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Wirt Confroy

Wirt has worked with Virginia Tourism Corporation for 24 years in community development, marketing and new product development and funding. He loves to share stories and connect visitors with unique and welcoming people, businesses and experiences from his travels around the state. In particular, those highlighting new visitor experiences representing Virginia’s diverse communities of all abilities, cultures and orientations. A Halifax County native, Wirt loves Virginia whiskey, local bands and American Sign Language.

2026 Guide To Virginia’s PRIDE Festivals & Events

Virginia’s PRIDE season spans most of the year — APRIL through NOVEMBER — with so many pride events we’ve had to extend and expand our statewide calendar beyond June’s recognized Pride Month . We have several, large-scale festivals, week-long socials, medium-sized weekend shows and smaller, day-long…

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Your 2025 Guide To Virginia’s PRIDE Festivals & Events

Virginia’s PRIDE season spans most of the year — MARCH through NOVEMBER — with so many pride events we’ve had to extend and expand our statewide calendar beyond June’s recognized Pride Month . We have several, large-scale festivals, week-long socials, medium-sized weekend shows and smaller, day-long…

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Your 2024 Guide To Virginia’s PRIDE Festivals & Events

Virginia’s PRIDE season spans most of the year — MARCH through NOVEMBER — with so many pride events we’ve had to extend and expand our statewide calendar beyond June’s recognized Pride Month . We have several, large-scale festivals, week-long socials, medium-sized weekend shows and smaller, day-long…

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LGBTQ+ Virginia History

Created in 1969, the Commonwealth’s “Virginia is For Lovers” tourism slogan was created, and is now one of the most beloved and iconic travel slogans in the world and inducted into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame in 2009. While it has meant a lot of different things to a lot of…

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