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2024 North Dakota Prides

Introduction
This page will host all the information on prides that occur all over North Dakota. We're still very early in the year, with event planning that is ongoing, so we'll be updating this as things go! Check out how festive last year got! 

Guidelines
  • All information should be confirmed by checking out an organization website + talking with event planners! 
  • Some events may have limited capacity, age restrictions, or charge admission
  • Some opportunities may have deadlines that have expired
  • Please email me at [email protected] to CORRECT or ADD any Information! 
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Minot Pride Festival '24
June 7th
  • Rainbow Bar Craw -  7:00 PM to 12:00 AM
June 8th
  • Pride in the Streets - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Pride Drag Show - Open 7:00 PM/Show 9:00 PM
June 9th 
  • Drag Brunch Bingo - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Picnic at the Park - 5:00 PM

Contact: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Donation | Volunteer 

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UND Pride Week
June 10th
  • Chalk with Pride - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
June 11th
  • Pride Through the Decades - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
June 12th
  • Walk with Pride - 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
June 13th 
  • LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Panel Discussions - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

​Contact: [email protected]
Website | Facebook 
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Capital Pride
June 14th
  • Lewis And Clark Riverboat Cruise - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
  • Pride Dance Party - 8:00 PM to 12:30 AM
  • Bowling Night - 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM
June 15th
  • Pride at the Capitol - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Capital Pride Drag Show - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
June 16th
  • Multifaith Service - 11:30 AM

​Contact: [email protected]
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Fargo-Moorhead Pride Week
August 8th
  • Pride Family Fun Night at 6:30 PM
  • Pride Vinyl Night at 8:00 PM
  • Pride Trivia and Karaoke Night at 8:00 PM

August 9th
  • Youth Pride all-Ages Drag Show at 7:00 PM
  • Pride Dance Party at 8:00 PM

August 10th
  • Pride 5k Fun Run at 8:30 AM
  • Pride in the Park at 11:00 AM

August 11th
  • ​Pride Interfaith Service at 12:30 PM
  • Pride Parade at 2:00 PM

Contact: [email protected]
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FM PRide 2024 Slideshow

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The stories of FM PRide

Trans joy at Pride
This was my 4th pride ever, but my first time experiencing Fargo-Moorhead Pride. Growing up in small conservative towns my whole life, I was terrified to be openly queer and trans. At pride I got to walk around in public for the first time after top surgery and didn't have a single fear of being attacked or harassed. 

I was given nothing but compliments, both on my scars, transition journey, and my outfit. I've never been so confident and happy in public ever.

Hearing the trans kids at Pride in the Park and during the parade admiring my visible scars gave me hope. It gave me hope that they'd continue to survive like I did and they'd make it to where I am and be free.

Pride events bring a sense of belonging and community that you don't experience everywhere. It was warm, it was inviting, and it was such a self esteem boost.

I grew up thinking I would never be accepted and that my state would never recognize me for who I am. But Fargo-Moorhead over the weekend proved to me that there is acceptance for trans people in this state. 

There is hope for us. We deserve to be happy and confident in our bodies. I hope with every pride there is larger attendance, and even more kids see that we can be happy and we aren't monsters.
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This is our home too, and we do belong. You just need to find that community and embrace it

​->Summited by Sage Cotton


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a furry's journey through pride
I came down Thursday (8/8) running off of just 2.5 hours of sleep (queer people don't sleep. that's why coffeehouses are so queercore -- it's cuz we live off caffeine). After dropping my suitcase off at my friend Caleb's house (with whom I stayed), I went to the West Acres mall to primarily go shopping for some dress pants for my new paraprofessional job, and secondarily to meet up with people from the Red River Valley Furry group that I was planning to walk with in the parade. One person, a pup named Zephyr, showed up and we walked around a few other clothing stores and Best Buy for a little bit, talking about tech and life and such. Afterwards, I went back to my friend Caleb's place and relaxed a little, falling asleep while reading a book.

The next morning, Caleb and I went to go get breakfast and walked to a park to eat. Throughout the day, I debated going to the All-Ages Drag Show and ended up not going, as I was still feeling tired and was worried about getting overstimulated. Caleb went, though, and told me about it when he got home.

Then, on Saturday, Zephyr picked Caleb and I up to go to Pride in the Park. It took a little bit to find the Red River Valley Furry (RRVF) group, but eventually we found it and settled down, hanging out with fursuiters, pups, and people alike. I had my pup hood on the majority of the day, donning my glasses on it as well. I've learned that for some reason it takes a whole lot longer to get overstimulated in my pup hood if I can see, and I think wearing glasses on my pup hood looked pretty gas :).

