Fort Wayne Pride

Mark your calendars for this Thursday! Not only can you get a great deal on ice cream...4 scoops for only $10, but you can support the Pride Center at the same time! Bring your tumbler to the Oh Five Scoop Shop on 9/24 between 2 & 9pm for the Top Your Tumbler deal - 4 scoops with Rainbow Sprinkles for only $10 (you can even do 4 different flavors). PLUS 10% of all ice cream sales will go back to the FW Pride Center.
Top Your Tumbler details: bring a wide mouth Tumbler and we'll provide your scoops in a cup liner to be inserted into your Tumbler. It will stay cold for hours if you want to take it with you. It's 4 scoops, up to 4 different flavors! One Tumbler per person.

Our Board of Directors & their guests did some team building last night at House of Pins. The Board works hard throughout the year not only on the festival, but on our monthly events & Pride Center happenings, so it was nice to get in some fun together. Mark your calendars for Pride 2027...our 30th festival... July 23rd & 24th at Headwaters Park!

Pride Center Group Spotlight: Evolution X- meets the 4th Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm at the Pride Center. Evolution X is an 18+ social group for trans and nonbinary people. Games, snacks, conversations, and building community! Next meeting is this Tuesday! No registration needed...we hope to see you there!

COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENT: We are 2 weeks away from Soirée Positive Resource Connection’s largest annual fundraiser and Fort Wayne’s longest-running LGBTQ+ benefit. Join 300+ guests, including community leaders, professionals, and advocates while enjoying Gourmet hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, powerful stories, & a live auction exclusive to in-person guests. Dance the night away with DJ Kenny Redd! Tickets can be purchased at https://positiveresourceconnection.org/soiree/

Your attendance and support directly fund HIV care, prevention, and community wellness, ensuring life-changing services for those in need. Expanding access to HIV and Hepatitis C testing, prevention, and education is key to ending new cases in northeast Indiana. You help us make a lasting impact in our community!

Save a life! We are offering a free QPR Training at the Pride Center on October 10th from 2-4pm. Participants will receive their QPR Gatekeeper certification. Free for anyone 18+. The training is presented by Molly Rao, a certified QPR trainer & su***de loss survivor support group facilitator for We The Living.

Our holiday assistance program is back. We are excited to return for our 11th year of helping making the holiday season a little brighter for some local families. Nominate a family in need this holiday season (one or more family members must be LGBTQ to qualify). Be sure to fill out all info on the form to be considered. Families selected in the past still qualify, but preference will be given to those who have not received past assistance. You can nominate yourself or someone else you think is deserving. Families do not need to have kids to qualify. If you have any questions, please contact Nikki at [email protected]. Interested in purchasing gifts for those in need? Send Nikki your info, and she will be in contact. Thank you! https://forms.gle/gRLmfRR3qS4YNoyVA

Pride Center Group Spotlight: Join us this Saturday for the Q***r Open Mic open to 18+ every 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm. Q***r Open Mic is a safe space to share poetry, music, and art. Attendees do not have to share, but are free to. Come out and build community while experiencing an artistic, q***r space.

Mark your calendars! Not only can you get a great deal on ice cream...4 scoops for only $10, but you can support the Pride Center at the same time! Bring your tumbler to the Oh Five Scoop Shop on 9/24 between 2 & 9pm for the Top Your Tumbler deal - 4 scoops with Rainbow Sprinkles for only $10 (you can even do 4 different flavors). PLUS 10% of all ice cream sales will go back to the FW Pride Center.
Top Your Tumbler details: bring a wide mouth Tumbler and we'll provide your scoops in a cup liner to be inserted into your Tumbler. It will stay cold for hours if you want to take it with you. It's 4 scoops, up to 4 different flavors! One Tumbler per person.

Our holiday assistance program is back. We are excited to return for our 11th year of helping making the holiday season a little brighter for some local families. Nominate a family in need (one or more family members must be LGBTQ to qualify). Be sure to fill out all info on the form to be considered. Families selected in the past still qualify, but preference will be given to those who have not received past assistance. You can nominate yourself or someone else you think is deserving. Families do not need to have kids to qualify. If you have any questions, please contact Nikki at [email protected]. Interested in purchasing gifts for those in need? Send Nikki your info, and she will be in contact. Thank you!

LGBTQ Holiday Assistance Application 2026 Fort Wayne Pride will again offer holiday assistance to select LGBTQ families in and around the Fort Wayne area. We need the information filled out below to help us with our selection process. IF INFORMATION BELOW IS NOT INCLUDED, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO CONSIDER AND/OR CONTACT FAMILIES. Fam...