Pride Picnic 2026

Saturday, June 27, 2026

10am - 2pm • Pease district park • 1100 Kingsbury Street

Presented by Pease Park Conservancy and Future Front Texas

WORKSHOPS | BOOTHS | Food + Drink | eVENT CHAIR | SUPPORT PRIDE PICNIC

VOLUNTEER | GETTING TO THE EVENT | EVENT SPONSORS | MERCH | IMAGES


🎨 ALL-AGES COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS 🎨

ALL-AGES CLAY CHARMS
Work with local artist Chance Ramirez in this air-dry clay workshop. Leave with your own clay figurine!

ALL-AGES CAMP KEYCHAINS
WITH FUTURE FRONT
Join artist Mari Blanchard and the Future Front team to make your own camp keychain and bracelets with reclaimed materials.

ALL-AGES COMMUNITY COLORING
WITH HOWDY HOTTIES
Hang out at the picnic tables with all-you-can-color sheets from LGBTQ-owned Austin brand Howdy Hotties.

SING-ALONG (12:00PM)
Join AV and the UUMC Queer Quire under the canopy of the sycamore trees for a camp-style sing-along of your favorite tunes.

ALL- AGES CYANOTYPE PRIDE PRINTS
WITH LUYA MORENO
We are bringing the magic of cyanotype print-making to Pride Picnic as a space for community and play.

PRIDE PICNIC BOOK SWAP
WITH THE LITTLE GAY BOOK CLUB
Bring your own picnic blanket and a book to swap! The Little Gay Book Club will be hanging out and swapping books on the Great Lawn all day long.

PEASE PARK COMMUNITY WEAVING WALL
Grab a piece of upcycled fabric, write a message, and tie it with messages from the last four Pride Picnics.

RAINBOW RIBBON CUTTING (12:30PM)
Gather on the lawn to commemorate the fifth Pride Picnic and The Conservancy’s membership in the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

DJ SETS BY FUTURE FRONT RESIDENT ARTISTS:
DJ Ed West of Neon Rainbows
DJ Sonder of Do Not Disturb Collective


🎪 VENDORS + BOOTHS 🎪

FRONT MARKET VENDORS
ON THE LAWN

INFORMATION BOOTHS
ON THE LAWN

Austin Galano Club
CCRM Fertility
Ellie Mental Health Central NW Austin
Family Wellness Center
First United Methodist Church of Austin
Rainbow Connections ATX
Renewal by Anderson
Saint John's United Methodist Church
University Baptist Church Austin
University Christian Church
Violet Crown City Church
University United Methodist Church
Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Austin

COMMUNITY RESOURCE BOOTHS
(AT THE TERRACE TAVERN)

Transgender Education Network of Texas
Equality Texas
Hillcountry Ride for AIDS


🌮 FOOD + DRINK 🍧

EL MARIACHI’S TACO FOOD TRUCK
SNORIDE ATX SNOWBOX TRUCK
BROTHER FRIEND COFFEE CART
FIVE O FOUR HONDURAN CREOLE

🍹 THE TERRACE TAVERN 🍹

LIVE MUSIC • DRINKS • MERCHANDISE

COMMUNITY RESOURCE BOOTHS
Transgender Education Network of Texas
Equality Texas
Hillcountry Ride for AIDS

MYSTERY GIFTS
Purchase a $25 ticket and receive a package that includes prizes with values up to $225! Mystery Gift items range from restaurant gift cards to group activity certificates!

 

MYSTERY GIFT donors


 

2026 PRIDE PICNIC EVENT CHAIR

GERARDO GANDY

With a background in architecture, interior design, and brand strategy, Gerardo is the Practice Area Leader for Brand Design at Gensler Austin, leading experience strategy across sports, entertainment, hospitality, and mixed-use development. He is on the front lines of creating the vision for how urban, cultural, and architectural landscape is transforming in Austin. A member of the steering committee for Gensler’s Community Impact Program, Gerardo helps guide the firm’s vision for community impact by focusing efforts and resources on initiatives ranging from nonprofit collaborations, mentorship programs, and community events. Gerardo was named the 2018 Associate Member of the year by the AIA Austin and is the recipient of the 2020 Austin Under 40 Awards in the category of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering, and was recognized by BD+C's National 40 Under 40 in 2023. Gerardo also serves on the Board of Pease Park Conservancy.


☀️ SUPPORT PRIDE PICNIC 2026 ☀️

Consider sponsoring at one of the following levels to keep Pride Picnic free and fun for all!

BECOME A SPONSOR

BOOK AN INFORMATION BOOTH

For sponsorship questions, please email donations@peasepark.org


🦺 volunteer SHIFTS 🦺

Click on the images below to sign up for a volunteer shift and help make the event safe and fun for all!


🚘 GETTING TO PRIDE PICNIC 🚘

Parking at Pease Park is limited, so we highly recommend public transportation, walking, biking, and rideshare whenever possible.

If you do drive, FREE parking can be found at the Austin Recreation Center (1301 Shoal Creek Blvd) and the ACC Rio Grande Parking Garage. (824 W 12th St). These options connect to Pease Park via a short walk along the Shoal Creek Trail and offer nearly 500 parking spots.

Visit our parking and transportation page to view all the ways you can get to Pease Park!


🌈 Thank You to our 2026 pride picnic sponsors 🌈

 

Keep Pride Cool


 
 
 
 

Keep Pride Groovy


 
 

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble

 
 

FRIENDS OF PRIDE PICNIC


 

Jeff Coddington
Steve Davis
Kei Dycor
Gerardo Gandy
Micah King
Gary Schumann and Noel Landuyt
Dennis Burchfield and Sagar Mehta
Kenley Reed & Matt Pope
Jeff Harper and Mark Seeger
Colin Vipond

 
 
 

PREMIUM BOOTHS


 
 

STANDARD BOOTHS


 

👑 BRING YOUR GOLD 👑

Looking for another way to support? If you have gold jewelry you are ready to get rid of, bring it with you to Pride Picnic! At the event, Gold4Good will turn it into support for Pease Park Conservancy!

Gold4Good’s mission is to transform unwanted jewelry into social impact, allowing donors to contribute in new ways to their favorite causes.


🛍 Get Pease Park Pride Merch on Bonfire! 🛍

Shop different styles, colors, designs all while supporting Pease Park Conservancy!


📸 Looking Back AT Pride Picnic 2025 📸

Thank you to Rosy Campanita and Yvonne Uwah for capturing the magic of Pride Picnic!
For even more images, check out the Future Front Texas
Pride Picnic Polaroid Yearbook.


💚 Thank you to our PREVIOUS EVENT CHAIRS 💚

Noel Landuyt is the Director for the Institute for Organizational Excellence and Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. He has long been involved in LGBT advocacy work and currently serves as National Board Chair for Vivent Health, which provides HIV services to underserved communities around the United States. He is a Pease Park neighbor and a longtime supporter of the park.

Gary Schumann is the founding Partner of the Savrick, Schumann, Johnson & McGarr law firm. He is the past chair of the Austin LGBT Bar Association and the past chair of the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He is the current titleholder for Mr. Texas Leather First Runner-Up, and is the curator of Pease Park’s neighbor, BEPI Park.