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 | Next Major Event | Event Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | 4th Annual Apex Pride Festival | June 8, 2024 | NC, Apex |
| | Blue Ridge Pride Festival | Sept 21, 2024 | NC, Asheville |
| | Alamance Pride | TBA | NC, Burlington |
| Orgullo Latinx Pride (Town Event) | June 8, 2024 | NC, Carrboro | ||
| Carrboro Pride Dance Party (Town Event) | June 28, 2024 | NC, Carrboro | |
| Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade (Town Event) | June 1 | NC, Chapel Hill | ||
| | Charlotte Black Pride Week | July 14-21, 2024 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade | Aug 17-18, 2024 | NC, Charlotte |
| | Pride: Durham, NC Festival Weekend | Sept 28-29, 2024 | NC, Durham |
| | Fayetteville PrideFest 2024 | June 29, 2024 | NC, Fayetteville |
| Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | June 15, 2024 | NC, Fuquay-Varina | |
| | Greensboro Pride Festival | Sept 22, 2024 | NC, Greensboro |
| 4th Annual NAMI Pitt County Pride | Aug 24, 2024 | NC, Greenville | |
| | Hendersonville Pride Picnic | June 8, 2024 | NC, Hendersonville |
| Catawba Valley Pride | TBA | NC, Hickory | |
| | Union County Pride Festival 2024 | Sept 14, 2024 | NC, Indian Trail |
| | One Community Pride | NC, Jacksonville | |
| | OBX Pride Week | Sept 9-15, 2024 | NC, Manteo |
| | OBX Pridefest | Sept 14, 2024 | NC, Manteo |
| | New Bern Pride Prom | June 8, 2024 | NC, New Bern |
| Catawba Valley Trans Pride 2024 | April 6, 2024 | NC, Newton | |
| | Sandhills Pride – PRIDE in the PINES Pridefest | June 8, 2024 | NC, Pinehurst |
| | PBO Pride 2024 – Day 1- Drag Show & Dance Party | June 1, 2024 | NC, Pittsboro |
| | PBO Pride 2024 – Day 2 – Festival & Parade | June 2, 2024 | NC, Pittsboro |
| | Out! Raleigh Pride 2024 | June 22, 2024 | NC, Raleigh |
| | Salisbury Pride Festival 2024 | June 22, 2024 | NC, Salisbury |
| | Shelby Pride | TBA | 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 |
| | 4th Annual Wilson Pride | May 31-June 2, 2024 | NC, Wilson |
| | Pride Winston Salem Festival Parade & Food Truck Rodeo | June 22, 2024 | NC, Winston Salem |
| | Electric City Pride Festival 2024 | June 8, 2024 | SC, Anderson |
| | Charleston Black Pride | TBA | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride Parade 2024 | June 1, 2024 | SC, Charleston |
| | Charleston Pride | TBA | SC, Charleston |
| | South Carolina Black Pride in the Park | June 30, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | South Carolina Black Pride Week | August 18-25, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Outfest Block Party | June 1, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Night Parade | Oct 18, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Get Lit! Concert | TBA | SC, Columbia |
| | Famously Hot South Carolina Pride – Festival | Oct 18-19, 2024 | SC, Columbia |
| | Upstate Pride – Black Pride March & Festival | June 29, 2024 | SC, Greenville |
| | Grand Strand Pride Month Kickoff Party | June 1, 2024 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Pride Myrtle Beach Picnic | June 1, 2024 | SC, Myrtle Beach |
| | Park Circle Pride Week | June 4-9, 2024 | SC, N. Charleston |
| | Lowcountry Pride | TBA | SC, Port Royal |
| | Rock Hill Pride Week | June 15-23, 2024 | SC, Rock Hill |
| | Rock Hill Pride Festival | June 22, 2024 | SC, Rock Hill |
| | Upstate Pride – March & Festival | TBA | SC, Spartanburg |