Presented in Partnership with
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2018 sapphire sponsors
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Collegiate UMC and Wesley FoundationWhen asked why they wanted to sponsor AMES PRIDEFEST: "Because Collegiate/ Wesley loves the LGBTQIA+ community and want to celebrate and let people know there's a faith community where all means all!"
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2018 emerald sponsors
London Underground
When asked why they wanted to sponsor AMES PRIDEFEST: "London Underground is a business that strives for inclusivity, equality, and community engagement. We believe sponsoring Pridefest is a great opportunity to express our support for the LGBTQIA+ community and continue to build on the relationship with the committee that organizes Queers and Beers."
2018 gold sponsors
When asked why they wanted to sponsor AMES PRIDEFEST: "We believe in inclusiveness of all individuals regardless of faith, race, gender, identity or nationality; we must break down the dividing walls that separate us. Our congregation and denomination (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) affirm the ordination of LGBTQIA+ members and the marriage of LGBTQIA+ couples."
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When asked why they wanted to sponsor AMES PRIDEFEST: "At the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business we strive to build a culture that champions diversity and inclusion."
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2018 ruby sponsors
In Memory of Our
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In Memory of Activist John Chamberlain |
In Memory of
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Jim, Will, Fionn & Moses
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2018 in-kind sponsors
Intensitee Clothing |
Quality Inn & Suites
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Ali Cakes |
Dreamscape Homebuilders |
Everts Flowers |
2018 Vendors
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AMES PFLAG
FREE HUGS FROM MOMS
HEART OF IOWA DSA
IOWA DEMOCRATIC STONEWALL CAUCUS
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TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY AMES (TAN)
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AMES HIGH SCHOOL SPECTRUM
AMES MIDDLE SCHOOL PRISM
CARDINAL SWING SOCIETY
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ISU ATHEIST AGNOSTIC SOCIETY
THE PRIDE ALLIANCE AT ISU
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BANDS
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Drama MothDrama Moth is a three piece experimental band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is fronted by all LGBTQIA+ Artists. This is the first time they have ever headlined a festival and are super excited to be in Ames - home of the Maximum Ames Music Festival and FEMIfest.
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Free the SnakesFree the Snakes began in the harsh winter of 2014 when founder/frontwoman Julia Coats stopped playing the ukulele as a joke and started writing original material. The band has since gone through several iterations, existing as a Violent Femmes style two piece with a single snare drum, up to a five piece full punk band in New Orleans. Julia now returns triumphantly to Ames with a new Snakes line-up in time for Pride. Free the Snakes blends hookey melodies with just enough harsh dissonance to support lyrics about the frustrations of trans* life, soul crushing jobs, and the brief moments of clarity that make a little sense of it all.
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Des Moines Gay Men's ChorusThe Des Moines Men’s Chorus boasts fifty singers who have banded together to sing in support of justice, inclusion, and love. It is open to those who sing in the tenor and bass ranges, regardless of gender. The chorus was founded by Dr. Randal A. Buikema in 2001. Its first electrifying performance, given before a standing room only crowd, was filled with the promise of a chance to make real change.
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DRAG PERFORMERS
Aurora Gozmic |
Estelle Shambles |
Hazel Sanchez |
Ilana Logan |
Jace Markstone |
Jacob X. Sanchez |
Jade Knight |
JerFay |
Joemari Felarca |
Lonika LaBelle |
Melissa May O'Nays |
Mick Douch |
Prunella DeVille*Host
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Sigourney Beaver |