Skating, Drag Shows, Trivia: St. Cloud Pride Week Starts September 13th

(KNSI) – An array of events around St. Cloud are set for the 2021 St. Cloud Pride Week.

St. Cloud Pride Week, now in its 12th year, is typically held around the third weekend of September.

In 2020, nearly all of the St. Cloud Pride Week events were held virtually due to COVID-19.

This year, Pride Week kicks off with a Pride Skate at Skatin’ Place St. Cloud from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Then on Tuesday, a Pride and Peace Walk is planned to start at 5:30 p.m. at the Great River Regional Library.

Other events include three different drag shows, a puppy parade, a youth dance party and a Pride Hike. The week wraps up with the St. Cloud Pride Parade, which will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 19th. The route runs from West St. Germain at 4th Avenue South to right on 9th Avenue to 1st Street North.

Find the full schedule below.

September 13th from 5 to 8 p.m.: Pride Skate at Skatin’ Place St. Cloud. All ages.
September 14th at 5:30 p.m.: Pride and Peace Walk starting at Great River Regional Library
September 14th at 7 p.m.: LGBTQ+ visual performance “Pecha Kucha” at the Whit Gallery
September 16th at 4 p.m.: Pride Gallery Night at the Whit Gallery
September 16th at 6 p.m.: Pride Trivia at Beaver Island Brewing
September 16th at 9 p.m.: Pride Burlesque Show at the Red Carpet
September 17th from 5 to 7 p.m.: Youth Pride Dance Party at the SCSU Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom. For middle and high school youth.
September 17th at 7:30 p.m.: All-Ages Drag Show at the SCSU Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom
September 17th at 9 p.m.: Fusion Cabaret Pride Drag Show at the Red Carpet
September 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: St. Cloud Pride in the Park at Lake George
- The Puppy Parade will also take place at Lake George on the 18th
September 18th at 8 p.m.: Drag Show 21+ at the River’s Edge Convention Center
- A Pride After Party will follow starting at 11 p.m. at the Red Carpet (21+)
September 19th at 10 a.m.: St. Cloud Pride Hike and Meetup at Beaver Islands Park
September 19th at 2 p.m.: St. Cloud Pride Parade in downtown St. Cloud