Pride Fest welcomes people of all ages, backgrounds and identities to come together and celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community
The even is open to the public and ADMISSION IS FREE.

Performance features, vendors, FREE photo booth, food trucks, and Beer Garden.
More details to come.

Apply for our Pride Fest TSHIRT COMPETITION. 

Submissions are due on March 28th, 2025

Judging will be held by the Festival's Pride Committee
The winner will receive a shout out on the Fullerton museum's Instagram and Facebook page, a printed shirt of their design in their size, and a stipend of $250.00

Theme: "Be You: Fullerton Pride Fest – Stronger Together" celebrates the power of individuality and unity within the LGBTQ+ community. This year, we embrace the beauty of being unapologetically yourself, while standing united in love, acceptance, and strength. At Fullerton Pride Fest, we come together to honor our diverse identities, amplify our voices, and support one another in the fight for equality. Let your true colors shine and stand strong with us — because together, we are unstoppable.


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Be You: Fullerton Pride Fest – Stronger Together

The Fullerton Museum Center is turning up the volume with Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia, an electrifying new exhibition that dives deep into Orange County’s legendary punk rock roots. Opening Saturday, April 5, this dynamic showcase celebrates the bands, venues, and voices that defined a movement and inspired generations.   Orange County, and Fullerton in particular—has produced far more than its share of bands that made a difference, many with a sound that’s as rooted in OC as surf music was. Most of the 1970s punk scene originated in metropolises suffering from urban decay, poverty, and other issues that justified the anger and nihilism of the music it spawned. But what about suburban Orange County, with its manicured lawns, blue skies and beaches? One didn’t have to dig too deep beneath the turf to find that OC, too, had an underside of outcasts and disaffected youth, for whom this new homebrewed music meant the world.   Fullerton lacked that (urban) backdrop, but what it did have was a number of youths who had grown up feeling like outsiders, their hearts unmoved by manicured lawns, discotheques, sports, corporate rock, and the adult world in general. But in this small, quiet town, they managed to find each other.   - Jim Washburn, co-curator of Punk OC   Punk OC highlights Fullerton's influential punk scene—home to rebellious energy, fearless expression, and groundbreaking sounds. Visitors will experience the evolution of punk in Orange County and see how the local scene helped shape the national and global punk culture. From iconic venues to rare memorabilia, Punk OC captures the raw, unfiltered spirit of a community that made its own rules. 

Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia

From the spark of an idea to a permanent gallery, Strumming Through the Decades: Thirty Years with Fender will highlight how our permanent Fender gallery came to be. As well as provide a map of Fender landmarks around Fullerton, to help visitors mentally and physically walk in Leo's steps throughout our town. Photos, videos, mementos and testimonials by key Fullertonians are also featured, as the Fullerton Museum Center continues to help build Leo's legacy.