05/20/2026
Here is the reality of 2026 Pride planning.
We began behind the scenes planning in the fall/winter. We went public in February once our date was secured and announced. Since that time, we have had very little tangible support.
We received 4 volunteer sign ups of the 33 positions established. That included zero interest in 2 of our 3 major activity planners, leading to the decision to cut both the kids area entertainment and the talent show.
We received zero submissions for our shirt logo design contest, which put a hold on that process until we secured a print designer.
As of today, we have 1 food truck, 3 selling vendors, and 6 community resources signed up to vendor. Unfortunately, this isn't enough to draw traffic or really call it a festival.
Due to a lack of funding, we were not able to secure more than 2 performers, leaving us with difficult decisions about what to do with the drag show. We considered changing the festival to just a drag show with some vendors on site but we simply don't have enough performers to fill the time and space to make that a worthwhile endeavor.
After 6 months of planning, communicating, and trying to get this off the ground, it looks like it's time to fold. With only 3 weeks remaining and last week we did a major push asking for help with no significant changes, we are calling this- 2026 Upper Pride is Cancelled.
We did secure some amazing sponsors and we want to say THANK YOU to all of our sponsors and vendors who did commit and we are so sorry that it isn't getting off the ground this year.
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