Milwaukee Pride, get ready. The ballroom returns to the lakefront for a night of color, fashion, and performance as we celebrate Pride with the 2026 MKE Pride Ball.
Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
Location: Northwestern Family Pavilion – Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee
Admission: This event is **FREE** (Pride festival admission required to enter the grounds)
Hosted by:
Legendary Imani Gorgeous Gucci
Fre Gorgeous Gucci
On the Mic:
Icon Midwest Father Kentrele Gorgeous Gucci
Powered by: Vivent Health
This year’s theme is TASTE THE RAINBOW.
Each category is inspired by the colors and flavors of the rainbow. Your: flavor = your color = your effect
💸 $3,500 in Cash Prizes + Trophies
PERFORMANCE – $500
Flavor: Grape/ Purple
Categories: BQ Vogue Femme, Women’s Performance • Femme Queen Performance, Twister, Legendary Performance
RUNWAY – $400
Flavor: Orange / Citrus
Categories: American Runway • European Runway • Women’s Runway • Femme Queen Runway. Drags. Legendary
You are a Season fashionista Bring us fashion in an orange ensemble inspired by that citrus fruit that keep is hydrated and healthy
FACE – $300
Flavor: Pink / Strawberry
Categories: Women’s Face • Butch Queen Face • GNC Face • Femme Queen Face
Sweet Like Strawberry Bring it in Pink ( majority of your look should be pink) Remember this is Face
REALNESS – $300
Flavor: Yellow / Lemon
Categories: BQ Schoolboy Realness • Femme Queen Realness • Queen Realness • Transman Realness • Everyday Realness • Executive Realness • Pretty Boy Realness • Drags Realness • Realness With a Twist
Real as rain Tart like Lemon Bring in Yellow ( majority of your look should be yellow)
SEX SIREN – $300
Flavor: Red / Cherry
Categories: Male Figure • Female Figure • Women’s
Bring it in something sexy & something Red
BEST DRESSED – $300
Flavor: Rainbow (All Colors)
Categories: Male Figure • Female Figure • GNC
BIZARRE – $200
Flavor: Rainbow
Bring an over the top Pride look, must be pride themed and multicolored. Remember this is Bizarre
COM vs COM – $200
Flavor: Green / Sour Apple
come in a green look use "Sour Apple" in you chant to get your 10s
SNEAKER vs HEELS – $200
Flavor: Rainbow (All Colors)
Bring is a custom made shoe by you that showcases your Pride, fashion sense and Talent. (can use a sneaker/ Heel as base. Shoe must be multicolored )
STREETWEAR – $200
Flavor: Blue/ Blue Raspberry
Keep Fashion Keep it Urban in Blue
Rainbow Pride Categories
These categories you must bring it with pride colors or Flag
Shake That Azz - $100
NEW PERFORMANCE – $100
NEW RUNWAY – $100
BEST DRESSED SPECTATOR – $100
Bring the fashion. Bring the flavor. Bring the performance.
Milwaukee Pride Ballroom is calling.
Come ready to Taste the Rainbow.
Event Venue
Summerfest Grounds And Lakefront, 200 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202-5901, United States
Tickets
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