Volunteer Registration

Volunteers for Baton Rouge Pride Fest

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Deadline: Jun 27, 2026 5:00 pm (GMT-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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Date: Jun 27, 2026 11:30 am - Jun 27, 2026 5:00 pm (CDT)

About the event

🌈 Baton Rouge Pride Fest 2026 The 17th Annual Celebration Baton Rouge Pride is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization serving the Capital Region. All sponsorships and advertisements are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Baton Rouge Pride Fest is a free, family-friendly celebration welcoming an average of 14,000 attendees throughout festival day at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Inspired by this year’s theme, “This Is What Pride Feels Like,” Pride Fest is more than an event — it is a high-energy, high-visibility platform connecting businesses, organizations, and community members in meaningful ways. At the heart of Pride Fest is The Rainbow Exchange, a vibrant marketplace and resource fair featuring queer artists, small businesses, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and community partners. Attendees enjoy live entertainment, community programming, family activities, free HIV testing and PrEP education, and interactive experiences throughout the day. But Pride is more than one day. Your sponsorship supports: • Pride Fest (June) • Pridesgiving (A Thanksgiving gathering supporting local youth, including ongoing contributions to Youth Oasis) • World AIDS Day Red Gala (December) • Year-round community initiatives Serving the community beyond Pride Month. 📊 Audience, Media & Marketing Reach The 17th Annual Baton Rouge Pride Fest delivers multi-channel exposure across live event activation, digital platforms, outdoor advertising, and regional media. In-Person Attendance • ~14,000 attendees throughout festival day Pride Season Digital Reach (May 1 – June 30) • 344,000+ combined social media reach • 150,000+ engagements and interactions • Majority of Facebook reach from non-followers • Top-performing post reached 23,000+ individuals Digital Billboard Campaign – Lamar Advertising • 1.548 million delivered impressions • 1.328 million guaranteed impressions • 220,000 additional bonus impressions at no cost Media Coverage • Featured in local newspapers and regional magazines • Coverage on Baton Rouge television news outlets Baton Rouge Pride offers sponsors measurable visibility and authentic community engagement at scale.
Baton Rouge Pride
Baton Rouge Pride
Baton Rouge Pride
Baton Rouge Pride

About the application

Help make Pride awesome! Details to follow. Friday June 26 to set up vendors and sponsors 8 am - 4 pm Saturday June 27 finishing touches and help keep things moving 8 am - 6 pm

Terms & Conditions

Baton Rouge Pride Fest 2026 (hereinafter referred to as “Event”) for the public as an educational and entertainment event. This is an opportunity for any and all LGBTQ+ individuals to get together, have a great time with others, and celebrate the opportunity to be out and open about their identity. Remember that you are here to support the needs and goals of Baton Rouge Pride. Each participant must be sure to place the needs and goals of the Festival organizers and the local LGBTQ+ community first and foremost when encountering individuals present to protest the LGBTQ+ community and Pridefest. Participant understands that Baton Rouge Pride retains the right to terminate your participation at any time during the term of participation if, in Baton Rouge Pride’s sole determination: 1) Participant creates a nuisance for BRP, its other licensees, or its guests; 2) Participant’s use of premises in any other way interferes with the orderly and successful conduct of the Event space or violates any government laws or ordinances. Any Applicant that fails to comply with these provisions shall be subject to expulsion. Baton Rouge Pride reserves all rights as producers. Any reproduction, broadcast, or commercial use of any portion of the event, in any form without explicit written consent of Baton Rouge Pride is strictly prohibited. Baton Rouge Pride may, at its discretion, film, photocopy or tape all portions of the Event for commercial use. By attending, participating and or by submitting this application you grant permission to utilize your image, likeness, actions and statements in any live or recorded audio, video, or photographic display or other transmission, exhibition, publication or reproduction made of, or at, the Event in any medium or context without further authorization or compensation. Participant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Baton Rouge Pride, from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, damages, losses (including lost, damaged, or stolen Applicant property), liabilities, obligations, judgments, liens, indebtedness, costs, attorney fees, injuries or others, claims, which form the basis of pending litigation and demands of whatever kind or character which may result and/or arise from participation. The Event is a rain or shine event.

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Volunteers for Baton Rouge Pride Fest
Volunteers for Baton Rouge Pride Fest
The 17th Annual Baton Rouge Pride 2026 "This is what Pride Feels Like"