociable Cider Werks in MinneapolisJune 6: Cheers to Pride Fundraiser at Boom Island Brewing in Minnetonka; A Bar of Their Own in Minneapolis; InBound Brewing in Minneapolis; Utepil Brewing in Minneapolis; and elsewhereJune 6: Pride Market at Utepils Brewing in MinneapolisJune 7: Pride Brew-unch at La Doña Cervecería in MinneapolisJune 7, 13, 14, 20, 27, and 28: A Brunch of Drag at Lush in MinneapolisJune 10: Ariana Grande Drag Bingo at Lush in MinneapolisJune 10: Queer Book Club at Moon Palace Books in MinneapolisJune 11: Pop-Up Choir with the Morris Park Singers at Queermunity in MinneapolisJune 12: Pride Skate Party at Cheap Skate Roller Center in Coon RapidsJune 12–13: Looking for Liza with Mistress Ginger at Bryant Lake Bowl in MinneapolisJune 12, 19, and 26: Happy Hour Bingo benefiting the Aliveness Project at Black Hart of St. Paul in St. Paul June 12: Inbound Twins Pride Celebration at Inbound BrewCo in MinneapolisJune 13: Queering Indigeneity Open House at Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. PaulJune 13: Tee Time Drag Shows - PRIDEFEST at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul ($16)June 14: Rainbow Story Hour with Ladies of the Lakes at Queermunity in MinneapolisJune 18: The Gay Agenda comedy show at Black Hart of St. Paul in St. Paul (free)June 20: Spotlight Science: SciPride at Bell Museum in St. PaulJune 20: Quiet Riot: Sensory-Friendly Pride Celebration at Queermunity in MinneapolisJune 20: Lush: Live! A Drag Cabaret at Lush in MinneapolisJune 20: Pride Family Fest at Graze Food Hall in MinneapolisJune 21: TC Pride Paddle '26 in Taylors FallsJune 21: The Siblinghood of Traveling Slut Pants: A Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play Live at The Hive Collaborative in St. PaulJune 21: Queer Neurodivergent Gathering at Queermunity in MinneapolisJune 25: Voila! A Drag Cabaret at Volstead's Emporium in MinneapolisJune 26: The Klituation Pride Party at First Avenue in MinneapolisJune 27: Gothess - MPLS Burning Hearts Pride Party at Fine Line in MinneapolisJune 27: Pride Bar Crawl in MinneapolisJune 27–28: One Voice Mixed Chorus presents Royalty at Ordway Concert Hall