Pride & festivals / East Lansing
East Lansing Pride Festival
A city-supported Pride festival in East Lansing, home of Michigan State University.
- East Lansing, MI 48823
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Grand Rapids Pride Festival
Grand Rapids' free June Pride festival, held since 1988 and organized by the Grand Rapids Pride Center, usually on the third weekend of June.
- third weekend of June
- 320 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
- (616) 458-3511
Pride & festivals / Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Black Pride
A Black Pride celebration in Kalamazoo, linked to the OutFront Kalamazoo community center and usually held in late August.
- late August
- Kalamazoo, MI
- (269) 349-4234
Pride & festivals / South Haven
South Haven Pride
The annual Pride event in the Lake Michigan beach town of South Haven, organized through a community Facebook page.
- South Haven, MI 49090
Pride & festivals / Flint
Flint Pride
Flint's annual Pride Festival, held since 2010 and drawing thousands of people downtown.
- a summer Saturday afternoon, 2–8 pm (September 19 in 2026)
- 125 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48502
- (810) 232-0888
- Annual festival (2026: Sat Sept 19, 2–8 p.m., downtown Flint)
Pride & festivals / Adrian
Lenawee Pride
A free, family-friendly downtown Pride in Adrian with music, drag entertainment, more than 45 vendors and line dancing.
- A late-September Saturday, 3–8 pm
- 135 E Maumee St, Adrian, MI 49221
Pride & festivals / Pontiac
Pride in Pontiac
A day-into-night Pride at Pontiac's Crofoot complex, family-friendly until 9 pm; future dates are not yet confirmed.
- Mid-August, 11 am–2 am
- 1 S. Saginaw St. (The Crofoot), Pontiac, MI 48342
- (248) 858-9333
Pride & festivals / Royal Oak
AIDS Walk Detroit
A long-running charity walk raising money for HIV/AIDS organizations in Southeast Michigan; no 2026 or 2027 date is confirmed.
- Traditionally a Sunday morning in September
- Royal Oak, MI
- (248) 399-9255
Pride & festivals / Hamtramck
Trans Stellar Film Festival
A one-day festival of films by queer, trans and nonbinary filmmakers, founded in 2017; it said goodbye in 2023 after its sixth edition in 2022.
- October (last known edition: 2021)
- 2320 Caniff St. (Planet Ant Theatre, 2021), Hamtramck, MI
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Good to know
Michigan serves alcohol from age 21, and almost every bar checks photo ID at the door. Visitors from abroad should carry a passport, the ID accepted everywhere.
Michigan bars stop serving alcohol by 2 a.m. Most clubs are liveliest Thursday to Saturday; drag nights and theme parties vary by venue.
Several Detroit and Ferndale community organizations offer free or low-cost HIV and STI testing and PrEP advice. Find them under Health & testing.
Use a taxi or rideshare between venues at night. Saunas and men's clubs admit adults only, often with a membership and photo ID.