2026 VA State Pride Guide
March 6
LOVE is LOVE - Freedom Night @ Kashmir * Portsmouth
Heated Rivalry Dance Party @TheAnnex * Norfolk
First Friday LGBTQ+ Community Social * Arlington
March 7
HR Pride / Brew Tour Kickoff * Portsmouth
March 8
Arlington Trans Quilt Unveiling and Reception * Arlington
March 13
Outlife757 LGBTQ Career Expo * Norfolk
LGBTQ+ Campfire Collective * Pulaski
March 14
Sapphic Saturdays: Leather & Lace * Norfolk
March 27 - April 17
'Black Queer Grits' Exhibit │ Art 180 * Richmond
March 28
Norfolk Admirals Pride Night * Norfolk
March 30
All Womxns – Skating at Cavalier * Stafford
April 4 - 18
George Mason University Pride Week * Fairfax
April 11
Latin Night │ Barcode * Richmond
April 8 - 26
Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem * Norfolk
April 11
VA Leather Contest @ 37th & Zen * Norfolk
April 12
BIG Gay Spring Bubble Party * Richmond
April 15
Carnival of Colors │ODU * Norfolk
April 18
He She Ze We Dance Party * Richmond
April 24
Sunset & Theater / Tom Tom Festival * Charlottesville
ComUnion / The Seven City Sisters * Norfolk
April 24 - 26
Roanoke Pride Festival (34th) * Roanoke
April 25
Loving v. Virginia │VA Opera * Norfolk / Richmond / Fairfax
VA Pride Night │VA Kickers * Richmond
May 2
MasQUEERade Rainbow Prom * Norfolk
Inaugural Charlottesville Filipino Spring Festival * Charlottesville
May 5
Dos De Mayo Pride Fiesta * Norfolk
May 10
May 13
Equality Prince William Happy Hour * Nokesville
May 16
Equality Prince William Pride * Manassas
Side by Side SPRINGTIME Gala * Richmond
Boots & Boxers │RVA Leather Social * Richmond
Buttermilk Loop Hike │Jame River * Richmond
VA Leatherwomen United │Lafayette Park * Norfolk
VA Bears 'All Clubs Night │MJ's Tavern * Norfolk
May 17
Arts & Crafts Day - NoVA Prism Center * Vienna/Oakton
Pride Brunch in the Town of Dumfries * Dumfries
Spring Kickball Tourney │Stonewall Sports RVA * Richmond
May 22
Bears at Busch Gardens * Williamsburg
4th Fridays RVA LGBTQ+ Meet Up │Triple Crossing-Fulton * Richmond
May 23
Bear Picnic RVA │ Forest Hill Park * Richmond
May 27
Newport News Pride Festival│Tradition Brewing * Newport News
May 28
Rocky Horror Picture Show * Portsmouth
Farmville Pride Meet Up │Three Roads Brewing * Farmville
May 29
Pride Flag Raising │City of Richmond * Richmond
BIPOC Pride Fundraiser * Norfolk
May 30
Newport News Pridefest │ Tradition Brewing * Newport News
The Court of Art & Muses │ Renaissance Faire * Halifax Co.
May 31
Hampton Roads Black Gay Pride Festival * Virginia Beach
June PRIDE Month * All Month
June Pride Events │Arlington VA * Arlington
June 4
Pride Night │Richmond IVY Women's Soccer * Richmond
June 5
Leesburg Pride Flag Raising * Leesburg
June 6
Loudon Pride Festival * Loundoun
Persist in Pride - Pulaski * Pulaski
Glitter & Gumbdrops Adult Prom * Bristol
Pride on High Street * Portsmouth
Pride Kickoff Drag Show│The Milk Parlor * Blacksburg
LGBTQ+ Community Brunch│Freddie's Beach Bar * Arlington
June 6-7
Pride Kickoff Weekend │MJs Tavern * Norfolk
Out & About - Tea Dance│Birdcage @ Mockingbird * Charlottesville
June 6
Scott's Addition Pride Crawl * Richmond
"Red Clay Suzie" │Author Jeffery Dale Lofton Reading * Staunton
June 7
Stich & Spill │Farmville Pride * Farmville
Phabulous Phoebus Pride Festival * Phoebus
June 9
Queer Theater Dance│Blacksburg Theater * Blacksburg
June 10
"I Love You Because"│Richmond Triangle Players * Richmond
Pride Night │Norfollk Tides Baseball * Norfolk
June 11
Pride Craft Market │Moon Hollow Brewing * Blacksburg
Queer & Trans Voices│Lyric Theater * Blacksburg
OutLoud RVA │Allianz Amphitheater * Richmond
June 12
Pride Night w/ Flying Sqirrels Baseball * Richmond
Pride Printmaking│Friendly City Safe Space * Harrisonburg
June 13
Pride Night at the Zoo * Norfolk
Downtown Divas Pub Crawl * Blacksburg
Friendly City Pride Market *Harrisonburg
Queers Amongst the Stars │Campy Cosmic Party * Staunton
Pride LitCon│Authors & Books * Richmond
Big Gay Pride Market │Carillon Lawn * Richmond
June 13 - 14
Rockbridge Pride Picnic Potluck * Buena Vista
Juneteenth │Elegba Folklore Society * Richmond
Pride LitCon │ Acca Shriner Center * Richmond
June 14
Yoga, Climbing, Music * Blacksburg
Pridefest │LOVE Shack Lakeside * Richmond
June 16
Out & About - Ice Cream Social │Ben & Jerry's * Charlottesville
Out & About - Queer History Club │The Women's Initiative * Charlottesville
June 19
Juneteenth & Me Festival │ Prince William Co. * Woodbridge
June 20
GAY ALL DAY │Gallery 5 * Richmond
Brewed w/ Pride │Garage Brewery * Chesapeake
June 20 - 21
Fae Festival │IX Art Park * Charlottesville
