“QUEERTOPIA” is the theme of this year’s celebration. We hope this year’s event will be the best one yet—featuring an afternoon Pride Parade down F Street, evening entertainment in Riverside Park, and a Sunday afternoon Wrap-Up!
Schedule
MAY 31st
Kick-Off Party
@ Tres Litros 7 - 9 pm
June 1st
Ark Valley Pride
@ Riverside Park 9 am - 10 pm
Pride Village
Itty Bitty Health Fair
Ark Valley Pride Youth Awards
Purple People Powered Pride Parade
Ark Valley Pride Awards
Live Drag Show
Pride Dance Party with Ulla
June 2nd
Weekend Wrapup
@Tres Litros 4 - 6 pm
May 31st
Queertopia Kick-Off Party
@ Tres Litros
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Welcome to Queertopia! Join your friends and allies as we celebrate the kick-off of our 2024 Ark Valley Pride celebration! Hosted by Mary Q and Margot Anthony, there’ll be lip-syncs and awesome drinks - zero-proof menu also available!
June 1st
Ark Valley Pride 2024
10 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
PRIDE VILLAGE
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pride Village hosts a number of community organizations sharing information, resources, activities, and fun! Bring a picnic and hangout in the shade all day!
ITTY BITTY LGBTQ+ Health Fair
10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
You can now find the Itty Bitty LGBTQ+ Health Fair at Ark Valley Pride! This growing list of health services, tests, and resources is designed for you to stop in! Check out all the amazing services offered!
County Commissioner Keith Baker speaking during 2021 Ark Valley Pride. Photo by Daniel Flanders.
YOUTH PRIDE
PResentation & Awards
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 A.m.
Grab your family and friends to help us celebrate our area youth at the annual Ark Valley Pride Youth Awards with a number of youth activities and performances on the Main Stage.
Purple People
Powered Pride Parade
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Don’t forget to wear your purple! Meet the squad at Alpine Park on the corner of 4th and F Streets at 2:30 p.m. and zhuzh (yep it’s a word!) yourself up! You’ve got to be parade-worthy! We will start the walk promptly at 3:05 p.m.
AFTERNOON Dance Party
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Check out Pride Village or head over to the main stage and jump into an Afternoon Dance Party and keep the momentum going from the Purple People Powered Pride Parade!
PRIDE PResentation & Awards
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 P.m.
Local leaders and community members take to the stage to share stories and perspectives and celebrate our community through the annual Ark Valley Pride Awards.
Chad’s milkshake is legend-dairy…
QUEERTOPIA
NIGHTS
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Run home and change into your most dazzling self and meet us back in Riverside Park for an evening drag extravaganza, hunty!
Hosted by everyone’s favorite Emcee, Chad! Your fave cast of Colorado’s fiercest Drag Kings and Queens is back, with a few local favorites, too! Bring cash to tip the cast!
PRIDE DANCE PARTY WITH ULLA
8:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Prepare for liftoff - this party is wild! Keep the positive love and fabulous pride energy going with ULLA in Riverside Park from 8:30-10:00 pm.
June 2nd
Queertopia Wrapup Party
@ Tres Litros
4 - 6 p.m.
Let’s have a ki-ki! Hosted by Margot Anthony and Tanya, this year’s wrapup party will include surprises and gratitude and a little bit of attitude! Wind down with fun and friends!