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North Carolina Pride — known as Triangle Pride — is the primary LGBTQ+ Pride event for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metro and the largest Pride event in the state. Held annually in October in Durham, the event draws over 25,000 attendees to a city that has been at the heart of North Carolina's LGBTQ+ rights battles since the passage of HB2 in 2016. The October timing is one of the event's distinguishing features: autumn in the Research Triangle is among the most beautiful seasons in the American South, with temperatures in the comfortable 15-20°C range, clear skies, and the first autumn colours appearing in the Piedmont forests. The Durham location reflects the city's character as the progressive, arts-forward counterpart to the governmental Raleigh — Triangle Pride in Durham is a celebration deeply rooted in the specific culture of a college town that has produced both remarkable LGBTQ+ institutions and sustained political activism. The parade runs through downtown Durham, passing near Legends and the community organisations that serve the Triangle's queer population year-round. For visitors arriving from out of state, Triangle Pride in October provides a combination of excellent weather, lower accommodation prices than summer events, and access to the full cultural infrastructure of a metro anchored by Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, and NCCU.