Dallas Pride moves downtown for 2026 on June 6
The DFW calendar is jam-packed with events throughout the month of June
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
Taffet@DallasVoice.com
Who says Pride should only be celebrated in June? Up until 2019, Dallas’ Pride Parade was held on the third Sunday in September on Cedar Springs Road. In 2019, Dallas Pride moved to the first Saturday in June and to Fair Park. Then in 2022, Pride in Dallas coalesced with the specific mission to hold a Pride parade on Cedar Springs in September, in addition to Dallas Pride’s annual festival and parade in Fair Park.
But can one city host two major Pride celebrations each year, each complete with its own parade? Well, this year, Dallas Pride moves its first Saturday in June celebration downtown, giving Dallas its first downtown Pride parade since the very first Dallas Pride parade way back in 1972.
This year Dallas Pride is spreading its annual festival out across four downtown parks and staging the city’s first night-time — or rather, sunset — Pride parade on Main Street.
And September Pride is expected to be as big as ever, if not bigger.
And it all starts on this, the first weekend of Pride Month 2026.
The month’s festivities begin tonight (Friday night, June 5), with Metroball 19 at S4 featuring Cheyenne Jackson, Kameron Ross and Brian Mason. (See interview the with Brian Mason on page 18.) The event, with a silent auction as well as the three entertainers, starts at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $50 at the door.
On Saturday, the Dallas Pride Festival opens at 11 a.m. in four parks — Harwood Park, Pacific Plaza, Main Street Garden Park and Pegasus Plaza, and runs all afternoon. The Dallas Pride Sunset Parade steps off down Main Street at 7 p.m. Should be the coolest parade ever held in Dallas.
Two more big Pride events follow quickly:
Pride in Bloom takes place at the Dallas Arboretum next weekend, June 12, followed the next week by Pride Block Party in the Arts District.
For Pride in Bloom on June 13, the Arboretum offers two experiences, from afternoon blooms to a nighttime celebration, filling the garden with live music, artisan vendors, and activities that showcase the diversity and beauty of the community. Daytime Pride features a vendor market and performances by Oak Lawn Band and pianist Sydney Barber. Twilight Pride includes a Classic Chassis Car Display and a performance by Sam Cormier and by George Michael Reborn, followed by the DJ Dezi Dance Party. Get the complete schedule at DallasArboretum.org.
The following Friday, June 19, Pride takes over the Arts District with the Pride Block Party, a free, community-wide event from 6 p.m. to midnight, spans across Flora Street, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, with each museum offering a different slate of entertainment. That includes events like movies, performances and music as well as exhibits. Performances include Uptown Players, Bruce Wood Dance, Mi Diva Loca, Dezi 5 and Round-Up Saloon House Dancers.
The Turtle Creek Chorale started Pride Month early, kicking off its Pride as Big as Texas at Temple Emanu-El on May 31, then heading over to the Meyerson on June 1. The tour continues at First Presbyterian Church in Tyler on June 20 and at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth on June 26.
And speaking of Tyler, their Pride festival is on June 20.
Dallas Southern Pride stages the largest Juneteenth celebration in the country. The weekend begins on Thursday, June 18 and runs through Sunday, June 21 with a farewell brunch.
Here’s a listing of June Pride events in North Texas:
June 5: Metroball
3911 Cedar Springs Road. 6-10 p.m. $50 benefiting GDMAF. Featuring Cheyenne Jackson, Kameron Ross and Brian Mason
June 5: Bear Dance Celebrates: Pride!
Dallas Eagle, 525 Riverfront Blvd. Tickets at EventBrite.com.
June 6: Dallas Pride
Pride Festival: admission charged
Pacific Plaza, N. Harwood Street at Pacific Avenue. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Main Street Garden,
S. Harwood Street at Main Street. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Pegasus Plaza, Main Street at Akard Street. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Teen Pride/Family Pride Zone: Harwood Park, S. Harwood Street at Jackson Street.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Parade: free. Main Street, from Field to Harwood Street. 7-9 p.m.
