Jacksonville Pride

03/09/2026

Calling all local businesses, artists, and vendors!

Interested in showcasing your work, highlighting services, and connecting with the local community? Reach out today to secure a booth at this year’s Jacksonville Pride Celebration!

There is no fee to reserve a spot – our goal is simply to provide a space for local business and organizations to connect with the community!

To reserve a booth, please email us [email protected] or send us a direct message on Facebook.

02/16/2026

SAVE THE DATE! 🌈🎉

The 2026 Jacksonville Pride Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 30, at Twisted Tree Music Hall from 12-4 pm. Follow along for details on vendors and entertainment for this year's celebration in the coming weeks!

For more information on reserving a booth, please send us a message or email us at [email protected].

06/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the third annual Jacksonville Pride Celebration over the weekend! 🎉

This year’s event supported 24 local businesses, artisans, and organizations—and included Children’s Story Time, yard games, a live DJ, and raised funds for Equality Illinois! Thank you to everyone who put in time and energy to make this celebration a reality for our town—we hope to see you all again next year! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

05/30/2025

New this year at the Jacksonville Pride Celebration: Children’s Story Time! 📚

Starting at 12:30, local volunteers will be reading children’s stories to all interested! There will be a mix of classic and LGBTQIA+ books available to read, as well as some YA options for older attendees.

A big thank you to Our Town Books and the Jacksonville Public Library. for making this possible!

05/30/2025

Bring your appetite to tomorrow’s Pride Celebration! 🍋🌮🌯🍪

The following local food trucks will be on-site throughout the day:

Los Rancheros Taco Truck
Lemonade Factory (on-site until 2)

05/30/2025

We’re excited to welcome bestselling LGBTQ+ author Joe Chianakas to this year's Pride Celebration!

📚 His book Pride and Persistence (a fierce teen rebellion against “Don’t Say Gay” policies) is a NATIONAL 2025 BOOK-OF-THE-YEAR finalist!

🥋 His LGBTQ+ karate kid novel Singlets and Secrets got an epic Hollywood shoutout—from the creator of Netflix’s Cobra Kai!

💀 Love q***r horror? He also has a brand-new horror release that will be available at Pride before it’s available anywhere else.

05/29/2025

We can't wait to see everyone this weekend! 🌈

If you're looking for some Pride gear for the celebration, you can submit a preorder for a t-shirt from Impressions Design here: https://www.impressionsdesignco.com/Decatur Pride

Pre-orders can be picked up on site day of; orders can be placed at the event and picked up same day as well!

05/19/2025

Less than two weeks to go until this year's Jacksonville Pride Celebration—mark your calendars to join us Saturday, May 31! 🌈

This year's event will include music, yard games, food vendors, children's story time, and booths from over 20+ local businesses, organizations, and artisans—be sure to follow along for updates as the event approaches. We hope to see you there! 🥳

01/14/2025

SAVE THE DATE! 🌈 🎉

The 2025 Jacksonville Pride Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 31 at Twisted Tree Music Hall from 12-5 pm - stay tuned for details on vendors and entertainment for this year's celebration!

For more information on reserving a booth and volunteer opportunities, please send us a message or email us at [email protected].

06/01/2024

Today is the day! Rain or shine, the Jacksonville Pride Celebration will be held today at Twisted Tree Music Hall from 12 - 5 pm—all booths will be indoors as well!

If you are unable to attend today's celebration but would still like to contribute a donation to the Jacksonville Pride Celebration and Equality Illinois, you can submit a digital donation here.

By Jacksonville Pride Celebration

05/31/2024

Thanks for helping us spread the word Jacksonville Journal-Courier—We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! 🌈🎉

Jacksonville Pride will be celebrated from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Twisted Tree Music Hall.