About Macon Pride
Macon Pride holds a weeklong celebration in Middle Georgia each late September, with its street festival always on the last Saturday of the month. The 2026 festival was at Cherry Street Plaza, followed by an afterparty at the Tubman Museum and a Sunday interfaith service and family picnic at Rosa Parks Square.
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.
Macon Pride has included street festival (pride in the park), afterparty, interfaith service, family picnic and drag show.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. In 2026 it was held September 25-27, 2026. It is usually held on the last Saturday of September, within a week of events.
- Street festival (Pride in the Park)
- Afterparty
- Interfaith service
- Family picnic
- Drag show
Where it happens
Macon Pride is held at Cherry Street Plaza in Macon, Georgia. It is one of 17 Prides in Georgia on this calendar.















Other nearby Pride festivals
- JunTBA2027Columbus Georgia LGBTQ Pride Festival (Colgay Pride)Columbus, GA72 miles away
- SepTBA2027PrideLake FestivalPine Lake, GA74 miles away
- SepTBA2027Atlanta Black Pride WeekendAtlanta, GA78 miles away
- OctTBA2027Atlanta PrideAtlanta, GA78 miles away
- JunTBA2027Southern Fried Queer PrideAtlanta, GA78 miles away
Questions about Macon Pride
- When is Macon Pride 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. In 2026 it was held September 25-27, 2026. It is usually held on the last Saturday of September, within a week of events.
- Where is Macon Pride held?
- Macon Pride takes place at Cherry Street Plaza in Macon, Georgia.
- What happens at Macon Pride?
- Events have included: street festival (pride in the park), afterparty, interfaith service, family picnic, drag show.
- Who organizes Macon Pride?
- Macon Pride is organized by Macon Pride. Their official site is maconpride.org.
- What other Prides are near Macon?
- The closest others on this calendar are Columbus Georgia LGBTQ Pride Festival (Colgay Pride) in Columbus, GA (about 72 miles); PrideLake Festival in Pine Lake, GA (about 74 miles); Atlanta Black Pride Weekend in Atlanta, GA (about 78 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in Georgia
See allNone are listed in Macon yet, so these are elsewhere in Georgia. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
Other Prides in September 2027
- Block Island PrideNew Shoreham, Rhode IslandSeptember 10-12
- St. Cloud Pride Week and Pride in the ParkSt. Cloud, MinnesotaSeptember 13-18
- Mackinac Island Pride FestivalMackinac Island, MichiganSeptember 16-19
- Newport Oregon PrideNewport, OregonSeptember 17-19
- Show Your Pride FestivalGrafton, MassachusettsSeptember 18
- Affirming Sumner (Sumner County Pride)Bethpage, TennesseeDates TBA


