Pride Parade

The 2026 Star City Pride Parade is a FREE event open to the public dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQIA2S+ community of Lincoln, Nebraska. Now in its fourth year, the Pride Parade has an annual attendance of over 1,000 people and over 50 groups marching in the Parade.

Date: Saturday June 13th, 2026

Location: Around the Nebraska State Capitol (1445 K St., Lincoln, NE 68508)

Please note that the streets around the Nebraska State Capitol will be blocked off, so you must find parking in nearby side streets or parking garages. 

Star City Pride 2025 Grand Marshals

To Be Announced

2025

• Alma Cerretta
• John Heineman
• Ruth Kupfer

2024

• Samuel Phillips (UNL Gymnast)
• Senator Danielle Conrad (Nebraska Senator)

2023

• Abbi Swatsworth (Executive Director of OutNebraska)
• Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (Mayor of the City of Lincoln)

2022

• Pat Tetreault (UNL GSC Director)
• City Councilman James Michael Bowers (Lincoln City Council Member)

2021

• Tami Lewis-Ahrendt (Founding member of Star City Pride in 2005)
• Philipp Kessler (Producer of Lavender Hill Radio Show on KZUM)

2020

• Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (Mayor of the City of Lincoln)