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 get-togethers.
And this year, use our "Virginia's Ultimate Guide to Celebrating World Pride 2025" to plan your stay. If you are traveling by air, you'll most likely already be flying into Virginia (both Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Reagan National Airport (DCA) are located in Virginia.) You may want to stay in nearby Alexandria and Arlington. Use our guide to plan some time to relax and enjoy Virginia before, during and after World Pride in neighboring Washington D.C.
As you make your event and travel plans, use our statewide list of self-designated LGBT-friendly lodging, dining, shops, craft beverages, outdoors and attractions found at Virginia.org/LGBT. And, Virginians are finding and sharing more of our Queer history, statewide.
As you make your event and travel plans, use our statewide list of self-designated LGBT-friendly lodging, dining, shops, craft beverages, outdoors and attractions found at Virginia.org/LGBT. And, Virginians are finding and sharing more of our Queer history, statewide.
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2025 VA State Pride Guide
April 25
VA Opera "Loving v. Virginia" * Norfolk
April 25 - 27
Roanoke Pride in the Park * Roanoke
* Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Virginia
May 1
Hampton Roads Pride BREW Tour * Norfolk
May 11
May 17
Equality Prince William Pride * Manassas
VA Beach United Baseball Pride Night * Virginia Beach
May 22
FXBG Pride│1st Senior Meet Up * Fredericksburg
May 29
May 30
Pride Kickoff at d'Art Center * Norfolk
May 30
World Drag Pageant * Arlington
May 31
Portsmouth Pride Pub Crawl * Portsmouth
Rising Voices! Community Concert * Reston
June 1
Rising Voices! Reston Pride Festival * Reston
Portsmouth Pride Festival * Portsmouth
Blooming with Pride / Lewis Ginter Botantial Garden * Richmond
June 7
Phabulous Phoebus Pride Festival * Phoebus
June 7-8
BIG Gay Pride Market * Richmond
June 11
To Belong Here Music Night / Lyric Theatre * Blacksburg
June 13
Shenandoah Valley Pride Pageant │Court Square Theater * Harrisonburg
Pride Night with the Flying Squirrels * Richmond
June 14
Pride on Forest Hill * Richmond
Wolf Hills Coffee Queer Prom * Abingdon
Queers Amongst the Stars │Club Night * Staunton
LGBT Pride Bar Crawl * Richmond
June 20
Hampton Roads │Neon Dreams Block Party * Norfolk
June 21
Hampton Roads│PrideFest + Boat Parade * Norfolk
FXBG Pride Prom│Celestial Bodies * Fredericksburg
LGBT Pride Bar Crawl * Richmond
June 22
Pride in the Peake * Chesapeake
Hampton Roads │'Pride at the Beach" * Norfolk
Carytown Pride Market * Richmond
June 23
FXBG Pride│Cider Lab Dinner * Fredericksburg
June 24
LGBTQ+ Job & Career Fair * Richmond
June 25
FXBG Pride Night│Reclaim Archade* Fredericksburg
June 27
Busch Gardens Pride Day * Williamsburg
Fredericksburg Nationals Pride Night * Fredericksburg
June 28
FXBG Pride March, Festival + After Party * Fredericksburg
Sapphic Battle of the Bands * Virginia Beach
June 29
Roanoke Pride Pageant * Roanoke
July 17 - 20
Roots of Resistance│Black Pride RVA * Richmond
7/17 - Official Kick-off Party > Godfrey's
7/18 - Queer Talk Roots Awards > Black History Museum
7/19 - Day of Purpose Festival > Diversity Richmond
7/19 - Blacktopia Ball > Diversity Richmond
7/20 - Pride In The Park > TBD
August 13
Equality Prince William Happy Hour * Nokesville
September 6
Charlottesville Pride Festival * Richmond
September 27
October 11
Southwest Virginia Pride * Salem