Indy Pride Inc. is Indianapolis’s LGBTQ+ nonprofit community organization, producing the annual Indy Pride Festival and Parade — one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Midwest — along with year-round LGBTQ+ events and community programming across the city. Founded in 1976, Indy Pride is a cornerstone of Indianapolis’s LGBTQ+ community, connecting Hoosiers to the people, services, and organizations that help the community thrive while providing a vibrant, joyful annual celebration of LGBTQ+ identity and visibility. Indy Pride is the primary organizing force behind Indianapolis’s public LGBTQ+ community life.