PrideFest 2002 was held during the traditional Pride observance month of June. The festival continued to expand that year, with national performers and increased attendance: to 18,604 over the 2002 festival's 3 days.

The Pride Parade in 2002 continued to be run by PrideFest. (View photos of the 2002 parade here.)

The Dance Pavilion during these years was being operated by Tony Aiello for Club 219. (View photos of the Dance Pavilion circa 2002-2003 here.)

The Board of Directors for PrideFest 2002 was (in the order they were listed in Pride records):

• Ted Berg
• Bo Dyer
• Rick Finger
• Michael Goertz
• Sheri Goldberg
• Lil Lau
• Michael Lisowski
• Pete Minns
• Michael Moore (partial year)
• John Prentice
• Russ Reiter
• Sheldon Schur
• Paul Sherry
• Marcus Smith
• Cindy Taylor