Ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Holy City

How to support the local LGBTQ+ community

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Today, June 1, marks the start of Pride month and the Lowcountry is celebrating with a wide variety of LGBTQ+ events.

  • Park Circle Pride | Tuesday, June 6 to Sunday, June 11 | This festival celebrates pride with fun festivities.
  • Charleston Pride | Saturday, June 3 to Sunday, June 11 | This organization works to plan the pride Parade and a weeks worth of events.
  • Pride Parade | Saturday, June 3 at 9:00 a.m., King St.| Head out to a large scale parade in honor of Pride month.
  • Pride crawl | Saturday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m. at Uptown Social | There will be an Official Charleston Pride Crawl after the parade at local bars. Pro tip: if you get there early there is chance at a free t-shirt.
  • The Charleston Queer Prom | Saturday, June 10 from 6-11 p.m. at the Gibbes Museum | The Holy City will be having a youth and adult Queer Prom to dance the night away.

Find more local LGBTQ+ community this month as well as volunteer opportunities on our events page.

Events
After finishing the race, treat yourself to celebrate at these after-parties featuring live music, food, and fun.
This year will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Pat Tillman’s death.
Camellias at Hotel Bennett will serves up bites and decor to escape into a world of Alice in Wonderland.
Let us help plan your trip to the Credit One Charleston Open — from on and off-site events to parking, we’ve got you covered.
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team is in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the Alabama Crimson Tide.