June 6: Pridenton
Pride Path: Denton Courthouse Lawn. 8-10 a.m.
June 7: McKinney Pride
Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park, 300 W. Louisiana Street, McKinney, 1-4 p.m.
June 7: Cedar Creek Lake Pride Month Kickoff
Plowboys, 336, West Cedar Creek Parkway, Seven Points, 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.
June 12: Pridenton
Night Out: Quakertown Civic Center, 700 Oakland St, Denton. 6-10 p.m.
June 13: Pride in Bloom
Dallas Aboretum, 8525 Garland Roa Vendor market. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pianist Sydney Barber. Noon-2 p.m. Classic Chassis Car Display 6-9 p.m. Sam Cormier 6-7:30 p.m. DJ Dezi 7:30-8 p.m. DJ Dezi Dance Party 9-10 p.m.
June 18: Dallas Hope Charities Pride Panel
Meet & Mingle: museum tour, vendor market, resource fair, activities, 6-7 p.m.
Pride Panel: Exploring intersection of blackness, LGBTQ+ identity and liberation, 7-8 p.m.
After hour: Keep the energy going with mellow house tracks by a local DJ. 8-9 p.m.
At Dallas Contemporary, 161 Glass St. RSVP at DallasContemporary.org.
June 18-21: Juneteenth Unity Weekend
Health Summit at Crowne Plaza Dallas. June 18-19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Mr., Miss & Grande Dallas Southern Pride Pageant at Crowne Plaza Dallas.
June 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception at Canvas Hotel, 1325 Botham Jean Blvd. June 19 from 5-9 p.m.
Invade: Thrive Night Club, 1015 Elm St. June 19, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Ultimate Day Party: Vice Park Dallas, 2601 Gaston Ave. June 20, 3-9 p.m.
The Butch Queen’s Brunch Dallas: Palma, 2625 Main St. June 21, noon-4 p.m.
Tickets to events throughout the weekend at DallasSouthernPride.com.
June 19: Pride Block Party: Arts District Pride
Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas Museum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Center and tables, tents, food trucks, stages along Flora Street, 6 p.m.-midnight.
Round-Up Saloon line dancing, Uptown Players, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Dezi 5 Entertainment, drag artists.
June 20: Rose City Pride
W.T. Brookshire Convention Center, 2000 W. Front Street, Tyler, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
June 20: Turtle Creek Chorale’s Pride as Big as Texas concert
First Presbyterian Church, 230 W. Rusk St., Tyler, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $20 at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
June 26: Turtle Creek Chorale’s Pride as Big as Texas concert
Broadway Baptist Church, 305 West Broadway Ave., Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $50 at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
June 27: Trinity Pride Fest
South Main Street near Southside, Fort Worth, 6-11 p.m.
June 27: Cedar Creek Lake Pride Splash Day
2-7 p.m. at Tom Finley Park in Gun Barrel City. Admission is free.
June 27: Pridenton
Big Pride in Lil’D Dance Party: Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio, 411 E. Sycamore St., Denton, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
June 27: Rowlett Pride
Sweet Taste of Pride 2026: 4001 Main St., Rowlett, 5-9 p.m.
June 27: Pride Variety Show
Legacy Cares presents a variety show with hostess Star Michaels. The Rose Room, 3911 Cedar Springs Road, 6-9 p.m.
Tickets at PrideVarietyShow.eventbrite.com.
June 28: HRC DFW Fairway to Equality Kickoff Party
4-7 p.m. at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St., featuring The Bad Habits.
Fairway to Equality Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 28-29 at Cedar Crest Golf Course, 1800 Southerland Ave. in Dallas. Find more information about the tournament at DFW.HRC.org.
June 28: Splash Drag Brunch
11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Plowboys, 336 W. Cedar Creek Parkway in Seven Points.