Pride · Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville Pride Festival
2027 dates not announced yet · usually June
About Hendersonville Pride Festival
Hendersonville Pride has held a Pride festival for Henderson County since 2018. The sixth annual festival in 2026 offered live music, local vendors and community groups, food trucks, family activities, speakers, performances, a Pride proclamation signing and a drum circle.
Hendersonville Pride describes its mission as promoting respect, visibility and acceptance while building a community where all people are included. Its stated vision is a world in which LGBTQIA2S+ people can live safely and openly in the places they call home, and its work in Henderson County reaches beyond a single day in June.
Money from sponsors pays for the main Pride event each June and also supports the advocacy, education and social support the group offers during the rest of the year. Hendersonville Pride has also hosted a Pride Picnic, and the festival program includes glitter blessings alongside its music, vendors and speakers. People who want to help can reach out to the group's volunteer coordinator to find a role.
Summarized from the organizer's own website.
What to expect
Pride events celebrate LGBTQ+ people and mark the Stonewall uprising of June 1969. Most combine a parade or march with a festival of performers, community groups, vendors and food.
Hendersonville Pride Festival has included festival, live music, vendors, food trucks, speakers and drum circle.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. In 2026 it was held June 6, 2026. It usually falls early June.
- Festival
- Live music
- Vendors
- Food trucks
- Speakers
- Drum circle
Where it happens
Hendersonville Pride Festival is held at Jackson Park in Hendersonville, North Carolina. It is one of 39 Prides in North Carolina on this calendar.
Other nearby Pride festivals
- SepTBA2027Blue Ridge Pride FestivalAsheville, NC18 miles away
- JunTBA2027Haywood County Pride on MainWaynesville, NC33 miles away
- JunTBA2027Pridefest (Pridefest Collaborative)Greenville, SC34 miles away
- JunTBA2027Upstate Pride SC Colors of Pride FestivalGreenville, SC34 miles away
- Nov72026Spartanburg PrideSpartanburg, SC40 miles away
Questions about Hendersonville Pride Festival
- When is Hendersonville Pride Festival 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. In 2026 it was held June 6, 2026. It is usually held early June.
- Where is Hendersonville Pride Festival held?
- Hendersonville Pride Festival takes place at Jackson Park in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- What happens at Hendersonville Pride Festival?
- Events have included: festival, live music, vendors, food trucks, speakers, drum circle.
- Who organizes Hendersonville Pride Festival?
- Hendersonville Pride Festival is organized by Hendersonville Pride. Their official site is hendersonvillepride.org.
- What other Prides are near Hendersonville?
- The closest others on this calendar are Blue Ridge Pride Festival in Asheville, NC (about 18 miles); Haywood County Pride on Main in Waynesville, NC (about 33 miles); Pridefest (Pridefest Collaborative) in Greenville, SC (about 34 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in North Carolina
See allNone are listed in Hendersonville yet, so these are elsewhere in North Carolina. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
