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 2025 Event Calendar for a more detailed list of regional pride events or special programs.
| Group/Event Link | Event Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Apex Pride – Festival | June 14, 2025 | NC, Apex |
| | Blue Ridge Pride Festival | 2025 | NC, Asheville |
| | Boone Pride – Festival | June 28, 2025 | NC, Boone |
| | Alamance Pride | Oct 2025 | NC, Burlington |
| | MY Pride NC Fest | 2025 | NC, Burnsville |
| Orgullo Latinx Pride (Town Event) | 2025 | NC, Carrboro | ||
| Carrboro Pride Dance Party (Town Event) | June 27, 2025 | NC, Carrboro | ||
| Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade (Town Event) | June 7, 2025 | NC, Chapel Hill | ||
| | Charlotte Black Pride | 2025 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Charlotte Pride – Festival & Parade | Aug 16-17, 2025 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Pride: Durham, NC – Festival Weekend | Sept 27-28, 2025 | NC, Durham |
| | Fayetteville Pride – Prom | May 24, 2025 | NC, Fayetteville |
| | Fayetteville Pride – Festival | June 21, 2025 | NC, Fayetteville |
| | Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | June 28, 2025 | NC, Fuquay-Varina |
| | Greensboro Pride – Festival | Sept 20, 2025 | NC, Greensboro |
| NAMI Pitt County Pride | 2025 | NC, Greenville | |
| Henderson NC Pride | NC, Henderson | ||
| | Hendersonville Pride – Picnic | June 7, 2025 | NC, Hendersonville |
| Catawba Valley Pride | 2025 | NC, Hickory | |
| | Pride of Holly Springs | Sept 6, 2025 | NC, Holly Springs |
| | Lexington Pride – Festival | Sept 6, 2025 | NC, Lexington |
| | OBX Pridefest | Sept 13, 2025 | NC, Manteo |
| | Union County Pride – Festival | Oct 11, 2025 | NC, TBA |
| Mooresville Pride | 2025 | NC, Mooresville | ||
| | New Bern Pride – Prom & Vendor Fair | June 28, 2025 | NC, New Bern |
| Catawba Valley – Trans Pride | Mar 29, 2025 | NC, Newton | |
| | Sandhills Pride – Pridefest | June 7, 2025 | NC, Southern Pines |
| | PBO Pride | June 6-7, 2025 | NC, Pittsboro |
| | Out! Raleigh Pride: At Night! | June 20, 2025 | NC, Raleigh |
| | Out! Raleigh Pride Festival | June 21, 2025 | NC, Raleigh |
| | Salisbury Pride – Festival | June 28, 2025 | NC, Salisbury |
| | Shelby Pride | 2025 | NC, Shelby |
| | Statesville Pride Alliance – Second Chance Prom | May 3, 2025 | NC, Statesville |
| | Statesville Pride Alliance – Festival | Sept 27, 2025 | NC, Statesville |
| | Sylva Pride – Festival | Sept 5-7, 2025 | NC, Sylva |
| | Wake Forest Pride Fest | Oct 11, 2025 | NC, Wake Forest |
| | Haywood Pride on Main | June 27-29, 2025 | NC, Waynesville |
| | Wilson Pride | 2025 | NC, Wilson |
| | Pride Winston Salem – Festival & Parade | June 14, 2025 | NC, Winston Salem |
| | Electric City Pride Festival | 2025 | SC, Anderson |
| | Charleston Black Pride | 2025 | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride Parade | 2025 | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride | 2025 | SC, Charleston |
| | South Carolina Black Pride in the Park | June 29, 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Outfest Block Party | June 14, 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Revelry Gala | Aug 2, 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – 35th Annual Festival | Oct 3-4, 2025 | SC, Columbia |
| | Pride in the Pee Dee | Oct 11, 2025 | SC, Florence |
| | Upstate Pride – Black Pride March & Festival | June 28, 2025 | SC, Greenville |
| | Grand Strand Pride Celebration | June 26, 2025 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Pride Myrtle Beach | June 2025 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Park Circle Pride Week | June 3-8, 2025 | SC, N. Charleston |
| | Lowcountry Pride | 2025 | SC, Port Royal |
| | Rock Hill Pride Festival | June 21, 2025 | SC, Rock Hill |
| | Upstate Pride – March & Festival | 2025 | SC, Spartanburg |
| WorldPride 2025 | May 23 – June 8 | DC, Washington |