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.
Check our 2025 Event Calendar for a more detailed list of regional pride events or special programs.
| Event Location | | | Group/Event Link | |
| NC, Apex |  |  | Apex Pride – Festival | June 14, 2025 |
| NC, Asheville | | | Blue Ridge Pride – 5K | June 14, 2025 |
| NC, Asheville | | | Blue Ridge Pride – Trans Pride Festival | June 21, 2025 |
| NC, Asheville | | | Blue Ridge Pride – Stonewall Gala | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Asheville | | | Blue Ridge Pride – Annual Festival | 2025 |
| NC, Boone | | | Boone Pride – Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Burlington | | | Alamance Pride | Oct 2025 |
| NC, Carrboro | | | Orgullo Latinx Pride (Local Govt Event) | June 14, 2025 |
| NC, Carrboro | | | Carrboro Pride Dance Party (Local Govt Event) | June 27, 2025 |
| NC, Chapel Hill | | | Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade (Local Govt Event) | June 7, 2025 |
| NC, Charlotte | | | Charlotte Black Pride | 2025 |
| NC, Charlotte | | | Charlotte Pride – Festival & Parade | Aug 16-17, 2025 |
| NC, Durham | | | Pride: Durham, NC – Festival Weekend | Sept 27-28, 2025 |
| NC, Fayetteville | | | Fayetteville Pride – Prom | May 24, 2025 |
| NC, Fayetteville | | | Fayetteville Pride – Festival | June 21, 2025 |
| NC, Fuquay-Varina | | | Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Greensboro | | | Greensboro Pride – Festival | Sept 20, 2025 |
| NC, Greenville | | | Greenville-Pitt County Pride Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Henderson | | | Henderson NC Pride | |
| NC, Hendersonville | | | Hendersonville Pride – Picnic | June 7, 2025 |
| NC, Hickory | | | Catawba Valley Pride – Festival | Sept 13, 2025 |
| NC, Holly Springs | | | Pride of Holly Springs | Sept 6, 2025 |
| NC, Huntersville | | | Huntersville Pride (Business Community Sponsored) | June 22, 2025 |
| NC, Lexington | | | Lexington Pride – Festival | Sept 6, 2025 |
| NC, Manteo | | | OBX Pridefest & Beach Party | Sept 13, 2025 |
| NC, Union County | | | Union County Pride – Festival | Oct 11, 2025 |
| NC, Mooresville | | | Mooresville Pride | 2025 |
| NC, Morganton | | | Moondog’s Pride Festival (Business Community Sponsored) | June 7, 2025 |
| NC, New Bern | | | New Bern Pride – Prom & Vendor Fair | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Newton | | | Catawba Valley – Trans Pride | Mar 29, 2025 |
| NC, Pittsboro | | | Chatham County Pride Alliance – PBO Pride | June 6-7, 2025 |
| NC, Raleigh | | | Out! Raleigh – Pride: At Night! | June 20, 2025 |
| NC, Raleigh | | | Out! Raleigh – Pride Festival | June 21, 2025 |
| NC, Salisbury | | | Salisbury Pride – Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Shelby | | | Shelby Pride | 2025 |
| NC, Southern Pines | | | Sandhills Pride – Pridefest | June 7, 2025 |
| NC, Spruce Pine | | | MY Pride NC – PrideFest | June 14, 2025 |
| NC, Statesville | | | Statesville Pride Alliance – Second Chance Prom | May 3, 2025 |
| NC, Statesville | | | Statesville Pride Alliance – Festival | Sept 27, 2025 |
| NC, Sylva | | | Sylva Pride – Festival | Sept 5-7, 2025 |
| NC, Wake Forest | | | Wake Forest Pride Fest | Oct 11, 2025 |
| NC, Waynesville | | | Haywood Pride on Main – Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Wilmington | | | LGBTQ Center Cape Fear Coast – Family Pride Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| NC, Wilmington | | | Hi-Wire Pridefest 2025 (Business Community Sponsored) | June 1, 2025 |
| NC, Wilson | | | Wilson Pride – Block Party | June 7, 2025 |
| NC, Winston Salem | | | Pride Winston Salem – Festival & Parade | June 14, 2025 |
| SC, Anderson | | | Electric City Pride Festival | 2025 |
| SC, Charleston | | | Charleston Black Pride | 2025 |
| SC, Charleston | | | Charleston Pride – Parade, Festival, Prism | Oct 11, 2025 |
| SC, Columbia | | | South Carolina Black Pride in the Park | June 29, 2025 |
| SC, Columbia | | | South Carolina Black Pride – Pride Week | Aug 21-24, 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 – Night Parade, Street Party | Oct 3, 2025 |
| SC, Columbia | | | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – 35th Annual Festival, After Party | Oct 4, 2025 |
| SC, Florence | | | Pride in the Pee Dee | Oct 11, 2025 |
| SC, Greenville | | | Pridefest Collaborative – Pridefest | June 7, 2025 |
| SC, Greenville | | | Upstate Pride – Black Pride March & Festival | June 28, 2025 |
| SC, Myrtle Beach | | | Grand Strand Pride Celebration | June 26, 2025 |
| SC, Myrtle Beach | | | Pride Myrtle Beach | June 2025 |
| SC, N. Charleston | | | Park Circle Pride Week | June 3-8, 2025 |
| SC, Port Royal | | | Lowcountry Pride | 2025 |
| SC, Rock Hill | | | Rock Hill Pride Festival | June 21, 2025 |
| SC, Spartanburg | | | Upstate Pride – March & Festival | Oct 2025 |
| DC, Washington | | | WorldPride 2025 | May 23 – June 8 |