5 things to do in McHenry County: Woodstock PrideFest, vintage baseball and biking with your neighbors

June 09, 2022 at 5:00 am CDT

2019 Miss Woodstock Areli Ortiz tosses candy Sunday, June 13, 2021, during the Woodstock Pridefest parade around the historic Woodstock Square. (Gregory Shaver)

2. Woodstock PrideFest returns this weekend with live music, a festival, a parade and new this year, a color run at Emricson Park.

The Rainbow Run will take place Saturday at Emricson Park. Check in begins at 10 a.m., with staggered starts beginning at 10:30 a.m. The race includes one loop with three color stations. The cost is $20 and includes an event T-shirt for the first 200 people who register.

Pride Promenade will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday around town. A reverse parade will take place, in which participants check out the celebratory displays at local homes and businesses. A map can be found on the Facebook event page Saturday morning.

A pub crawl will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday with check-in at the bandstand on the historic Woodstock Square. Tickets are $20 and include two drink tokens. The first 200 tickets come with a pair of Woodstock Pride sunglasses and stickers. Participating locations include Chop Suey Hut, Napoli’s Pizza, Ortmann’s, Red Iron, D.C. Cobb’s, The Cabin, Benton Street Tap and Public House of Woodstock.

Woodstock’s PrideFest will follow on Sunday with a parade, music and other entertainment, vendors and food on the historic Woodstock Square. The parade begins at 11 a.m. followed by an opening ceremony at noon and vendors and food trucks from noon to 5 p.m.

For information, go to facebook.com/woodstockpride.

The Woodstock Pridefest parade heads around the historic Woodstock Square on Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

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