Santee Pride Walk and Festival!
Join us for our annual Santee Pride Walk and Festival on Saturday, May 31, 2025!
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 start at 10am, and is a roughly 2 mile flat paved loop down Mission Gorge, beginning and ending at the Festival.
Event Info:
Public Schedule:
9:00am Festival Opens
9:25am San Diego Women’s Chorus
9:40am San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus
10:00am Pride Walk Starts
10:15am SD Coasters Line Dancing
11:30am The Resizters
1:00pm Festival Closes
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 10am at the Pride Festival (at 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
A1-2: Loko Bean Cafe
A3: Dorotheaa
A4: Summit Unitarian Fellowship
A5: Alliance for Democracy of East County
A6: Magnolia & Pearl
A7: Braver Angels
A8: County of San Diego Animal Services (puppies)
B1: Free Mom Hugs
B2: Cali Crafty Corner
B3: San Diego County Libraries
B4: Bunny Ikon
B5: Trans Family Support Services
B6: Pure Passion Pantry
B7: County of San Diego Foster and Adoptive Resource Services
C1: SUMC - Concessions
C2: PFLAG
C3: AnJewelryA
C4: SUMC - Kids Zone
C5: Rainbow Spaces
C6: Taryn Tyler
C7: Scent Diego Studio
D1-3: Welcome/Info, Host Church Booths
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 click HERE to apply today!
FESTIVAL EXHIBITOR/VENDOR:
APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED. We are accepting applications now for vendors and exhibitors. 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 available HERE.
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!