TRANS ALL NIGHT │Gallery 5 * Richmond
June 21 - 27
June 21
Farmville Pride Picnic * Farmville
Pride Potluck│Hillandale Park - Shelter 7 * Harrisonburg
June 26 - 28
Pride Outdoor Weekend * Staunton
June 26
Pride Block Party │Hapmton Roads Pride * Norfolk
PRIDE Unhappy Hour │Poe's Musuem * Richmond
Top Golf PRIDE Night * Richmond
Out & About - Cinderella│Paramount Theater * Charlottesville
June 27
Hampton Roads Pridefest * Norfolk
Pride Williamsburg VA * Williamsburg
PRIDE Festival│Riverfront Park * Fredericksburg
Out & About - Because Love is Love * Charlottesville
LOVE on Tap│Hardywood Brewery * Richmond
LOVE is LOVE │Commonwealth Brew Co. * Richmond
June 28
Pride in the Park Potluck│Breaks Interstate Park * Breaks
Pride at the Beach * Virginia Beach
The Revolution / Fashion Showcase * Richmond
Pride Prom │Torpedo Factory * Alexandria
Out & About - Coffee Social│Mariebette * Charlottesville
June 29
Out & About - Queer Theory Book Club * Charlottesville
July 4
Queer Vegan Cookout │Gold Lion Cafe * Richmond
July 10
Pride Night │VARepertory Theatre * Richmond
July 11
Shelly Fairchild │TriPride Benefit * Bristol
Wise PRIDE │Bullitt Park * Big Stone Gap
July 16 - 19
7/16 – Kick-Off Party @ Godfrey’s
7/17 – Community Root Awards (Diversity Richmond)
7/18 – Day of Purpose Festival (Diversity Richmond)
+ 4th Annual Blacktopia Ball (Diversity Richmond)
7/19 – Drag Brunch (Stadium Sports Bar)
+ Pride in the Park (Byrd Park Shelter #1)
July 18
SWVA Pride Dinner & Auction * Roanoke
Pride Lounge Picnic in the Park │Graverly Point Park * Alexandria
Ribbon Cutting & Open House │Equality Loudoun * Leesburg
July 25
"Worship Me" Dark Romance Event * Roanoke
July 26
Busch Gardens' Pride Day * Williamsburg
Gay & Grounded │Black Queer Park Day * Richmond
August 1
Ocean View Pier Party * Norfolk
August 8
Kings Dominion (VA Pride) Pride Day * Richmond
August 15
Days of Wine & Roses │ Keswick Vineyards * Keswick
August 22
Creative Caft Workshop │ @SafeSpaceNova * McLean
August 23
The Haze Flashback Show │ SWVA Pride * Vinton
August 28 - 30
Queer and Trans Old-Time Music Gathering * Contact for location
(Three-day campout with jamming, square dances, and community time!)
August 29
VA Queer Film Festival │ Riverside Event * Norfolk
August 31
Summer Potluck │ Shenandoah LGBTQ Center * Staunton
September 3
Pride in Every Color│ Welcome Back Bash - @oduqueer * Norfolk
September 12
VA Pridefest │ Midtown Green * Richmond
September 16 - October 10
"BLKS" │ Triangle Players * Richmond
September 17
Hispanic Heritage Month Happy Hour │ Cirrus Vodka * Richmond
September 18
Margins & Moonlight: Book Fair & Literary Ball * Richmond
September 18 - 20
BIPOC Pride * Hampton & Newport News
September 19
Gardening Gays Farm Fest * King George Co. / Northern Neck
Pride Night on the Penninsula │ St. George Brewing Co. * Hampton
Fall Fairy Tale Festival │ Richmond Public Library * Richmond
Pride Kahoot Party │ Friendly City Safe Space* Richmond
September 21
Shenandoah Pride Festival * Harrisonburg
September 26
CVILLE Pride * Charlottesville
September 27
Pride Cove│Suffolk Pride * Suffolk
September 16 - October 10
"BLKS" │ Triangle Players * Richmond
October 2 - 31
Red Vein Haunt: "Cursed Beneath" │ Hanover Vegetable Farm * Ashland
October 2
RVA Vampire Bar Crawl incl. GWAR BAR │ Dntwn Richmond + Jackson Ward * Richmond
October 2 - 4
Virginia Queer Film Festival * Norfolk
October 3
PRIDE at MSV w/ Winchester Pride │Museum of the Shenandoah Valley * Winchester
Miss Gay Harrisonburg Pageant * Harrisonburg
DurinFest: A Dwarven Oktoberfest * Arvonia - Buckingham Co.
October 10
TriPride Parade & Festival * Bristol
October 10-11
Grimalkin Fest: Queer Joy & Resilience │Basic City Beer Company * Richmond
October 11
Pride in PROGRESS │Virginia Museum of History & Culture * Richmond
Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Day Celebration │Lyon Village Community House * Arlington
October 17
Staunton Pride Festival │Churchville Ave Bandstand * Staunton
October 18
Norfolk Queer History Walking Tour │Cathleen Rhodes/ODU * Norfolk
October 15 - 17
"Georgia Rogers Farmer FLOOZIE" │ Triangle Players * Richmond
October 22 - 25
Stonewall Sports National Tournement * Virginia Beach
(Billiards, Bocce, Cornhole, Dodgeball Classic, Indoor Volleyball, Kickball Classic, Pickleball, and Sand Volleyball)
October 30
2026 Equality Virginia Halloween Soiree│Dewey Gottwald Center * Richmond
Cryptid & Critter Crawl Market │The Carillon & First UU * Richmond
October 31 - November 1
Gardening Gays Farm Fest * King George Co. / Northern Neck
