Columbus Pride 2026

Columbus Pride is big. Really big. It's one of America's largest LGBTQ+ events, drawing around 750,000 people to the Short North Arts District and Goodale Park. That puts it up there with Chicago and New York, which surprises anyone who hasn't been watching Columbus grow.

The whole thing revolves around a parade down High Street, right through the Short North. That's where all the gay bars are, so the parade literally marches through the neighborhood. Then there's a festival at Goodale Park, at the north end of the Short North.

You'll find multiple stages, hundreds of community booths, and plenty of food and drinks. It’s an enormous Pride, but it still feels rooted in a real LGBTQ+ neighborhood. That combination makes it pretty distinctive on the American LGBTQ+ calendar. People come from all over Ohio, the Midwest, and Appalachia; for many, it's their main annual LGBTQ+ get-together. Stonewall Columbus puts it on.