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
Two immersive art experiences bring the works of Van Gogh and Monet to life at Festival Hall this summer.
Take a trip out to Berkeley County to pick and create your own flower arrangement.
High Water Festival is an upcoming musical oasis happening on April Saturday, April 26 through Sunday, April 27 bring musicians from all around the world to North Charleston’s Riverfront Park.
Did you know? Ballerini collaborated with Apple Maps to highlight a few of her favorite Lowcountry spots.
Dancing on the Cooper is a live music series featuring different acts performing on the Mount Pleasant Pier.
After finishing the race, treat yourself to celebrate at these after-parties featuring live music, food, and fun.