2026 Kentuckiana Pride Parade
Saturday June 20 at noon
All Peoples members and friends will be joining by our friends from First Unitarian Church and many visiting Unitarian Universalists (who are in Louisville for our General Assembly) in proudly and publicly showing our support for the LGTBQ+ community by having a float and marching together in this year’s Pride Parade. Our group will meet in the lineup area (along Market Street near the intersection of Shelby Street) at 11:00am. Carpooling to the parade will be available from the church parking lot on June 20 at 10:30am. If you’d like to help with assembling our float, please contact Justice Center
It’s always a bit chaotic the morning of the parade 😉 the organizers line up the groups and floats near the intersection of Market and Wenzel. (the parade route goes east on Market). However, we won’t know the precise location for our float to line up until around 10:30 that morning.
Here’s our plan: Rus will arrive and learn where our float will line up. I’ll then communicate that with Tony (who’s driving the pickup and the trailer) and get him settled. I will then communicate out to the key folks at First U and All Peoples.
To find out where the float is on the morning of the Parade (after 10:30):
- First U folx please contact Jim Hennigan (864-350-1378 ) and Marka Storm Silvarosen (502-654-4863)
- All Peoples folx can contact myself (502-494-9044) or Tony Sweazy ( 502-640-0110)
Please plan to arrive early to help decorate the float.
The parade starts at noon.
What to bring with you:
- A water bottle (we’ll have a full water cooler, but will not be providing water bottles)
- consider a hat
- sunscreen (we will also have sunscreen)
- snacks
- lots of energy
- your passion for justice
- a good dose of patience
There are several restaurants in the area that will be open for lunch which also allow us to use their bathrooms. There will also be a crazy lot of people there so expect for there to b long lines.
Pride Pizza & Sign-Making Party in the Justice Center (Farmhouse behind the main church)
Tuesday June 16 at 6:30pm
in the Justice Center at All Peoples
Come and connect with others as we prepare for our participation in the 2026 Kentuckiana Pride Parade. We’ll have pizza and drinks and lots of supplies for making fun and inspiring signs.
2026 Kentuckiana Pride Festival All Peoples- First U Booth!
What a fun way to promote our values to support our LGBTQ+ community! No better way than sharing time in our All Peoples Pride booth on the Waterfront!
We especially want to invite our newest members from this past year who haven’t yet enjoyed the camaraderie and joy of serving our festival visitors! We offer festival games and giveaways while we share our welcoming community with all who stop by!
- Host the Pride Booth: Help us hand out fun tattoos, host festival games, and share smiles.
- Share Glitter Blessings: Join our First Unitarian partners in offering a beautiful, sparkly sign of love and affirmation to festival visitors.
Check out the Signup Genius link below to see how you can contribute. Shuttle volunteers or volunteer for a shift yourself to give back to our community and to let them know about All Peoples UU and First U! 
All Booth Volunteers under 65 will get a Free Admission Pass! (Value $10) 65+ Free Admission! But signup now- last year the festival maxed out and no more passes issued!
Check out the happy faces of our volunteers 
last year who gave their time
and smiles for a good cause!
