

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Capital City PrideFest 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Capital City PrideFest returns to Downtown Des Moines for a full weekend of celebration, community, and Pride.

Join us June 12–14 in the Historic East Village for three days of live music, community programming, family activities, food vendors, and one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Midwest.

PrideFest brings together LGBTQ+ people, allies, families, and friends to celebrate the vibrant culture and community that makes Iowa stronger.

Weekend highlights include:
Opening Night + Main Stage headliners

Saturday
Festival programming, community performances, and evening headliners

Sunday
Capital City Pride Parade and closing celebrations

Headliners
Friday
Brooke Eden – 8:00 PM
David Archuleta – 9:00 PM

Saturday
Butt Toot King – 9:00 PM
Ty Sunderland – 10:00 PM to Midnight

The weekend also includes:
• Pride Parade
• Pride Stride 5K
• Drag Story Time
• Pet Pageant
• Family &amp; Youth Zone
• Teen Zone
• Health &amp; Wellness programming
• Community Stage entertainment

Full schedule and details at the link.

Mark yourself Interested to receive updates, performer announcements, and festival information as PrideFest approaches 

Part of Capital City PrideFest Weekend
Full schedule →  https://tr.ee/plufF5
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/capital-city-pridefest-2026/200029827347118
- **Event Categories**: music, health-wellness, entertainment, festivals, it, lgbt-pride, performances, live-music, parades, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 523

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://capitalcitypride.org/pridefest/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=des+moines-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Historic East Village
- **lat**: 41.58816
- **long**: -93.60643
- **full address**: Historic East Village, East Village,Des Moines, Iowa, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Capital City Pride (https://allevents.in/org/capital-city-pride/9110807)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/85dd889d95ffbee6149e88cf6cc0903f02cba928f072e986b1e15b9f3feed4fc-rimg-w300-h300-dc151418-gmir?v=1773825016

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Historic East Village, East Village,Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Capital City Pride
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, health-wellness, entertainment, festivals, it, lgbt-pride, performances, live-music, parades, music-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Capital City PrideFest 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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