Dear Community Member –

As many of you know, our local movement started in 2023 when a group of people from all across the Grand Haven community came together and decided a festival celebrating Pride month and our local LGBTQIA2S+ community was most definitely in order.

It was such a stellar success, we came back again in 2024 with an even larger festival. The rain may have shut us down early this past year, but we let love and inclusivity stand against misinformation and intolerance. This was not without a fight. We were featured on national news when the Associated Press picked up our story because there are still those who unfortunately feel threatened by people who live their authentic lives differently than them. In the end, though, the brilliance and potential of Grand Haven’s queer community and allies was heard and uplifted.

Pride month exists to celebrate the beautiful diversity of humankind. Humans are wild, right? There are so many different kinds of us! We’re all different sizes and shapes and colors, and we all have different thoughts and dreams. Things like Pride month, Pride Festivals, and Pride organizations like ours exist to amplify our beautiful, very much human voices in order to help our communities rise above the marginalization and threat around us.

As we move into 2025, we are well aware we are entering into a more challenging time. Grand Haven Pride is dedicated to representing and uplifting the community, resisting discrimination and continuing to always be growing in our witness. We are now a fully independent 501c3 nonprofit with a board of directors. With an events committee, we are now offering year-round programming (check out our events page to see what’s coming). We are planning for the 2025 Festival on Saturday, June 14 (mark your calendars!).

None of this is possible without our amazing sponsors, including those who will stand with us as we move into 2025. Please consider joining this growing movement and letting the queer community know they have your support and are safe with you.