Woodstock PrideFest 2025
June 13–15, 2025
Downtown Woodstock & Emricson Park
Presented by Woodstock Pride
Celebrate a weekend of love, inclusion, and expression during Woodstock PrideFest 2025. With events across Emricson Park and the Historic Woodstock Square, there’s something for everyone to enjoy—from reflection and remembrance to movement, music, and celebration.
Event Highlights
AIDS Memorial Quilt Exhibit
June 13–15
📍 Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock
A portion of the historic AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in McHenry County for the first time. Free and open to the public, this exhibit honors more than 700,000 lives lost to HIV/AIDS and stands as a moving tribute to resilience and remembrance.
Voices Remembered: An Evening with the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Friday, June 13 | 6–8 PM
📍 Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock
Join us for an evening of reflection and connection as we welcome the Quilt to Woodstock. This event is free and open to all.
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Memorial quilt panels
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Educational displays and video storytelling
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Complimentary desserts and refreshments
ColorFest: Dash, Pedal & Paws
Saturday, June 14 | 9:30 AM – Noon
📍 Emricson Park
An all-ages, all-abilities celebration of movement and creativity. Run, walk, roll, or ride through a colorful course, enjoy the new Color Cruise bike ride, and don’t miss the new Puppy Parade.
PrideFest Pub Crawl
Saturday, June 14 | Check-in Begins at 6:00 PM
📍 Historic Woodstock Square
Downtown lights up with music, cocktails, and Pride celebration. Explore your favorite local bars with themed drinks and surprises. Must be 21+ to participate.
Pride Parade & Festival
Sunday, June 15 | Parade at 11 AM, Festival until 5 PM
📍 Historic Woodstock Square
Step off with the most colorful parade in McHenry County and stick around for a full day of live entertainment, speakers, vendors, food trucks, and family-friendly fun.
Plan your weekend and come experience Pride in the heart of McHenry County.
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Woodstock PrideFest is the second weekend of June is full of events celebrating diversity, love, and acceptance brought to you by Woodstock Pride for the LGBTQ community and its allies.
Woodstock Pride is an inclusive civic group dedicated to promoting diversity, cultural integration and self-celebration of LGBTQIA+ persons, families and businesses. In 2019 we hosted the first annual Woodstock PrideFest and parade which boasted over 2,500 people in attendance. We appreciate the continued support of the city and community and we are proud to be part of such a diverse community here in Woodstock.
In addition to the annual PrideFest, we host a variety of other events such as socials, fundraisers and educational events with the goal of uniting the community. For a complete list of PrideFest Weekend events visit RealWoodstock.com’s event page.
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