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
Old Village Holiday Street Fest is back for its third annual year by hospitality group Basic Projects and local boutique shop Out of Hand.
Volunteers will help 630 Charleston County students receive a new bike.
Volunteer opportunities in Charleston this Thanksgiving.
Wavelengths will have live music, sustainable pop-ups, oysters, and more.
When you buy your dog a pupsgiving meal for the holidays, you’re helping animals at one Lowcountry shelter.
Overhead Shot of Christmas Market
‘Tis the season: Charleston’s Holiday Market Returns to the Convention Center
Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts at the annual holiday market.