PRE-PRIDE ACTIVITIES
Weds, Aug 21
Thursday, Aug 22
4:00 p.m. — WITH PRIDE LIMITED EDITION BEER TAPPING PARTY
SingleSpeed Brewing Co. 325 Commercial Street Downtown Waterloo FREE ADMISSION |
8:00 p.m. — DRAG QUEEN BINGO
Kings & Queens Club 304 West 4th Street Downtown Waterloo FREE ADMISSION |
8:30 p.m. — RIVERLOOP DRAG SHOW
Join KinkyBoot fanatics Ruby James Knight and Andrea Knight Michaels for a special Drag Show at RiverLoop Amphitheatre before the movie. FREE ADMISSION |
CONCERT NIGHT — 5:30 PM to Midnight
Friday, Aug 23
MAIN STAGE
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5:30 p.m. XRAYDJ
DJ Dance Party 5:45 p.m. Drag Show Female & Male Impersonators 6:00 p.m. US the Network Collaborative artists from the Cedar Valley 7:00 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 7:30 p.m. BOY BAND REVIEW Boy Band Group covering all of your favorite boy band hits from the 80s, 90s and today. 8:30 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators HEADLINER 9:00 p.m. CECE PENISTON Five Number 1 US Billboard Chart Topper. Her signature song is "Finally". 9:30 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 10:00 p.m. BOY BAND REVIEW Boy Band Group covering all of your favorite boy band hits from the 80s, 90s and today. BLOCK PARTY
Dance the night away with XRAYDJ. 11:00 p.m. XRAYDJ CVP Block Party |
BOY BAND REVIEW — 7:30 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
CECE PENISTON — 9:00 p.m.
FASHION SHOW — The Runway to Pride
Join us for a new addition to Cedar Valley Pridefest. With fashion being such a staple for self expression and the LGBTQ community, we have gathered up some of Waterloo's best clothing designers, boutiques, and models to hit the runway. Come experience The Runway to Pride! 7:00 p.m. Fashion Show
315 West 4th Street Alley (Speaker's Alley) |
Saturday, Aug 24
MAIN STAGE | KIDS ZONE | PERFORMERS | EDUCATIONAL SERIES | ART EXHIBIT | INFO+VENDOR BOOTHS | SPONSORS
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NEW FOR 2019
RAINBOW FUN RUN Join us for our RAINBOW FUN RUN — a 5K Color Run/Walk Downtown Waterloo, just steps from the gate. You'll run across the iconic 4th Street Bridge and along the beautiful Riverwalk along the Cedar River. $25 entry fee. 10:30 AM — Packet Pickup 11:30 AM — Run KICK-OFF 12:00 PM — Pridefest Officially Opens 1:30 PM — Run Clean-Up & Close |
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MAIN STAGE
12:00 p.m. Music & Drag Show Music, Info, Vendors & Female Impersonators 12:15 p.m. Cedar Valley Roller Derby Cedar Valley Junior Roller Derby - Mad Catters Cedar Valley Adult Roller Derby - Pushup Brawlers 1:15 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 1:45 p.m. HONEY SWELL Music for bees. Indie Rock. 2:30 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 3:00 p.m. FRETNAUGHT Rock/Metal/Cover band from Waterloo, Iowa 3:45 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 4:15 p.m. ALISABETH VON PRESLEY Sequin Studded Singer Songwriter - POP ROCKer 5:00 p.m. Drag Show & DJ Dance Break Female & Male Impersonators 5:30 p.m. REBEL QUEENS All female classic rock from Minneapolis, MN 6:30 p.m. CEDAR VALLEY PRIDE BEST DRESSED Do you have what it takes to impress? Head to the stage. 6:45 p.m. HOUSE OF LOVE featuring Hollywood Hope Female Impersonator Group from all over Iowa 7:30 p.m. 4TH STREET DRAG RACE Dash in Drag - Come one, come all. 8:00 p.m. ONEUP DUO Heartfelt sounds of Adam and Jerome Bastien-Bell from The Voice. 8:45 p.m. House of Love Female Impersonator Group from all over Iowa 9:30 p.m. HEADLINER DEV Singer-songwriter known for Like a G6, Bass Down Low, Ink the Dark. 10:15 p.m. Grand Drag Showcase Female & Male Impersonators 11:00 p.m. Sissy’s Sircus Burlesque Dance Troupe from the Cedar Valley 12:00 a.m. – Thanks & Good Night EXPANDED KIDS ZONE
We'll have our Kids Zone open Saturday, Aug 24th from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. with arts and activities for the kids. But we'll also have a new Kids Stage with entertainment from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and a photo hour from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. 
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EDUCATIONAL SERIES
Location: Speaker's Alley - 315 West 4th Street Each year, CVP helps provide opportunities for speakers from around the state to present topics that are of interest to the LGBTQIA community and the Cedar Valley. 
INFO+VENDOR BOOTHS
There will be a variety of information and vendor booths to help you make the most of Cedar Valley Pride. From finding new groups to be part of, a church, a health clinic or more to booth selling rainbow wear, crafts, clothing, food and more. You're sure to find something that you just can't live without. 
SPONSORS
Several sponsors of Cedar Valley Pridefest will also be onsite to promote their business and services. Please take time to visit these sponsor booths to learn more about them and thank them for sponsoring CVP. Without their generous financial support, our event would not be possible. |
