The Sousa Archives and Pride Fest 2025’s One Community Together through Music returns October 25th as part of this year’s Uniting Pride of Champaign County celebration. The Champaign-Urbana Pride Fest celebrates LGBTQ+ pride in our local community. The 2025 CU Pride Parade will step off at 1:00pm from the parking lots on E. Illinois between Broadway and Vine, and will make its way to downtown Urbana to join the celebration’s vendors, activities, art, and community organizations sharing information.
Starting at 1pm, this year’s One Community Together (OCT) stage will provide music performances by several local music ensembles. The OCT stage will be located at the intersection of Urbana’s Broadway and Main Streets. Children’s educational activities and information about our communities many libraries, archives, and museums will be provided the Champaign County Museums Network, University of Illinois Library, Spurlock Museum and the Champaign County History Museum.
Music Performances
1:00-1:45 — Bow-dacious String Band and the C4A Old Music Group
2:00-2:45 — Mars Hojilla Solo
3:00-3:45 — Sweetmelk
3:45-4:00 — King Molasses
4:00-4:45 — Emily the Band
Children’s Activities
1:00-5:00 — Watercolors and Rainbows – Celebrate the colors of the rainbow and show your pride with young artists coloring our local community with watercolor pencils and other materials. Sponsored by the Giertz Gallery and Krannert Art Museum.
All children’s activities and music programs are Free and open to the general public. So why not get your weekend off to a great start with some wonderful music that supports our community together? For further information about these music performances call 217-333-4577 or text 217-377-0764. For further information about the 2025 Pride Fest visit https://www.unitingpride.org/pridefest2025.html.