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, marches, 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.
Check our 2024 Event Calendar for a more detailed list of regional pride events or special programs.
| | Group/Event Link | | Event Location |
 |  | 4th Annual Apex Pride Festival | 2025 | NC, Apex |
| | Blue Ridge Pride Festival | Sept 21, 2024 | NC, Asheville |
| | Boone Pride Festival | 2025 | NC, Boone |
| | Alamance Pride | Oct 5, 2024 | NC, Burlington |
| | MY Pride NC Fest | 2025 | NC, Burnsville |
| | Orgullo Latinx Pride (Town Event) | 2025 | NC, Carrboro |
| | Carrboro Pride Dance Party (Town Event) | 2025 | NC, Carrboro |
| | Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade (Town Event) | 2025 | NC, Chapel Hill |
| | Charlotte Black Pride Week | 2025 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade | 2025 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Pride: Durham, NC Festival Weekend | Sept 28-29, 2024 | NC, Durham |
| | Fayetteville PrideFest 2024 | 2025 | NC, Fayetteville |
| | Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | 2025 | NC, Fuquay-Varina |
| | Greensboro Pride Festival | Sept 22, 2024 | NC, Greensboro |
| | 4th Annual NAMI Pitt County Pride | 2025 | NC, Greenville |
| | Hendersonville Pride Picnic | 2025 | NC, Hendersonville |
| | Catawba Valley Pride | Sept 21, 2024 | NC, Hickory |
| | Union County Pride Festival 2024 | Sept 14, 2024 | NC, Indian Trail |
| | One Community Pride | 2025 | NC, Jacksonville |
| | Lexington Pride Festival | Sept 14, 2024 | NC, Lexington |
| | OBX Pride Week | Sept 9-15, 2024 | NC, Manteo |
| | OBX Pridefest | Sept 14, 2024 | NC, Manteo |
| | Mooresville Pride | Oct 12, 2024 | NC, Mooresville |
| | New Bern Pride Prom | 2025 | NC, New Bern |
| | Catawba Valley Trans Pride 2024 | 2025 | NC, Newton |
| | Sandhills Pride – PRIDE in the PINES Pridefest | 2025 | NC, Pinehurst |
| | PBO Pride 2024 – Day 1- Drag Show & Dance Party | 2025 | NC, Pittsboro |
| | PBO Pride 2024 – Day 2 – Festival & Parade | 2025 | NC, Pittsboro |
| | Out! Raleigh Pride 2024 | 2025 | NC, Raleigh |
| | Salisbury Pride Festival 2024 | 2025 | NC, Salisbury |
| | Shelby Pride | Oct 12, 2024 | NC, Shelby |
| | Statesville Pride Parade/Festival | Sept 28, 2024 | NC, Statesville |
| | Sylva Pride Weekend 2024 | Sept 13-15, 2024 | NC, Sylva |
| | Sylva Pride Festival 2024 | Sept 15, 2024 | NC, Sylva |
| | Inauguaral Wake Forest Pride Fest | Oct 5, 2024 | NC, Wake Forest |
| | Haywood Pride on Main | 2025 | NC, Waynesville |
| | 4th Annual Wilson Pride | 2025 | NC, Wilson |
| | Pride Winston Salem Festival Parade & Food Truck Rodeo | 2025 | NC, Winston Salem |
| | Electric City Pride Festival | 2025 | SC, Anderson |
| | Charleston Black Pride | Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024 | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride Parade 2024 | 2025 | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride | Sept 21, 2024 | SC, Charleston |
| | South Carolina Black Pride in the Park | 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | South Carolina Black Pride Week | 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Outfest Block Party | 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Night Parade | Oct 18, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Get Lit! Concert | Oct 18, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Festival | Oct 19, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Upstate Pride – Black Pride March & Festival | 2025 | SC, Greenville |
| | Grand Strand Pride Month Kickoff Party | 2025 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Pride Myrtle Beach Picnic | 2025 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Park Circle Pride Week | 2025 | SC, N. Charleston |
| | Lowcountry Pride | 2024 TBA | SC, Port Royal |
| | Rock Hill Pride Week | 2025 | SC, Rock Hill |
| | Rock Hill Pride Festival | 2025 | SC, Rock Hill |
| | Upstate Pride – March & Festival | Nov 2, 2024 | SC, Spartanburg |