We need you: Volunteer!
From setting up the stage to showing visitors where to go, you can make Pridefest run more smoothly with just a couple hours of your time.
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Greet and direct Pridefest attendees into the festival from the barricades or to all our programming inside the Ames Public Library.
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Help to set up or tear down the main stage for Pridefest! Note: for this opportunity, we request volunteers be 18+ and able to easily lift 50+ lbs.
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Help sell merchandise and direct attendees from the Ames Pride info tent.
Be a Pridefest sponsor.
Support the work of Ames Pride year-round through sponsorship and connect with 2000+ expected attendees.
See our sponsorship packages breakdown and contact our sponsorship coordinators at sponsors@amespride.org for more information.
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Marketing Benefits
Inclusion in press releases
Inclusion with large logo on Ames Pridefest ads and flyers
Inclusion with large logo on the Ames Pridefest 2025 website and in individual social media posts
Customized sponsor poster for your storefront or online presence
Event Benefits
Sponsor shout out from stage
2 optional free vendor spaces
Inclusion with large logo on event wayfinding
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Marketing Benefits
Inclusion with medium logo on Ames Pridefest ads and flyers
Inclusion with medium logo on the Ames Pridefest 2025 website and in partner group social media posts
Customized sponsor poster for your storefront or online presence
Event Benefits
Sponsor shout out from stage
1 optional free vendor space
Inclusion with medium logo on event wayfinding
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Marketing Benefits
Inclusion with small logo on the Ames Pridefest 2025 website and in supporter group social media posts
Customized sponsor poster for your storefront or online presence
Event Benefits
1 optional free vendor space
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Marketing Benefits
Inclusion on the Ames Pridefest 2025 website and in friend group social media posts
Customized sponsor poster for your storefront or online presence
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Marketing Benefits
Inclusion on the Ames Pridefest 2025 website
Customized sponsor poster for your storefront or online presence
Take part in our vendor fair.
Each year, 60+ vendors line the streets of the festival grounds. Connect with Pridefest attendees, sell merchandise, and enjoy the festival. Apply by August 1 for priority consideration.
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Nonprofit: a 10’ x 10’ space for nonprofits as well as institutional departments, offices, and employee organizations. Does not include political candidates, offices, or parties.
Student org: A 10’ x 10’ space for K-12 and university student organizations. $50 fee will be refunded if the student organization staffs their space for the entire event.
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A 10’ x 10’ space for small vendors. Includes individuals crafting and selling items from home without a storefront.
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A 10’ x 10’ space for larger for-profit businesses (whether or not sales will be made at the event).
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A 10’x10’ space for political candidates, offices, or parties.
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A customized space up to 10’ x 30’ for selling food and drink products at the event. Food vendors must display applicable insurance and health certificates.
See the application form for policies and answers to our most frequently asked questions. For other questions, contact our vendor coordinators at vendors@amespride.org.
Right to Refuse Sponsors/Vendors
Ames Pride reserves the right to refuse a potential sponsor or vendor that does not meet the spirit of the mission and values of Ames Pride and its partners.