Pride · Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter Pride Festival
2027 dates not announced yet · usually October
About Sumter Pride Festival
The Sumter Pride Festival is an annual celebration held at the Heath Pavilion at Swan Lake in Sumter, organized by a local LGBTQ+ and ally support group. The 2026 program includes a drag show.
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.
Sumter Pride Festival has included festival and drag show.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. In 2026 it was held October 17, 2026. It is usually held in mid-October.
- Festival
- Drag show
Where it happens
Sumter Pride Festival is held at Heath Pavilion at Swan Lake in Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of 12 Prides in South Carolina on this calendar.















Other nearby Pride festivals
Questions about Sumter Pride Festival
- When is Sumter Pride Festival 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. In 2026 it was held October 17, 2026. It is usually held in mid-October.
- Where is Sumter Pride Festival held?
- Sumter Pride Festival takes place at Heath Pavilion at Swan Lake in Sumter, South Carolina.
- What happens at Sumter Pride Festival?
- Events have included: festival, drag show.
- Who organizes Sumter Pride Festival?
- Sumter Pride Festival is organized by Sumter LGBTIQ+ and Ally Support. Their official site is facebook.com/events/sumter-pride-festival/4242146149370104.
- What other Prides are near Sumter?
- The closest others on this calendar are Famously Hot SC Pride in Columbia, SC (about 30 miles); South Carolina Black Pride in Columbia, SC (about 30 miles); Pride in the Pee Dee in Florence, SC (about 38 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in South Carolina
See allNone are listed in Sumter yet, so these are elsewhere in South Carolina. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
Other Prides in October 2027
- Alamance Pride FestivalBurlington, North CarolinaDates TBA
- Alameda Pride in the ParkAlameda, CaliforniaDates TBA
- Altoona Pride Parade and FestivalAltoona, PennsylvaniaDates TBA
- Ames PridefestAmes, IowaDates TBA
- Annapolis Pride Parade and FestivalAnnapolis, MarylandDates TBA
- Arkansas PRIDEFest (Central Arkansas Pride)Little Rock, ArkansasDates TBA
