Unity of Springfield will be marching in the parade and have a booth at the event for the entire day.

To participate in the parade:

Ozarks Pridefest starts off with an Equality Parade at 9:00 am. Line-up is at 8:00 am at the corner of Chestnut Expressway and Benton (Springfield Municipal Court) and ends at the square in Downtown Springfield.

The main event:

Ozarks Pridefest will be all day on October 8, 2022, on the square in downtown Springfield from 9am – 10pm. We’ll start off with an Equality Parade (see above) at 9:00 am. Our Ozarks Pridefest 2022 Headliner is Katie Pruitt, and we’ll have many performers throughout the day.

Volunteer: If you would like to volunteer for our booth, please email LGBTQIResources@unityofspringfield.org