Lake County PrideFest 2025

PrideFest is the largest annual Pride celebration in Lake County
Join us for our 5th annual community celebration & fundraiser!


Saturday, June 14th, 2025, 12pm
Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center

Lake County PrideFest is one of the most highly anticipated events of the summer in Lake County, drawing thousands.

This FREE, family-friendly outdoor festival will feature: food trucks, craft and artisan vendors, a resource fair, games and entertainment for children, drag shows, live music and more!

A $5 donation at the door supporting the LGBTQ+ Center Lake County is greatly appreciated.

Join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ life and culture & show your support for Lake County’s LGBTQ+ community.

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Entertainment Schedule

Main Stage

12:00p – Brandon G.
12:30p – GhostFyre
1:00p – Improv Comedy Hour
2:00p – Nanny Nikki
3:00p – Auntie Heroine Drag Show
4:00p – Charlie Foxtrot
5:00p – Mami Zaddy
6:30p – Carmel Bliss Drag Show
8:00p – Feelgood

Family Stage
1:00p – Brushwood Center – Queer Ecology
2:00p – Drag Story Hour
3:00p – Alecs Dyno Live
4:00p – The Amazing Adventures of 2NBs

Volunteers

Volunteers help make this event possible! We are in need of volunteers in a variety of areas (set-up/tear-down, welcome tent, merch sales, kid’s corner, raffle sales, grounds crew, etc.) Learn more and apply below!

General Donations

Looking to support in another way? LGBTQ+ Center Lake County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to make Lake County a place for LGBTQ+ folx to thrive! Make a tax-deductible gift today to support our efforts.

Lake County PrideFest
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors


Gold Sponsors


Silver Sponsors


Bronze Sponsors

ALEC
College of Lake County
Fairway Mortgage (Jim Strachan)
Great Wolf Lodge Illinois
Heather Cash Homes
Indivisible Western Lake County
Joy! Lutheran Church
Lake County State Representatives
Laura Faver-Dias, Bob Morgan, Joyce Mason, Dan Didech, Tracy Katz Muhl
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Reinhart
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois
Molina Healthcare of Illinois
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lake County Illinois
NICASA Behavioral Health Services
Overture Promotions
RISE Dispensary
Schneider for Congress
Simply Bee Counseling
State Senator Mary Edly-Allen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Waukegan

Special Thanks To Our Supporters


Event Partners