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.

Don’t forget to wear your Virginia is for Lovers Pride Gear!

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Visit Virginia.org/LGBT for more local events and trip ideas

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

Big GAY Market * Richmond

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

Gayest Room Ever * Richmond

May 30

Pride Kickoff at d'Art Center * Norfolk

PRIDE Brew Tour * 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

VA Pride Parade * Richmond

Culpeper Pride * Culpeper

Blooming with Pride / Lewis Ginter Botantial Garden * Richmond

June 7

Lynchburg Pride * Lynchburg

Phabulous Phoebus Pride Festival * Phoebus

June 7-8

The QUEER Weekend * Richmond

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

VA Zoo Pride Night * Norfolk

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

757 Pride March * Norfolk

Hampton Roads │Neon Dreams Block Party * Norfolk

June 21

Hampton Roads│PrideFest + Boat Parade * Norfolk

Riverside Pride * Danville

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 Pride Events