Green Bay Pride

06/30/2026

Thank you to the City of Green Bay for their support of the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're proud to live and work in a great American city whose leaders are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Eric Genrich and our Green Bay Common Council, the City of Green Bay has strived to become a place where all people are valued and welcomed to live authentically.

Human Rights Campaign's annual Municipal Equality Index scores the inclusivity of municipal laws, policies, and services to the LGBTQ+ people who live and work there. Cities are rated based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement, and leadership. The City of Green Bay currently holds a perfect score of 100 points.

Thank you to the City of Green Bay for supporting our LGBTQ+ community and Green Bay Pride!

06/23/2026

Thank you to our community for celebrating love, community, and Pride in beautiful downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin at our first annual Green Bay Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you to the Green Bay Pride board of directors for planning our inaugural celebration, including (in alphabetical order):
Zac Ash-Neff
Matt Buchanan
Leslie Doxtater
Karen Eckberg
Lauren Gallagher
Tarl Knight, president
Nicole Kurth
Rachel Maes
Mark Mariucci
Martha Marvel, treasurer
Joey Prestley, secretary
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
Joseph Torres

Our small board of LGBTQ+ community leaders coordinated fundraising, vendors, volunteers, performers and guest speakers, permits, graphic design, promotion and social media, security, food and beverage, and our Green Bay Gay Agenda Pride Month Calendar while all leading our community in countless other capacities. They are truly amazing.

Thank you to our drag performers, including our local drag showcase hosts Cowphushia and Jessica Bee, our trivia host Ivanna Schleep, and our drag performers Anita Bobbypin, Sushi Buffet, Krystal Gaga, Freddie Fahrenheit, Brieon Hall Banxz, Amber Doll, and Noah Guy. Thank you to our Oneida Nation smoke dancers, our comedians with Comedy City Theatre, and our artists Kajal Jain, Nate Nichols, Ck Ledesma Borrero, and Maggie Williams. Thank you to our live musicians, Morgan Piontek and Sit Kitty Sit.

Thank you to the countless volunteers who brought our celebration to life, with a special shoutout to our stage and technical manager Joe Eckberg, beverage tent manager Brendan Crabbe, programming support Kylie LaCombe, stage designer and decorator Rylee Osterberg, and all of our bartenders from The Tarlton Theatre, Napalese Lounge & Grille, and The Roundabout.

Thank you to Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner, State Representative Ryan Spaude, Green Bay Common Council President Alyssa Proffitt, Green Bay Common Council members Joey Prestley, Jon Shelton, Jim Ridderbush, and Doug Orlowski, Brown County Supervisor Rachel Maes, and all of the civic leaders who provided us and our community with words of support. Vote for leaders who fight for us!

Thank you to our generous sponsors and donors, including:
City of Green Bay
Napalese Lounge & Grille
Fair Wisconsin
The Canary Fund
Capital Credit Union
The Tarlton Theatre
Procter & Gamble
Our Lives Magazine
Schreiber Foods
State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner
Green Bay Alder Jon Shelton
Green Bay Alder Jim Ridderbush
Green Bay Alder Joey Prestley
Green Bay Alder Alyssa Proffitt
State Representative Ryan Spaude
Green Bay Fringe
Comedy City Theatre
Bay Area Council On Gender Diversity

Thank you to our 50 community vendors and food trucks (who all sold out), including Blue Suede Foods, Taco Tone's, and Frozen Beaker.

Thank you to all who shot photography and videography of our celebration. Please reach out to us and tag us in your shots!

Thank you to Downtown Green Bay, Inc. and the City of Green Bay for their logistical and promotional support of our celebration. Thank you to Green Bay Special Events Coordinator Kerry Yang and HANDS for their generous accommodations for our stage performers. Thank you to the City of Green Bay and Associated Bank for use of their property.

Thank you to our friends Joseph Torres and Paul Grall for leaving their legacies with us and reminding us to always love ourselves, one another, and our community.

