Denver PrideFest 2026: Where to Eat, Drink, and Celebrate In LoDo

Denver Pride looks a little different this year. With its traditional home of Civic Center Park under construction, this year’s PrideFest will take place on 16th Street, running from Arapahoe Street to Broadway on Sunday, June 28. The new location puts the celebration right on LoDo’s doorstep, and several LoDo restaurants and entire blocks are running their own Pride programming throughout the day. Here’s our guide to how you can make the most of LoDo during PrideFest.

The Essentials

• When: Sunday, June 28, 2026.
• Parade: Starts at 9:30 a.m. on 17th Avenue, running from Franklin Street in Capitol Hill west to Lincoln Street
• Festival: PrideFest runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 16th Street, between Arapahoe Street and Broadway, and is free.
• Eating Out With Pride: Dozens of Denver restaurants and bars are donating proceeds to The Center on Colfax throughout June. 

Brunch 

Osteria Marco

Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Osteria Marco hosts Bottomless Drag Bingo Brunch. For Pride 2026, the brunch moves outdoors as the centerpiece of Larimer Square Pride Weekend, with Denver drag legends Shirley Delta Blow, Amerikah J Misdemeanor, and LaLa Queen holding court under the Square’s Pride flags.

Denver Milk Market

The food hall at Dairy Block is going all in on Pride Sunday with a Drag Bingo Brunch starring Alexis Mateo of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Two sets run back to back (11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.), with mimosas, $5 Rainbow Jello shots, music, and dancing. Moo Bar is also running Pride Month specials, donating $1 from every Rainbow Crush cocktail to The Center on Colfax.

Olive & Finch 

Throughout June, Olive & Finch’s Union Station outpost has been offering a Taste the Rainbow Mimosa Bar every weekend, with prosecco, a variety of juice options, and fresh fruit garnishes. One dollar from each mimosa goes to The Center on Colfax. 

Pride Weekend on Larimer Square and at Dairy Block

The festival on 16th Street is the main event, but two LoDo blocks are running their own Pride programming worth folding into the day. 

Larimer Square

The full block between 14th and 15th streets is hosting Pride Weekend programming from Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28. Friday night, Larimer will host a block party with live music from DOGTAGS, Alysia Kraft, and May Be Fern. Saturday has DJ sets and pop-up sidewalk bars throughout the day. And Sunday, from 2 to 6 p.m., there will be a disco cowboy-themed street party in partnership with Ariat and Garage Sale Vintage, featuring country-pop DJ sets and Pride-themed experiences across the Square. 

Dairy Block

Dairy Block will host a Blockwide Pride Drag Show on Saturday, June 27 starting at noon. Hosted by Jazmine James and DJ Marke, the lineup includes a special performance from Eureka O’Hara of RuPaul’s Drag Race, plus a roster of local drag queens, a Canine Pride Pageant, Pride cocktails, face painting, and hair tinsel stations.

On Pride Sunday, Poka Lola Social Club is donating $1 from every P.S. Love Is Love cocktail to The Center on Colfax. Nearby, Blanchard Family Wines is running Rainbow Flights throughout June: three sparkling wines paired with cotton candy flavors and a macaron. Blue Ruby Boutique has a friendship-bracelet-making station set up for Pride. And LoDough Bakery is offering individual Unicorn Cakes, Rainbow Croissants, and various other rainbow-themed pastries and bread.

After the Festival

Wynkoop Brewing Company

Denver’s first brewpub is donating $1 from every Prickly and Proud Blonde Ale to The Center on Colfax throughout the month. The beer itself is brewed with locally sourced grain from Root Shoot Malting, balancing tart prickly pear with sweet kiwi, watermelon, pear, and hints of dragon fruit. 

Cooper Lounge

The lounge above Denver Union Station’s Great Hall hosts Pride on the Runway (21-plus), co-hosted by Denver drag performers Jessica L’Whor and Talia Tucker, with pop-up performances by Kiki House of Felicity, a DJ, interactive Pride-themed games, and a runway competition. 

The Cruise Room

The Oxford Hotel’s Art Deco classic, which opened the day after Prohibition was repealed in December 1933, will host the Cruise Room Pride Burlesque Show on Friday, June 26, featuring Denver’s Hard Candy Dance Entertainment.