Holland Pride 2026

Holland in West Michigan holds its own Pride festival every June. It is organised by Out On The Lakeshore, the city’s LGBTQ+ community centre. The festival has been running for about two decades; it used to take place in Centennial Park and is now held in Kollen Park on Lake Macatawa.

There is no parade through downtown. The festival is an afternoon in the park, from one to six, with stage entertainment, live music and dancing, food trucks, merchandise vendors and resource booths from local organisations. Families get their own area with activities for children. The centre’s executive director has described the goal as creating a welcoming, fun, celebratory space for everyone.

Festival day caps a programme that runs for several weeks. It opens with an open mic night at the Herrick District Library, with storytelling and spoken word. A fibre arts festival follows, organised with the Holland Area Arts Council and other partners, and then the Disco Ball, a drag show combined with a dance party. During Pride Month, local businesses run special offers that support the centre.

The festival’s existence is notable: Ottawa County is considered one of the most conservative parts of Michigan. Even so, Pride events in the region have kept growing, and other lakeshore towns now celebrate too. There is always room for volunteers on festival day; the centre recruits them every year through its website.