A quick-reference guide to all major Pride festivals/events, sorted by location.
Many LGBTQ+ Pride groups host one or more large annual social events, including festivals, parades, and concerts. Here is a list of all LGBTQ+ major Pride festivals/events across the Carolinas currently scheduled.
This list does not include health fairs, political events/demonstrations, religious events, routine meetings, nightclub events, or small localized events.
| Event Location | Next Annual Event | Group/Event Link | | |
| NC, Apex | | Apex Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Asheville | | Blue Ridge Pride – Annual Festival |  |  |
| NC, Boone | | Boone Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Burlington | | Alamance Pride |  |  |
| NC, Carrboro | | Orgullo Latinx Pride (Local Govt Event) | | |
| NC, Carrboro | | Carrboro Pride Dance Party (Local Govt Event) | | |
| NC, Chapel Hill | | Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade (Local Govt Event) | | |
| NC, Charlotte | | Charlotte Black Pride |  |  |
| NC, Charlotte | | Charlotte Pride – Festival & Parade |  |  |
| NC, Durham | | Pride: Durham, NC – Festival Weekend |  |  |
| NC, Fayetteville | | Fayetteville Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Fuquay-Varina | | Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration |  |  |
| NC, Greensboro | | Greensboro Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Greenville | | Greenville-Pitt County Pride Festival |  |  |
| NC, Hendersonville | | Hendersonville Pride – Picnic |  |  |
| NC, Hickory | | Catawba Valley Pride – Festival |  | |
| NC, Holly Springs | | Pride of Holly Springs |  |  |
| NC, Huntersville | | Huntersville Pride (Business Community Sponsored) | | |
| NC, Lexington | | Lexington Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Manteo | | OBX Pridefest & Beach Party |  |  |
| NC, Union County | | Union County Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Mooresville | | Mooresville Pride | | |
| NC, Morganton | | Moondog’s Pride Festival (Business Community Sponsored) | | |
| NC, New Bern | | New Bern Pride – Prom & Vendor Fair |  |  |
| NC, Newton | | Catawba Valley – Trans Pride |  | |
| NC, Pittsboro | | Chatham County Pride Alliance – PBO Pride |  |  |
| NC, Raleigh | June 26 – 27, 2026 | Out! Raleigh – Pride Festival |  |  |
| NC, Salisbury | | Salisbury Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Southern Pines | | Sandhills Pride – Pridefest |  |  |
| NC, Spruce Pine | | MY Pride NC – PrideFest |  |  |
| NC, Statesville | | Statesville Pride Alliance – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Sylva | | Sylva Pride – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Wake Forest | | Wake Forest Pride Fest |  |  |
| NC, Waynesville | | Haywood Pride on Main – Festival |  |  |
| NC, Wilmington | | LGBTQ Center Cape Fear Coast – Family Pride Festival |  |  |
| NC, Wilmington | | Hi-Wire Pridefest (Business Community Sponsored) | | |
| NC, Wilson | | Wilson Pride – Block Party |  |  |
| NC, Winston Salem | | Pride Winston Salem – Festival & Parade |  |  |
| SC, Charleston | | Charleston Black Pride |  |  |
| SC, Charleston | | Charleston Pride – Parade, Festival, Prism |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | South Carolina Black Pride in the Park |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | South Carolina Black Pride – Pride Week |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Outfest Block Party |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Revelry Gala |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Night Parade, Street Party |  |  |
| SC, Columbia | | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – 36th Annual Festival |  |  |
| SC, Florence | | Pride in the Pee Dee |  |  |
| SC, Greenville | | Pridefest Collaborative – Pridefest |  |  |
| SC, Greenville | | Upstate Pride – Black Pride March & Festival |  |  |
| SC, Myrtle Beach | | Grand Strand Pride Celebration |  |  |
| SC, Myrtle Beach | | Pride Myrtle Beach |  |  |
| SC, N. Charleston | June 2 – 7, 2026 | Park Circle Pride Week |  |  |
| SC, Port Royal | | Lowcountry Pride |  |  |
| SC, Rock Hill | | Rock Hill Pride Festival |  |  |
| SC, Spartanburg | | Upstate Pride – March & Festival |  |  |