One of the furs, Oakley, is known for two things: his ducks and balls. Considering ducks, he had hid them all over our booth and the booth of one of the RRVF leaders, Lola, next door. And when I say balls, I mean *beach* balls. He had two at this event, a small one, and then he also blew up a giant one that captured all of our attentions immediately. We played with it throughout the event; "kneading" it, hitting it up and down, rolling it, and tossing it at each other to play catch. It was very entertaining and fun. 

Aside from the giant beach ball attraction, the RRVF table had places to sit, coloring sheets to color, and crayons to color with, courtesy of Ajax Starlight (who was also instrumental in organizing the group for all of pride weekend). There was also a rainbow wall available for picture purposes. I sat there and colored until one of my boyfriends, Brandon, showed up. After I finished coloring we walked the park and got some food. 

We took a lot of pictures nearing the end of Pride in the Park. One with all of the fursuiters together, one with all of the hooded pups together, and then at the very end we all went to the Pride sign and took a giant all-call photo. Even the giant beach ball was included. After the big photo, we took a few pictures of chasing Lola around with the beach ball, which was really fun(ny). And even though it was sad having to deflate it, a mini-furpile was made doing so, which made it a little less unfortunate.

I went back up to Grand Forks for a couple hours with Brandon to cool off and recuperate some of my energy, and then we headed back down with our partner, Myka, who's a drag queen as well, as he was performing at a drag brunch in the morning, which Brandon and I went to and supported, of course. Unfortunately, the venue didn't have enough $1 bills to trade in $20s for, so I wasn't able to support the queens performing as much as I'd've liked to. After brunch, we headed to a parking garage somewhat nearby the parade start and as we were parking, we saw a car full of furries parking nearby. Though we didn't walk together, as Myka was marching with the FM drag group and wanted to get there a little bit beforehand. We took an (admittedly self-described) iconic picture of us 3 together and then Brandon and I left to go towards the furry group. We marched in the parade, looking pretty awesome while doing it, and had some pictures taken as well! Afterwards, we all hung around and talked a little bit and finally went home. It was an amazing time overall and I loved every minute that I spent with this ultra-accepting and safe group of people.

Story submitted by Johnathan Schilling with full permission for names. 
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Videos of Pride

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Grand Forks PRIDE
Sept 4th
  • Pride Bowling - Red Ray Lanes at 4:00 PM
Sept 5th
  • Affirming Faith Event - United Lutheran Church at 6:00 PM
Sept 6th
  • Pride Community BBQ - Archives Coffee House at 6:00 PM
Sept 7th
  • Pride in the Park - Kittson Avenue/Pillsbury Park at 10:00 AM
  • Pride Meet and Greet & Dance 18+ - EGF American Legion at 7:00 PM
Sept 8th
  • Pride Worship - Family of God Church at 10:00 AM
  • Pride Fairy Bingo - Archives Coffee House at 1:00 PM
Sept 11th
  • Pride Meal and Worship - Christus Rex Lutheran Center at 6:15 PM
Sept 13th
  • Out and Proud Park Meet-up - Lincoln Park Shelter 3 at 5:00 PM
Sept 14th
  • Forkin' Arts and Crafts Fair - Free ALL ages, EGF American Legion at 11:00 AM
  • BJ Armani's Cabaret Show - EGF American Legion at 7:00 PM

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  • Contact: [email protected]
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Jamestown Pride
  • ​Ally Picnic At McElroy Park - Sept 7th 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
  • Event Link - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Jamestown PRide 2024 Slideshow

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7th Annual LGBTQ+ Summit
October 11th
  • Professional Development - Day 8:30 to 5:00 PM
  • LGBTQ+ Social - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Oct 12th
  • First Day of Summit - 8:30 PM to 5:00 PM
  • Pink Liberty - 8:30 PM to 12:00 PM
Oct 13th
  • Final Day of Summit - 8:30 PM to 3:00 PM
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Pride Complete List
UND Gaypril
  • April 2, 11am-1pm | Pride Swag Table, MU Main Floor
  • April 9, 1pm - 3pm | Tea & Tarot, Pride Center
  • April 10, 12pm- 2pm | Stuff with Pride, MU 200
  • April 15, 5pm | Lavender Graduation, MU 220 - Ballroom
  • April 26, 11am - 3pm | Pride Fest, MU Backyard

NDSU Gaypril
  • Wear Your Rainbow Days: Every Friday in April
  • Pizza with Pride Wednesday, April 10 at 6 p.m.
  • Taylor Brorby Author Visit Friday, April 12 at 2 p.m.
  • Pride Bowling Monday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.

