Pride Picnic 2026

Saturday, June 27, 2026

10am - 2pm • Pease district park • 1100 Kingsbury Street

Presentado por Pease Park Conservancy y Future Front Texas

event features EVENT SPONSORS SUPPORT PRIDE PICNIC

eVENT CHAIrs MERCH LOOKING BACK



2026 PRIDE PICNIC FEATURES

ALL-AGES COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

CLAY CHARMS
WITH CHANCE RAMIREZ

CAMP KEYCHAINS
WITH FUTURE FRONT TEXAS

COMMUNITY COLORING
WITH HOWDY HOTTIES

COMMUNITY SING-ALONG
WITH UUMC QUEER QUIRE

CYANOTYPE PRIDE PRINTS
WITH LUYA MORENO

PRIDE PICNIC BOOK SWAP
WITH THE LITTLE GAY BOOK CLUB

COMMUNITY WEAVING WALL
WITH PEASE PARK CONSERVANCY

RAINBOW RIBBON CUTTING
WITH THE AUSTIN LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DJ SETS BY FUTURE FRONT RESIDENT ARTISTS
DJ ED WEST OF NEON RAINBOWS
DJ SONDER OF DO NOT DISTURB COLLECTIVE

LOCAL FOOD VENDORS
BROTHER FRIEND COFFEE
EL MARIACHIS TACOS
SNORIDE ATX
FIVE O FOUR HONDURAN CREOLE


Thank You to our 2026 pride picnic sponsors

 

Community Resource Booths


 
 

In-Kind Donors


 
 
 

SUPPORT PRIDE PICNIC

Help keep Pride Picnic FREE and fun for all by becoming a sponsor.
For sponsorship questions, please email donations@peasepark.org


★ Thank you to our PRIDE PICNIC EVENT CHAIRS ★

GERARDO GANDY (2026)
With a background in architecture, interior design, and brand strategy, Gerardo is the Practice Area Leader for Brand Design at Gensler Austin, leading experience strategy across sports, entertainment, hospitality, and mixed-use development. He is on the front lines of creating the vision for how urban, cultural, and architectural landscape is transforming in Austin. A member of the steering committee for Gensler’s Community Impact Program, Gerardo helps guide the firm’s vision for community impact by focusing efforts and resources on initiatives ranging from nonprofit collaborations, mentorship programs, and community events. Gerardo was named the 2018 Associate Member of the year by the AIA Austin and is the recipient of the 2020 Austin Under 40 Awards in the category of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering, and was recognized by BD+C's National 40 Under 40 in 2023. Gerardo also serves on the Board of Pease Park Conservancy.

NOEL LANDUYT & GARY SCHUMANN (2025)
Noel Landuyt is the Director for the Institute for Organizational Excellence and Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. He has long been involved in LGBT advocacy work and currently serves as National Board Chair for Vivent Health, which provides HIV services to underserved communities around the United States. He is a Pease Park neighbor and a longtime supporter of the park.

Gary Schumann is the founding Partner of the Savrick, Schumann, Johnson & McGarr law firm. He is the past chair of the Austin LGBT Bar Association and the past chair of the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He is the current titleholder for Mr. Texas Leather First Runner-Up, and is the curator of Pease Park’s neighbor, BEPI Park.


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Looking Back AT Pride Picnic 2026

Thank you to Rosy Campanita for capturing the magic of Pride Picnic!
For pictures of past Pride Picnic, visit
Pease Park Conservancy’s Flickr,
or check out the Future Front Texas
Pride Picnic Polaroid Yearbook!