Love Fest Returns For 2026
Love Fest returns to City Center for another unforgettable year of celebrating LGBTQ+ love, community, and joy. Love Fest was built to fill a gap because too many Valentine’s Day spaces still don’t reflect the lives, relationships, and families in our community.
This year’s celebration brings the heat with striking burlesque performances from Champaign-Urbana’s own Carnivale Debauche, paired with a high-energy soundtrack from DJ Silkee. Together, they’ll set the tone for a night that’s bold, fun, and full of life.
Love Fest is for couples, singles, polycules, chosen families, and anyone who believes love deserves to be celebrated openly and without apology. City Center will once again become a space where everyone can show up as themselves and feel genuinely welcomed.
By attending Love Fest 2026, you’re also supporting Uniting Pride’s work at a time when community spaces and advocacy are needed more than ever.
Join us for our most dynamic Love Fest yet. Tickets are limited — and this is one celebration you won’t want to miss.
Event Information
Love Fest returns to City Center for 2026! Doors open at 6pm with the show at 7pm and features performances from Carnivale Debauche and DJ Silkee. Stay tuned for information about catering and raffles coming soon!
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CRAFTED & CULTURED
Estimated Value: $858
Books. Beer. Art. Film. Pride.
Includes:
• Riggs Brewery Tour for 6 — $90
• Jane Addams Book Shop Gift Card — $20
• Neil Street Blues Gift Card — $50
• Good Judy’s Gift Card — $50
• FabriKate Leather Dragon Bag — $150
• Literary Gift Bag — $30–$60
• Prism Studios 30% Off Class — $12–$15
• 4 Savoy 16 Movie Passes — $40–$64
• 4 Krannert Center Performance Tickets — $140
• 2 Bottles Alto Vineyards Wine — $36–$44
• Fleurish Flower Shop Gift Card — $35
• Tree of Pride Tote, Stickers & Pins — $20–$35
• Uniting Pride Shirt Voucher — $5
• 2 VIP Pride Fest Drag Extravaganza Tickets — $100
Enter to Win
Raffle
Estimated Value: ~ $620
Dinner. Drinks. Dessert.
Axe throwing. Movie night. Professional photos. VIP Drag seats.
Estimated Total Value: $640–$754
• Hamilton Walker’s Gift Card — $50
• Neil Street Blues Gift Card — $50
• Esquire Lounge Gift Card — $50
• Axe Bar Gift Certificate — $120
• Jarling’s Gift Card — $10
• 4 Savoy 16 Movie Passes — $40–$64
• 4 Krannert Center Performance Tickets — $140
• Urbana Acupuncture Gift Card — $75
• V. Mullen Media Couples Mini Session — $60–$150
• Uniting Pride Shirt Voucher — $5
• 2 VIP Pride Fest Drag Extravaganza Tickets — $100
Enter to Win
Raffle
Estimated Value: $880
Polished. Playful. A little indulgent.
• Patricia’s Adult Toys Bundle —$250
• NuEra Cannabis Gift Card - $50
• ModPod Salon Gift Card — $100
• Fire Doll Candle Basket — $55–$80
• Biaggi’s Gift Card — $25
• Good Judy’s Gift Card — $50
• 4 Tickets to a Station Theatre Production of your choice -- $70
• 2 Urbana Acupuncture Gift Cards — $150
• Uniting Pride Shirt Voucher — $5
• 2 VIP Pride Fest Drag Extravaganza Tickets — $100