Topeka Pride Palooza

Pride Palooza is Topeka Pride's main summer event: an evening of drag, live music, vendors and community stalls at Evergy Plaza, the downtown square at 630 S Kansas Avenue. It started in 2024. The 2025 edition ran on Saturday 21 June, 6 to 10pm, hosted by Lana Luxx, and the 2026 edition on Saturday 20 June, 6 to 10pm, hosted by Jeni Tonic with a drag story hour.

The pattern so far is the third Saturday of June, but the 2027 date has not been announced yet; check Topeka Pride's Facebook page in spring. Through the year Topeka Pride also runs smaller fundraisers, including drag bingo at Cosmos Court.