Be proud of who you are and who you love, Green Bay! Green Bay Pride will return next year. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

06/20/2026

Thank you to Schreiber Foods for their support of the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Founded in 1945, Schreiber Foods has strived to do good through food. By dreaming big, taking action, and making a meaningful impact, they continue to be driven to make a difference for their partners, customers, and their community. Their commitment to change includes supporting leaders through their Schreiber Pride Business Resource Group and sponsoring Green Bay Pride.

Thank you to Schreiber Foods for supporting our LGBTQ+ community and Green Bay Pride!

06/20/2026

The first annual Green Bay Pride in beautiful downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin is only hours away! 🔜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

"As the third largest city in this state, Green Bay also deserves to be red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple," said Tarl Knight, president of Green Bay Pride.

Our community's celebration starts at 1 PM at the intersection of North Jefferson Street and Cherry Street. Happy Pride, Green Bay!

For years, LGBTQ activists have been trying to put together a Downtown Green Bay Pride event. This year, it's happening for the first time.

06/20/2026

Our first annual Green Bay Pride is only hours away on Saturday, June 20 at 1 PM! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're proud to continue the celebration at our official Green Bay Pride After-Party at Napalese Lounge & Grille at 9 PM, hosted by our friend Jessica Bee! 🪩🔜

Thank you to Napalese Lounge & Grille for supporting Green Bay Pride as our leading sponsor!

06/19/2026

Thank you to State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-90) for his support of the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Since being elected to represent Green Bay in 2024, Representative Rivera-Wagner has worked with leaders throughout our community to create a Green Bay for all of us. Leading with his motto, "love is an action", he has fought to protect and include our LGBTQ+ community through legislative and organizational action while serving as the first openly gay representative to District 90 and as one of the founding members of Green Bay Pride.

Representative Rivera-Wagner's sponsorship directly contributes to public safety and security for Green Bay Pride, providing our LGBTQ+ community with the opportunity to celebrate without fear.

Thank you to State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner for reminding us love is an action through his leadership!

06/19/2026

We're proud to announce our list of vendors and our map for the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Our vision with Green Bay Pride was to create an opportunity for celebration, visibility, and connection during Pride Month at the urban core of Wisconsin's third-largest city. We're proud to unveil our downtown location, immediately outside Green Bay City Hall, and activate the heart of our city at the intersection of North Jefferson Street and Cherry Street.

Thank you to all of our community vendors for joining us in providing resources, community, and opportunities to continue celebrating one another year round! Come celebrate our LGBTQ+ community with us tomorrow, Saturday, June 20 at 1 PM! 🔜

06/19/2026

Thank you to Green Bay Fringe for their support of the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Founded in 2024, Green Bay Fringe has presented Green Bay Fringe Festival, a platform celebrating the performing arts on the periphery and fostering collaboration, dialogue, and innovation between performers and audiences alike through weird, abstract, thought-provoking, and irreverent performances.

Thank you to Green Bay Fringe for supporting our LGBTQ+ community and Green Bay Pride!

06/18/2026

The first annual Green Bay Pride in beautiful downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin is only hours away on Saturday, June 20, 2026! 🔜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

"Not only are you welcomed in this space, but also, this city accepts q***r people and wants people to be able to celebrate in the heart of downtown," said Alderman Joey Prestley.

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The first Green Bay Pride festival is happening this Saturday in the city's downtown.It's something that's been talked about for years to ma

06/17/2026

Thank you to ComedyCity Theatre for their support of the first annual Green Bay Pride on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Founded in 1987, Comedy City Theatre is an improv comedy troupe comprised of active and semi-active performers performing at locations throughout Wisconsin and beyond, along with Friday and Saturday shows open to the public in their home theatre in De Pere, Wisconsin. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then consider ComedyCity's improvisational comedy shows intensive care for the soul.

Thank you to Comedy City Theatre for supporting our LGBTQ+ community and performing on our stage at 3:30 PM as part of the first annual Green Bay Pride!