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.
Event Info:
Schedule of Events
This will be a day filled with live entertainment, food, kids activities, vendors and organizations serving our community, and SO. MUCH. PRIDE! Swing by for a couple hours, or stay the whole day - You are welcome here!
9:00am - Pride Walk begins (meet on Park Ave. next to Festival)
10:00am - Santee Pride Festival Opens!
10:30am - San Diego Women’s Chorus
10:45am - San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus
11:00am - San Diego Coasters
11:30am - Trans Chorus of San Diego
12:00pm - DJ Vero Ma
1:00pm - Mariela
2:00pm - The Resizters
4:00pm - Santee Pride Festival closes
Parking
There is plentiful free parking available for festival attendees at the HD Supply parking lot, located 0.7 miles west on Mission Gorge Rd. at 101 Riverview Pkwy. A shuttle bus will be available, hours and times TBD.
Additionally, there is limited street parking around the surrounding neighborhood, and limited up-close parking in a dirt lot directly across Park Ave. from the Festival, for those that need it.
Pride Walk Route
Beginning at 9am (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.
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 during the Pride Walk or for a few hours during the Festival, please apply today or contact us for more information.
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!
FESTIVAL EXHIBITOR/VENDOR:
Festival Booth Applications are now CLOSED.