Tag: PrideFest

2026 PrideFest drew more than 41,000 attendees, set single-day attendance record

June 9, 2026

PrideFest kicked off Milwaukee's lakefront festival season last week and weekend at Henry Maier Festival Park. Like we said on Monday, it was glorious. But how many people attended the fest? On Tuesday, Milwau...

Scenes from Milwaukee’s 2026 PrideFest and Pride Parade

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2026

Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21—but don’t tell that to this past weekend. PrideFest Milwaukee took over Henry Maier Festival Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, while the Milwaukee Pride Parad...

PrideFest announces 2026 headliners

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2026

Pridefest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event, will return to Henry Maier Festival Park and help kick off the city’s festival season June 4-6. Now within two months of the festival (the 30th edition at Henry Maie...

PrideFest breaks festival attendance records in 2025

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2025

In case you missed it, the 37th annual PrideFest took place at Henry Maier Festival Park from Thursday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7. We were there and it was great! Now that the dust has settled and the numbe...

Scenes from Milwaukee’s 2025 PrideFest and Pride Parade

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2025

Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 20—but don’t tell that to this past weekend. PrideFest Milwaukee took over Henry Maier Festival Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, while the Milwaukee Pride Parad...

Scenes from Milwaukee’s 2024 PrideFest and Pride Parade

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2024

Summer 2024 doesn't officially begin until June 20—but don't tell that to this past weekend. PrideFest Milwaukee took over Henry Maier Festival Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, while the Milwaukee Pride ...

PrideFest announces 2024 headliners

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2024

Back in February, Milwaukee Pride Inc.—the parent organization of PrideFest—announced Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQIA+ event would return to Henry Mair Festival Park and help kick off the city’s festival season Jun...

PrideFest, Center Street Daze Festival announce 2024 dates

Matt Wild

February 20, 2024

Are you keeping up with the sudden release of Milwaukee summer festival dates? To sum up: Festa Italiana is moving to May 31 - June 2; Locust Street Festival is happening June 9; Summer Soulstice is going down ...

PrideFest returns to Henry Maier Festival Park to kick off Milwaukee’s summer lakefront festival season June 1-3, 2023

Press Release

February 15, 2023

Milwaukee, WI – Wednesday, February 15, 2022 – Milwaukee Pride, Inc. - parent organization of PrideFest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event announced PrideFest will return to Henry Maier Festival Park to kick off...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to Pride Week events

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2022

Happy Pride Week, Milwaukee! Yes, this Thursday marks the opening day/night of PrideFest. On top of that massive festival (which runs through June 4), the city will also play host to a wide variety of other LGB...

PrideFest to return June 2-4 with new stages, “Throwback Thursday” promotion

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2022

After canceling 2020's PrideFest on account of a pandemic and turning last year's celebration into a smaller-scale autumnal event called "PridetoberFest," festival organizers officially announced PrideFest Milw...

Here’s the 2019 PrideFest entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

May 31, 2019

With all due respect to earlier-occurring newcomers Riverwest FemFest and Cream City Comedy Festival, Milwaukee’s festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The first fest to hit Henry Maier Fe...

PrideFest Milwaukee crushes attendance record with 45,400 visitors in 2018

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2018

Yesterday, in our photo recap of PrideFest Milwaukee, we speculated that “it’s safe to say this year’s PrideFest was one of the biggest installments yet.” It turns out it was THE biggest yet. According to a pre...

Relive PrideFest Milwaukee 2018 with these photos

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2018

Though finals numbers have yet to come in, it's safe to say this year's PrideFest was one of the biggest installments yet. In spite of the rain and fog that reared its head here and there, the 31st annual celeb...

A guide to PrideFest’s Milwaukee Record Stage

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 4, 2018

Last year brought record-breaking attendance figures to PrideFest, with more than 37,000 people coming through the gates. Milwaukee Record was honored to play at least a small part in that. The smallest part, t...

Here’s the 2018 PrideFest entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

May 7, 2018

With all due respect to earlier-occurring newcomers Riverwest FemFest, Arte Para Todos, Gloss Weekend, and Cream City Comedy Festival, Milwaukee’s festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The...

PrideFest announces 2018 headliners

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2018

Even though it's still only March and we're just days into spring, Milwaukee's festival season is right around the corner. The official beginning of that long and joyous run of celebrations comes each June, whe...

The Milwaukee Record Stage is returning to PrideFest

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2018

Last year's PrideFest—the 30th annual Milwaukee celebration—was the biggest and the best-attended one yet. In other words, it was awesome. Milwaukee Record was lucky enough to play a small part in the weekend. ...

Relive PrideFest Milwaukee 2017 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2017

Though finals numbers have yet to come in, it's safe to say this year's PrideFest was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, installment yet. The 30th annual celebration was full of music, dancing, drag shows,...

A guide to PrideFest’s Milwaukee Record Stage

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 6, 2017

Last year brought record-breaking attendance figures to PrideFest, with more than 33,000 people coming through the gates. Milwaukee Record was honored to play at least a small part in that. The smallest part, t...

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