Pride · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
NEPA PrideFest
2027 dates not announced yet · usually June
About NEPA PrideFest
NEPA PrideFest is the Rainbow Alliance's annual Pride weekend for Northeastern Pennsylvania. It opens with the PrideFest Royale drag pageant on Friday and ends with a parade and celebration on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
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.
NEPA PrideFest has included pageant, parade and festival.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. In 2026 it was held June 26-28, 2026. It usually falls last weekend of June.
- Pageant
- Parade
- Festival
Where it happens
NEPA PrideFest is held at Public Square, Wilkes-Barre in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is one of 63 Prides in Pennsylvania on this calendar.
Questions about NEPA PrideFest
- When is NEPA PrideFest 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. In 2026 it was held June 26-28, 2026. It is usually held last weekend of June.
- Where is NEPA PrideFest held?
- NEPA PrideFest takes place at Public Square, Wilkes-Barre in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
- What happens at NEPA PrideFest?
- Events have included: pageant, parade, festival.
- Who organizes NEPA PrideFest?
- NEPA PrideFest is organized by NEPA Rainbow Alliance. Their official site is rainbowalliance.org/pridefest.
- What other Prides are near Wilkes-Barre?
- The closest others on this calendar are Ross Pride in Ross Township, PA (about 16 miles); PrideAPalooza in Bloomsburg, PA (about 35 miles); Pocono Pride Festival in Stroudsburg, PA (about 40 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in Pennsylvania
See allNone are listed in Wilkes-Barre yet, so these are elsewhere in Pennsylvania. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
