About Pride St. Louis, Inc

Pride St. Louis (PSTL) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis. Since 1980, Pride St. Louis has offers education, outreach, and collaboration with other organizations for the community. PSTL host the annual St. Louis PrideFest usually held during Pride month.

PSTL is an organization run entirely by volunteers, with the support from our community, donors and sponsors.

About PrideFest

St. Louis PrideFest is an annual celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis. PrideFest is one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Midwest, welcoming 300,000+ attendees, hundreds of vendors, and major headline talents.

Starting in April of 1980, the Magnolia Committee celebrated with the annual Lesbians and Gays Walk for Charity down Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End, to honoring the Stonewall Riots of 1969. In 1981, the two groups merged to become PrideFest.

A Pride Festival takes on a huge importance for our community because it allows people to feel proud of who they are. We provide them a safer place to be who they wish to be, and that empowerment can be a life-altering experience. Read more here.

Facts about Pride St. Louis

Started in 1981, the joining of the Magnolia Committee and the Lesbians and Gays Walk for Charity.
From 2017-2019, PrideFest welcomed over 300,000 attendees each year.
In 2020, PrideSTL held their first Virtual PrideFest on social media.
PSTL is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, run entirely by volunteers and the committees they are part of.