Out! Raleigh Pride

Out! Raleigh Pride is Raleigh's flagship LGBTQ+ celebration - a free street festival along Fayetteville Street in the heart of downtown, organized by the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Launched in 2011, it has grown into one of North Carolina's largest Pride events, drawing on the order of 90,000 attendees. The Saturday festival is family-friendly with a KidsZone, community-organization booths, live music, food vendors and a beer garden, complemented by an adult-oriented Friday-evening component. It is held in June each year. (Note: the separate, larger Pride: Durham takes place about 25 miles away in late September.)