Join the Grand Rapids Pride Center for an unforgettable night celebrating queer excellence, advocacy, visibility and power as we crown the first Luminary Royal Court for our 2026 Grand Rapids Pride Pageant.
7:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate turning up the volume of authenticity for National Coming Out Day 2026!
OUTShine is Grand Rapids' annual National Coming Out Day celebration - a night where LGBTQ+ community members gather to breathe, laugh, dance, tell stories, and be fully, unapologetically themselves.
This year's theme, Free To Be, is both a celebration and a call to action. At a time when LGBTQ+ people are navigating escalating political attacks and harmful rhetoric, OUTShine 2026: Free To Be offers something essential: a joyful, affirming space to recharge, reconnect, and remember who we are.
And this year, we're dreaming bigger - we want to make OUTShine 2026: Free To Be free for the LGBTQ+ community. We are actively seeking sponsors to help make this possible. Please follow our social media pages and this page for updates!
OUTShine 2026: Free To Be is more than an event. It's a lifeline. It's a celebration. It's a promise.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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