Pride & festivals / Traverse City

Up North Pride

Northern Michigan's LGBTQ+ nonprofit, which stages Traverse City's Pride Week each September with the region's largest Pride parade.

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Pride march with rainbow PRIDE balloon letters on a sunny street · Up North Pride · Image from the venue’s official website

01 / The story of this place

Make time for these

Up North Pride is northern Michigan's LGBTQ+ nonprofit. Its signature event is Traverse City's Pride Week each September, featuring the region's largest Pride parade and visibility march along with drag and live music; the 2026 edition ran September 22–26. Year-round it holds programs and support groups around the region and keeps a regional resource directory. It recently moved out of its space at 314 E. Eighth Street and currently has no fixed center.

Pride Week every September
The region's largest Pride parade
Support groups and a regional resource directory

A closer look

Colorful PRIDE balloon letters at Traverse City Pride 2019 — Rgmillerjr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marchers carrying a rainbow flag and umbrella in Traverse City, 2019 — Rgmillerjr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Community listening session in a living-room-style meeting space — Up North Pride · Photo from the venue’s official website

Photos were taken at different times; images are resized and cropped on cards.

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02 / Plan your visit

Plan your visit

Most Pride Week events are free, while a few, such as QueerStory, Comedy Night and Intimi Affair, are ticketed. There's no physical center at the moment; the mailing address is P.O. Box 133, Traverse City, MI 49685, and email goes to info@upnorthpride.com. Check the events calendar on the official site and social media before you go.