About NELA Pride: The Festival
NELA Pride is a volunteer nonprofit founded in Monroe in 2023 to celebrate LGBTQ+ people in Northeast Louisiana. Its annual festival has been held at the Monroe Civic Center, and the group also hosts support groups and social events.
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.
NELA Pride: The Festival has included festival and vendors.
NELA Pride: The Festival was first held in 2023.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. It usually falls late June.
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Where it happens
NELA Pride: The Festival is held at Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. It is one of 12 Prides in Louisiana on this calendar.
Other nearby Pride festivals
- JunTBA2027OUT in NELA Pride in the ParkMonroe, LASame city
- SepTBA2027South Arkansas PrideMagnolia, AR85 miles away
- JunTBA2027CenLa PrideAlexandria, LA88 miles away
- AprTBA2027Pride in the Park ShreveportShreveport, LA100 miles away
- Oct16-182026It's Pride, Y'all (MS Capital City Pride)Jackson, MS110 miles away
Questions about NELA Pride: The Festival
- When is NELA Pride: The Festival 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. It is usually held late June.
- Where is NELA Pride: The Festival held?
- NELA Pride: The Festival takes place at Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.
- What happens at NELA Pride: The Festival?
- Events have included: festival, vendors.
- Who organizes NELA Pride: The Festival?
- NELA Pride: The Festival is organized by NELA Pride. Their official site is nelapride.com.
- What other Prides are near Monroe?
- The closest others on this calendar are OUT in NELA Pride in the Park in Monroe, LA (same city); South Arkansas Pride in Magnolia, AR (about 85 miles); CenLa Pride in Alexandria, LA (about 88 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in Louisiana
See allNone are listed in Monroe yet, so these are elsewhere in Louisiana. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
