There will be no street parking in downtown Iowa City on Linn from College Street to Washington Street starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, as crews begin preparing the site for Iowa City Pride. The festival kicks off at noon on Saturday. The following streets will be closed for Iowa City Pride starting at 6 […]
Iowa City Pride Week
Iowa City’s downtown transport hub will move on Saturday to make way for the Pride Parade
The downtown bus hub at Washington and Clinton will move to Court Street on Saturday to clear a path for Iowa City Pride Fest and Parade, Iowa City Transit announced on Tuesday.
Pride at FilmScene kicks off Iowa City Pride Week with ‘Stonewall Uprising’
FilmScene and Iowa City Pride will recognize the 50th anniversary of Stonewall by showing ‘Stonewall Uprising’ for free on June 10, the day before Iowa City’s 49th Pride Festival begins. ‘Stonewall Uprising’ is just one of many LGBTQ+ affirming films shown as part of their monthly series, Pride at FilmScene.
Iowa City Pride Week Highlights
The Iowa City Pride festivities, in their 47th year this summer, bring a collection of events celebrating the local LGBTQIA+ community to Iowa City’s downtown. Here’s just a few of the events that are new this year.
Parade, pageant and performances round out Iowa City Pride Week
Iowa City Pride Week 2016 kicked off this Monday with the Big Gay Bar Crawl and continues into the weekend with a parade, festival and multiple performances. In light of the tragic deaths and injuries that occurred Sunday morning at Orlando’s Pulse night club, free counseling will be provided during the Iowa City Pride Festival. […]

