Decorah
Pride
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DECORAH PRIDE FESTIVAL
OCT. 6 - OCT. 11, 2025
Decorah’s 2025 Pride Festival will be on October 11.
Opportunities to learn, connect, and build community lead up to the event.
Wed. @ 6 pm: Pride History Talk @ Pulpit
Join the Human Rights Commission and Decorah Pride for an educational event exploring the history of LGBTQIA+ Pride movements and the importance of that legacy today.
Event Time: Wednesday October 8th @ 6 pm
Event Hosts: Decorah Human Rights Commission
Event Location: Event Room at Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, 207 College Drive, Decorah IA
Thurs. @ 7:30 pm: Pride Trivia @ Impact
Grab a lawn chair then get a team together or join one when you arrive as we all test our knowledge of important history, culture, and contributions of LGBTQIA+ folk during 3 rounds of trivia played outdoors!
Event Time: Thursday October 9, 7:30 pm
Event Hosts: Impact Coffee
Event Location: Outside of 101 W Water St, Decorah, IA
Friday @ 4-6 pm: Pride Weekend Kick-off Happy Hour @ Pulpit
Event Time: Friday October 10th @ 4-6 pm
Event Hosts: Pulpit Rock Brewing
Event Location: Rock Brewing Company, 207 College Drive, Decorah IA
Friday @ 7 pm: queerPOPERA @ Steyer Opera House, Hotel Winneshiek
QueerPOPERA invites you to Queer Homecoming—a celebration of community, identity, and the radical joy of coming together through interdisciplinary art, featuring Luther faculty, alumni, students, and guest performers, with Oak & Olive florals and Blazing Star Eats, followed by a Homecoming dance with live music by Driftless Jazz.
Order tickets at: queerpopera.org
Event Time: Friday October 10th @ 7 pm
Event Hosts: queerPOPERA
Event Location: Steyer Opera House, Hotel Winneshiek, 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA
Saturday @ 9:30 am: Pride Yoga @ DRiFT Strength & Yoga Center
Yoga is practice that nurtures self-compassion, seeks to heal divisions, and champions liberation. LGBTQIA2S+ folks and allies will join in a gentle movement practice together.
Registration appreciated (sliding scale donation).
Event Host: DRiFT Strength & Yoga Center
Event Location: 3rd Flr. 101 W. Water St, Decorah, IA
Saturday @ 11 am: Author J.R. Dawson @ TBocks Underground
J. R. Dawson (she/they) will be at T-Bock’s Underground for a reading, Q&A and signing of her new release The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, a queer/sapphic retelling of Orpheus & Eurydice set on Lake Michigan.
Learn more about the author and event.
Event Time: Saturday October 11th @ 11 am
Event Hosts: Oneota Valley Literary Foundation and Dragonfly Books
Event Location: TBocks Underground, 206 West Water Street
Sunday @ 10 am -2 pm: Pride Brunch @ Blazing Star
Join your friends for food and drink specials as well as a live DJ set.
Event Time: Sunday October 12th, Brunch is served 10 am – 2 pm.
Event Hosts: Blazing Star
Event Location: Blazing Star, 122 E Water St, Decorah, IA
Saturday Oct. 11, 2025
Pride Parade - 1 pm
The festival begins with a parade at 1 pm down Water Street. Join the parade or cheer from the sidewalks on Water St. to celebrate diversity, march for equality, and work in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ people. Register to be in the parade as a group or join as an individual.
Party in the Park – 1:30 pm
Spend the afternoon with friends old and new as we build community. Visit vendors, connect with community partners, and enjoy food trucks, bouncy houses, games and more as the festival continues in Decorah’s green space on Heivly, near the softball diamond.
ArtHaus Drag Show - 7:30 pm
Get your tickets and join with ArtHaus to welcome drag performers to the stage. Funds raised intentionally benefit our community partner, ArtHaus and their epic creativity.
Impact Coffee
101 W. Water, Decorah IA
Dance Party - 9 pm
Grab one of the specialty drinks prepared for the event and join the DJ for an evening of unforgettable tunes and unmatchable fun. Dance party-goers must be 18+ years old.
Free Admission
Impact Coffee
101 W. Water, Decorah IA
Sunday October 12 @ 10 am -2 pm: Pride Brunch @ Blazing Star
Join your friends for food and drink specials as well as a live DJ set.
Event Time: Sunday October 12th, Brunch is served 10 am – 2 pm.
Event Hosts: Blazing Star
Event Location: Blazing Star, 122 E Water St, Decorah, IA
Friday October 12 @ 6:30 pm: Pride Sauna Night
Advance sign up available online: https://forms.gle/1SzxJx4N7n2pdDSD9
Event Time: Friday October 17th @ 6:30-9:30 pm
Event Hosts: Little Dipper Sauna Co.
Event Location: Spring Grove
…And more Ways to connect after the Fest!
Decorah Pride
We are an organization that creates spaces and opportunities for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities in Northeast Iowa to connect and collaborate on increasing LGBTQIA+ visibility, celebrating diversity, and unleashing fabulous creativity.