Selected Events and Venues

2026 Pride Festival

June 6, 2026

• Street Closures (.pdf)
• Pride Festival Map .(pdf)
• Parade Route (.png)

Please make note of the following Street Closure Notifications and Closure Schedules:

Event Times
Pride Festival: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Pride Parade: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Festival Closures Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - Festival Site Set Up

• McKinney from Bagby to Smith (North Curb Lane) at 1:00 p.m.
• Walker from Bagby to Smith (South and North Curb Lane) at 1:00 p.m.

Friday, June 5, 2026 - Festival Site (Festival Site will remain closed until 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 7th)

• 9:00 a.m. Mckinney at Bagby BLEACHER BUILD on Mckinney and Smith
• McKinney from Bagby to Louisiana (all lanes) at 7:00 p.m. (Leaving Smith open for South Bound Traffic until 12:00 noon on the 6th)
• Walker from Bagby to Smith (all lanes) at 7:00 p.m.
• Bagby east curb lane from Lamar to Walker at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Additional Festival Closures

• Bagby from Lamar to Walker (all lanes) at 5:00 a.m. (re-opens on Sunday, June 7th at 3:00 a.m.)
• McKinney Exit Ramp at 45 N at 5:00 a.m. (re-opens on Sunday, June 7th at 3:00 a.m.
• Lamar from Bagby to Smith (South curb lane) at 5:00 a.m. to Midnight
• Smith from Lamar to Walker (West curb lane) at 5:00 a.m. to Midnight
• Smith from Rusk to Lamar (All Lanes) 12:00 p.m. through Midnight

Ancillary Closures

• Smith from Lamar to Dallas (2 east lanes) at 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Parade and Staging Closures Saturday, June 6, 2026

• Staging will start at 10:00 a.m. on Outbound Allen Parkway from Bagby to Montrose
• Outbound Allen Parkway from Bagby to Montrose (all lanes) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for staging
• Inbound Allen Parkway from Taft to Bagby/Dallas (all lanes) 4:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Bagby from Rusk to Dallas (all lanes) 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Walker from Bagby to Milam (all lanes) 6:00 p.m.
• Milam from Walker to Pease (all lanes@ Rusk) 6:00 p.m.
• Pease from Milam to Smith (all lanes@ Travis) for disbanding from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Ancillary Closures

• Smith from Lamar to Dallas (all lanes) at 6:00PM to Midnight
• Ancillary closure of Lamar between Bagby and Smith (accessible until 7:00 p.m. if needed for library or building access)
• Ancillary closure of Brazos at Lamar vehicles to and from parking garages for Library or building properties will be able to access until 7:00 p.m.
• In-bound Allen Parkway from Taft to Bagby/Dallas will close at 4:45 p.m. (Parade route will close at 6:00 p.m. and will start reopening at 9:00 p.m. as the parade moves through the route) 811 Louisiana Access
• Louisiana east curb lane between exit of 811 Louisiana garage to Rusk at 5:00 p.m.
• Milam west curb lane between entrance of 811 Louisiana garage to Rusk at 5:00 p.m.

Calendar of Events

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