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.

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Whether you’ve heard it once or 1,000 times, hearing Beethoven’s Fifth performed by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra is not to be missed.
Charleston Wine + Food is around the corner, and you still have the opportunity to experience the fun.
Tickets are now available to TEDxCharleston, a day of inspiration and networking.
The Family Camp Jam is hosted at Johns Island County Park and features lots of activities for family fun.
Round up your best friends + add one of these three events to your calendar to celebrate your friendships.
Stroll through illuminated pathways and glowing gardens during this after hours, nighttime event, running through Feb. 22.