Santee Pride Festival
May 30, 2026
Festival: 10am-4pm
Pride Walk: 9am
Join us for our annual Santee Pride Walk and Festival on Saturday, May 30, 2026!
This free, family-friendly event will feature live entertainment, kids activities, and booths from vendors and local community organizations.
The Santee Pride Festival is located in the parking lot of Santee United Methodist Church on Park Ave.
For those of you taking part in our annual Pride Walk that started this local event 5 years ago: the Pride Walk will take place in the morning before the festival, and is a roughly 2 mile flat paved loop down Mission Gorge, beginning and ending at the Festival.
2025 Event Info:
Public Schedule:
2026 Schedule Coming Soon!
Parking:
While there is limited street parking and off-street dirt parking to be found around the neighborhood, we have free parking available at the Cameron Family YMCA lot (about 2 miles away). Free parking shuttle vans will be running back and forth between 8:00am-1:30pm.
Pride Walk Route
Beginning at 8am (next to Santee United Methodist Church), the Pride Walk will proceed out to Mission Gorge, west to Cuyamaca, then cross the street and return along the other side of Mission Gorge, ending back at the Pride Festival.
Festival Booth List
2026 Vendor Applications Opening Soon!
Ways to Get Involved:
VOLUNTEER:
This community-driven, and church-hosted event cannot happen without the support of dozens of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, whether along the walk route, or on campus where the festival is hosted, please contact us. Applications opening soon!
FESTIVAL EXHIBITOR/VENDOR:
APPLICATIONS OPENING SOON! You might be a good fit for this event if you:
are a non-profit or other community organization helping to serve the LGBTQ+ community
are a vendor of Pride themed handmade items
are a LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC owner of a small business selling handmade items
Application and Info Coming Soon!
DONATE:
Santee UMC is the founding host for this event, and we are funded by monetary and in-kind donations. Your financial support helps to defray the costs of putting on a free Pride event for our community. Thank you for your support!