June 4th
  • Minot - Minot Airforce Base Sign's LGBTQ+ Proclamation
June 6th
  • Minot - Planned Parenthood - Parent Workshop for LGBTQ+ Youth Sex ED at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
June 7th
  • Fargo - Dragged to Space Drag Show at 7:00 PM
June 7th - June 9th 
  • Minot Pride - Magic City Equality
June 8th
  • Moorhead - Recovery Engaged Communities - Pride Slip-N-Slide at 1:00 PM​
June 9th
  • Minot - Youth Workshop for LGBTQ+ Youth Sex ED at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
June 10th - 14th
  • Grand Forks - UND Pride
June 12th
  • Fargo - LGBTQ+ Legislative Candidate Fundraiser at 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
June 14th to 16th
  • Bismarck Pride - Dakota Outright
June 15th
  • Bismarck -Show Kindness Project - 10:00 AM
  • Grand Forks - BJ Armani Cabaret - Can't Stop Pride Drag Show - At 7:00 PM
​June 20th
  • Fargo - PCCC - LGBTQ+ Trivia at 8:00 PM
June 22nd
  • Fargo - FM Drag United - Unity+ Love Pride: Drag Show at 8:00 PM
  • Fargo - LGBTQ+ Inclusion Night - 10:00 PM
June 24th
  • Bismarck - Qspace - Queerly Bingo at 7:00 PM
​June 25th
  • Online - Queer Book Club Prairie Silence at 7:00 PM (NDLA ONLY!)
June 26th
  • Fargo - Pride Night - Drekker Brewing Company 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
  • Fargo - Trans-portation - ND Friendship Bracelet Party 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
June 28th
  • Bismarck - Qspace - Gender Clothes Swap at 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Fargo - Enlightened Beauty - Adult Trans and Queer Beauty Night - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Fargo - Parachigo - If you Are Trans It is Your Birthday Party at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 
June 29th
  • Cando - First Annual Stonewall Observation at 11:00 to 3:00 PM
  • Minot - Main Street Books - Pride Open Mic at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
July 5th
  • Deadline to Nominate Grand Marshal for Pride Week
July 13th
  • Williston - Rainbow Rendezvous - Picnic Celebration 1:00 PM
July 21st
  • Grand Forks - GF Out and Proud Ice Cream Social - 12:00 PM
August 2nd
  • Fargo - Make America Queer Again - Corner of Queer - 8:00 PM
August 3rd
  • Fargo - FM Derby Girls Pride Bout 5:00 PM
August 6th
  • Williston - Ice Cream Social - Rainbow Rendezvous - 6:00 PM
August 7th
  • Fargo - Pride Collective and Community Center Open House - 6:00 PM
  • Fargo - Little Gay Art Exhibition - 6:00 PM
August 8th - 11th
  • Fargo-Moorhead Pride - FM Pride 
​August 9th
  • Moorhead -  Color Me Proud Rock Painting - 5:00 PM
August 10th
  • Fargo/Moorhead - Red River Rainbow Seniors Pride Social 5:30 PM
  • Turtle Mountain - Turtle Mountain Two-Spirit Society Drag Show 6:00 PM
August 17th
  • Fargo - Gender Justice Benefit Show at Aquarium - 6:00 PM
August 21st
  • Bismarck - AARP + Missouri River Rainbow Seniors - 4:30 PM
September 4th - 14th
  • Grand Forks Pride - GF Pride 
September 7th
  • Jamestown Pride - Save the Date
September 26th
  • Fargo - FM LGBT Film Festival Sept 26th to 29th
Sept 28th
  • Minot - Queer Christians Concern and Q&A 6:00 PM
Oct 11th to 13
  •  Bismarck - 7th LGBTQ+ Summit Oct 11th to 13th

Minot State University Pride Week (Link)
  • Sept 30th - Flag Raising + Pajama and a Movie At 3:00 PM/7:00 PM
  • Oct 1st - Town Hall + Craft Night at 3:00 PM/7:00 PM
  • Oct 2nd - Mario Kart Tournament at 7:00 PM
  • Oct 3rd - Karaoke at 7:00 PM 
  • Oct 4th - Trivia Night at 7:00 PM

Public Messaging
NDSU - Happy #PrideMonth from NDSU!
  • NDSU Pride Alliance: ndsu.edu/lgbtq/groups/pride_alliance/
  • GradPRISM: ndsu.edu/lgbtq/groups/gradprism/
  • Belonging: ndsu.edu/lgbtq/groups/ Awareness & Events: ndsu.edu/lgbtq/awareness_and_events/
  • More resources: ndsu.edu/lgbtq​

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