We Got Your Seattle PrideFest Schedule For Pride Saturday & Sunday!

Seattle PrideFest 2015 – June 28, 2015 – Photo: Tiffany Von Arnim for SGS

People have been asking QUESTIONS about the line-up/schedule/tickets/etc for SEATTLE PRIDEFEST’S two full days of events for Seattle LGBTQ Pride Weekend on Saturday, June 23rd (on Capitol Hill) and Sunday, June 24th (at Seattle Center after the Seattle Pride Parade). 

And, after LA Pride’s DISASTROUS overselling of tickets over this weekend for their 2018 Pride festivities led to very angry ticket holders not getting access to their festival, located in West Hollywood, the question has been raised, can that happen in Seattle?

Uh, no. Seattle PrideFest is entirely FREE to attend, one of the VERY few major city LGBTQ Pride festivals that doesn’t charge admission fees to attend to attend ANY part of their events. We suppose that if a million people suddenly showed up to either the Saturday/Sunday event, that that might cause a problem, but since PrideFest holds their events in public spaces without entrances, gates and fencing (other than around adult only drinking areas) that’s a problem that probably isn’t going to come up!

(And, it should be noted that OTHER for profit LGBTQ Pride week outdoor events DO charge covers. Queer Bar and The Wildrose both have multi-day fenced in festivals with passes required as does The Cuff Complex on Pride Sunday with their popular street event. None of these events are associated with PrideFest.)

Below is the schedule for stage performances for both the Saturday PrideFest events on Capitol Hill (in Cal Anderson Park off of 10th/11th and Pine Street) and on Broadway (from John to Aloha) and for Sunday’s PrideFest events at Seattle Center (for non-locals, the huge park/arts center where the Space Needle is located). Obviously, the line-up and schedule is subject to change. But, it’s all happening come rain or shine!

Also note: This is the 2nd year that PrideFest has produced both the main Sunday event and the Saturday Capitol Hill event; PrideFest took over the production of the Capitol Hill event after the previous producers couldn’t receive proper permits to stage the Broadway based portion of the festival.

Other stuff to know: the popular “Doggy Drag Contest” is happening Saturday the 23rd at 3pm in Cal Anderson Park.

Seattle PrideFest – June 26, 2016 – Photo: Tiffany Von Arnim for SGS

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 2018
CAL ANDERSON PARK and BROADWAY
CAPITOL HILL/SEATTLE

Queer Youth/Family Day/Cal Anderson Park

1:00 – 2:00    Drag Queen Story Time (Aleksa Manila)

2:00 – 2:15    Water Balloon Contest

2:15 – 2:45     ImaginationBand

2:45 – 3:00    Water Balloon Contest

3:00 – 4:00    Doggy Drag Contest

4:00 – 5:00    QYP: DJ

5:00 – 7:00    QYP programming (including Be Steadwell and Ebony Stewart)

Main Stage (South by Broadway Market)

12:00 – 1:20    DJ Tony Burns

1:20 – 1:45      Twerkshop crew

1:45 – 2:30      DJ Toya B

2:30 – 3:00      Creature Hole

3:00 – 3:45      DJ Tony Burns

3:45 – 4:15      Kings

4:15 – 4:45      DJ Tony Burns

4:45 – 5:00      Ultra Nate Teaser

5:00 – 5:30      Toya B

5:15 – 6:00      The Darlings Show

6:00 – 6:15      DJ Joy

6:15 – 6:30      Debby Holiday

6:30 – 6:50      DJ Joy

6:50 – 7:15      House of Eclipse

7:15 – 8:00      DJ Joy

8:05 – 8:20      Be Steadwell

8:20 – 8:35      DJ Joy

8:35 – 8:50      Boise Drag Winners: Annie Depressant, Denimm Cain, Hazel and Lady Delicious

8:50 – 9:00      DJ Joy

Host:   Rainbow Gore Cake

Seattle PrideFest took over the annual street festival on Capitol Hill’s Broadway on Pride Saturday, June 24, 2017. Photo by Adam McRoberts for Seattle Gay Scene

Karaoke (North by Aloha) Stage

1:00 – 2:00 “All Stars”

2:00 – 3:00 “All Stars”

3:00 – 4:00 “All Stars”

4:00 – 5:00 “All Stars”

5:00 – 6:00 “All Stars”

6:00 – 7:00 “All Stars”

7:00 – 8:00 “All Stars”

8:00 – 9:00 “All Stars”

Debby Holiday will headline at Seattle PrideFest 2018

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018
SEATTLE CENTER

Main Stage

Hostesses:
Gaysha 1:00-3:15
Carmen Carrera 2:00-4:00
Aleksa Manila 3:00-7:00

12:00 – 1:00   DJ Mixxtress

1:00 – 1:25     Seattle Ladies Choir

1:25 – 1:30     Videos and Gaysha Welcome

1:30 – 1:55     Paisley Fields

1:55 – 2:00    Gaysha Welcomes Carmen Carrera

2:00 – 2:25     MX Cast – Queer Bar (20 Min)

2:30 – 2:55     Debby Holiday

2:55 – 3:00     RainbowGore Cake

3:00  -3:05     Whim W’him

3:05 – 3:10     Sponsor Thanks and Gaysha, Carmen, Aleksa chatting

3:10 – 3:35     Nomi Ruiz

3:35 – 3:45     CHEER Seattle

3:45 – 4:00    Ebony Stewart

4:00 – 4:05    Carmen Carerra Keynote

4:05 – 4:10    Imagine

4:10 – 4:15     Egan Orion Festival Focus

4:15 – 4:25     Eric Martin and Friend (song for youth)

4:25 – 4:30    Elder Feature “Dad”

4:30 – 5:00    30-minute Bacon Strip

5:00 – 5:05    “This Is Me” Youth Feature

5:05 – 5:10     Sponsor Thanks (Aleksa) and Video

5:10 – 5:15     RainbowGore Cake

5:20 – 5:50    God-Des

5:50 – 6:00    The Purple Lemonade

6:00 – 6:05    Spoken Word

6:05 – 6:15     Ruth Soto aka Latinrose

6:15 – 6:20     Sponsor Thanks

6:20 – 6:50     Whitney Monge

Seattle queer band L80 performs at the Mural Stage at Seattle PrideFest 2018

Mural Stage

12:15-12:35     L 80

12:55- 1:20     Empire Way

1:40 – 2:00     Pop Drops (Drag Queen Band)

2:20 – 2:40     Shaolin Hunks

3:00 – 3:20     Tiffany Wilson

3:40 – 4:00     Connie and the Precious Moments

4:15 – 4:40       Smeared Lipstick Crew

4:55 – 5:20       Mirrorgloss w/Action Jackson

5:40 – 6:00      Sisters

DJ For Duration: Mr. Charming

Host 12 – 6 PM:  Miz Honey Bucket

Hit Girl Collective takes over the Fountain/DJ Stage at PrideFest 2018 at 3:05pm!

Fountain Stage

12:00 – 1:00    Lady Jane DJ

1:00 – 1:05      House of Eclipse

1:05 – 2:00     Art Of Hot

2:00 – 2:05     Seattle Twerkshop

2:05 – 3:00     R Place Takeover

3:00 – 3:05     The Darlings

3:05 – 4:15      HitGirl! Collective

4:15 – 4:20       Guerilla Go Go’s

4:20 – 5:30      DJ Minx

5:30 – 5:35      Guerilla Go Go’s

5:35 – 6:45      Colby B

6:45 – 6:55      KINGS

6:55 – 7:55     Almond Brown (Board of Deacons)