It’s a Pride Picnic.
On Saturday, June 27, we’re partnering with Pease Park for Pride Picnic—a day of abundant sunshine, community vibes and a delightfully queer celebration of the summer solstice—at Austin’s first and oldest public park.
10 AM TO 2 PM. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
Bring your blanket, families, friends and lovers. Support more than 30+ LGBTQ-owned businesses at the pop-up. Pack a lunch or grab food and beer when you arrive. It’s up to you!
Family-friendly. Dog-friendly. Human-friendly.
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2026 OFFICIAL LINEUP
Pop-Up Shops from The Front Market:
★ Host Publications
★ Desired Objects
★ Sappy Go Lucky
★ femmagician jewelry
★ Sour Jo's Bake Shop
★ Maude Complex Shop
★ Kei Dycor
★ Heartwood Botanica
★ From My Pantry Press
★ Bluebrows Handmade
★ bonphilosophia
★ Pickle Envy
★ Cake Shack Co
★ Martfoot Made Clay Goods
★ Emsbrynart
★ Clouds Crafts Co.
★ TOMO mags
★ Earthy enchantments
★ Designed By Liamm
★ Brown Sugar Bake Shop
★ Strawberri Studio
★ Pride Socks
★ Chak Therapy
★ Studio Emanate
★ Creature Comforts ATX
★ Cultura Designs
★ roff.drafts
★ Not Bad Hot Stuff
★ Dany Bauvi
Performances by:
★ DJ Ed West of Neon Rainbows
★ DJ Sonder of Do Not Disturb Collective
★ Queer Quire Sing-along from University United Methodist Church
Information Booths:
★ Transgender Education Network of Texas
★ Equality Texas
★ Hill Country Ride for AIDS
★ Rainbow Connections ATX
Workshops & Activities:
★ 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.
★ Clay Charms: Work with local artist Chance Ramirez in this air-dray clay workshop. Leave with your own clay figurine!
★ Community Coloring with Howdy Hotties: Hang out at the picnic tables with all-you-can-color sheets from LGBTQ-owned Austin brand Howdy Hotties.
★ 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 Pease Park lawn all day long.
★ Ribbon cutting with LBGT Chamber of Commerce
Food & Drink:
★ Mariachi Tex-Mex Food Truck
★ Five O Four Food Truck
★ SnoRide Sno Boxes
★ Brother Friend Coffee
★ Terrace Tavern Bar by Pease Park Conservancy
★ more coming soon
HOW TO ATTEND
Pride Picnic is free and open to the public. For updates on the lineup and other event information, please RSVP. When you register, you have the option to donate to our work.
Donate at check-out below:
P.S. — It's not too late to support Pride Picnic 2026 at Pease Park.
Upgrading your Pride Picnic experience helps to keep this event and other Pease Park events free for all.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO PRIDE PICNIC
Pease Park is located within the Kingsbury Commons at 1100 Kingsbury Street.
WHERE TO PARK: You can learn more about parking recommendations here.
WHAT TO DO: When you arrive, find your picnic spot, then browse around! You'll have plenty of vendors to meet, plus a chance to browse our curated food court. DJ sets, workshops and live art installations will be happening all day, too.
WHAT TO EAT/DRINK: Pride Picnic’s food court will be immaculate, but you can also bring your own picnic basket.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All Future Front staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind and all events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
At Future Front events, all guests are expected to follow Austin-local health and safety guidelines for gatherings, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering or dangerous substances and objects. This includes:
As Future Front strives to be a good neighbor, we also discourage the use of tobacco products on the property of nearby businesses and residences, to improve air quality, throughout our events.
Tobacco use and electronic smoking device use are not permitted at any time within Future Front properties and event spaces at least 15 ft from entrances, exits, operational windows, or ventilation system intake vents.
Littering of tobacco-related products on the grounds or parking lots is also prohibited.
Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at any Future Front venues.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES: The picnic is wheelchair-accessible. ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND PRIDE PICNIC
Pease Park celebrates the diverse ecology and history that make Austin’s first public park valuable and unique.
The Conservancy works to restore, enhance and maintain this 84-acre public green space for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all. Learn more here.
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 25,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY an Elevate Grant from the Austin Arts, Music, Culture and Entertainment, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, Preservation Austin, Movability,ART FOR ALL, Partiful, Moontower Rentals, Distribution Hall, Miscellaneous Rentals, Thirstday Tequila, the Red River Cultural District, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members.