South Alabama Pride

09/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈 2026 SOUTH ALABAMA PRIDE FESTIVAL SHIRTS ARE HERE! 🏳️‍🌈

We are SO excited to finally show off this year’s official South Alabama Pride Festival shirts!

Our 2026 shirts are heather purple and feature the colorful South Alabama Pride Festival logo on the front, with a special thank-you to our amazing 2026 sponsors on the back.

And a HUGE shoutout to Frog Printz Screen Printing for helping us bring this year’s shirts to life! We love how they turned out and truly appreciate having a local business help us with our printing needs.

Shirts are $25 each and will be available ONLY on the DAY OF THE FESTIVAL at the PCCS/South Alabama Pride table.

⚠️ And when we say LIMITED, we mean VERY LIMITED! ⚠️

After setting aside shirts for our committee members and volunteers, we only have a small number available for sale. Sizes range from Small through 4XL, but quantities in each size are very limited. Once a size is gone, it’s gone!

If you have your eye on one, we strongly recommend making the PCCS/South Alabama Pride table one of your first stops when you arrive.

$25 each
Sizes S–4XL, while supplies last
PCCS/South Alabama Pride Table
📅 Available September 19, festival day only

Come grab yours, wear your Pride, support South Alabama Pride, and take home a little piece of the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival! 🏳️‍🌈💜

08/31/2026

September is almost here, but let’s be honest. Mother Nature has absolutely no intention of giving South Alabama cute little fall temperatures anytime soon.

But guess what?

SOUTH ALABAMA PRIDE IS AN INDOOR EVENT!

That’s right. Come celebrate Pride with us in the glorious AIR CONDITIONING.

And we have a LOT happening throughout the day!

Live entertainers and performances
Guest speakers
BINGO!
Vendors, artists & makers
Community organizations & resources
Activities, fun & plenty of surprises
Food trucks serving up something delicious just outside

And that’s just part of what we have planned!

Saturday, September 19, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Daleville Cultural & Convention Center

Come as you are. Bring your friends. Bring your family. Shop, eat, play some Bingo, catch a performance, meet some incredible people, and spend the day celebrating with your community. And while South Alabama may still feel like summer outside, we’ll be celebrating comfortably inside all day long.

Come spend the day with us at South Alabama Pride

08/28/2026

We want to take a moment to address something important as we get closer to this year’s South Alabama Pride Festival.

South Alabama Pride is, and has always been, a family-friendly community event. We work incredibly hard each year to create an atmosphere that is welcoming, uplifting, safe, and appropriate for families. Those who have attended our previous festivals have seen that firsthand.

We welcome questions. We understand that not everyone in our community will share the same beliefs, experiences, or perspectives. Respectful conversation is always welcome.

What we will not allow is our page to become a space for negative, hateful, disparaging, or intentionally inflammatory comments directed toward our event, our attendees, our vendors, our volunteers, or the LGBTQ+ community. Comments of that nature will be removed, and individuals who repeatedly use our page for that purpose will be blocked.

We also want to clear up a misconception that occasionally surfaces about events like ours.

South Alabama Pride pays to rent the facility where our festival is held, just as other organizations and individuals do. We pay for the services and resources necessary to put on this event. We also pay to have law enforcement officers present during the festival because the safety of our attendees, vendors, volunteers, and families matters to us. We are incredibly thankful that, in the years we have held South Alabama Pride, we have never needed those officers to intervene in a safety situation.

Nothing about this event is simply handed to us. Sponsorships, vendor fees, and the generosity of our supporters help us cover the costs of making South Alabama Pride possible. It happens because a small group of people, volunteers, community partners, vendors, sponsors, and supporters invest their time, energy, and resources into creating something positive for our community.

Pride does not require everyone to think alike. It does require us to recognize that LGBTQ+ people and families are part of South Alabama, too.

Our page is an extension of the environment we work so hard to create at our festival. We want it to be a place where people can learn about the event, meet our vendors and community partners, get excited about what is coming, and feel welcome.

You do not have to attend South Alabama Pride. You do not have to agree with everything Pride represents. But if you choose to participate on our page, we ask that you do so respectfully.

There is plenty of room in South Alabama for kindness, community, and a little more understanding of one another.

We hope you’ll join us in creating exactly that. 🏳️‍🌈

08/27/2026

Our 2026 vendor lineup is growing!

The 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival is bringing together an amazing mix of local businesses, artists, makers, community organizations, resources, food, and more for this year's celebration.

And you'll have a reason to explore them all! Our Passport to Pride will take you throughout the festival and by every vendor table. It's a great way to discover someone new, learn about organizations serving our community, shop with local vendors, find a few things you didn't know you needed, and make sure you don't accidentally miss something good along the way.

Take a look at who is joining us so far and start making your list of stops. And we may not be finished yet! A few more vendors may be joining us, so keep an eye on our page for additions to the lineup and more festival announcements.

Join us September 19, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Daleville Cultural & Convention Center.

We can't wait to celebrate with you!

08/27/2026

South Alabama Pride would not be possible without the businesses, organizations, and individuals who believe in what we are building and choose to support it.

We are incredibly grateful to our 2026 Festival Sponsors for helping make the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride possible. Your support helps us continue creating a welcoming, inclusive celebration for our community here in South Alabama.

Please join us in thanking our Rainbow Advocates and Inclusion Ambassadors for standing with South Alabama Pride and helping us bring another year of Pride to the Wiregrass.

We cannot wait to celebrate with everyone on September 19, 2026! 🏳️‍🌈

08/27/2026

Today, we remember Tim Curry, an extraordinary performer whose impact reached far beyond the stage and screen.

For many in the LGBTQ+ community, his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* was more than an unforgettable performance. At a time when q***r characters, gender nonconformity, and open expressions of sexuality were rarely seen on screen, Curry stepped into fishnets and heels and created a character who was bold, unapologetic, complicated, sexual, and completely unashamed of taking up space.

And generations of people saw themselves differently because of it.

*Rocky Horror* became more than a movie. Midnight screenings became gathering places where people who often felt different or out of place could walk through the doors, dress however they wanted, find community, and belong. For countless LGBTQ+ people, those spaces offered something incredibly important: the freedom to explore who they were without having to apologize for it.

Curry understood that legacy. Decades later, he continued to speak about the importance of the film's message of acceptance, inclusion, and the freedom to become who you are.

“Don't dream it, be it.”

Five simple words that became something much bigger than a line from a film.

Tim Curry may not have spent his life at the front of marches or behind a podium advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. His contribution came through art. Through taking a risk. Through portraying a character in 1975 who challenged ideas about gender, sexuality, masculinity, femininity, and who was allowed to exist boldly in the world.

Sometimes representation opens a door before society is ready to walk through it.

For generations of LGBTQ+ people, Tim Curry helped open one.

Rest well, Tim Curry.

Your work gave a lot of people permission to be a little louder, a little bolder, a little stranger, and a whole lot more themselves.

08/27/2026

There are some losses that feel a little more personal than they probably should.

For many in the LGBTQ+ community, losing Dolly Parton is one of them.

Dolly was more than rhinestones, big hair, country music, and a personality that could fill a room. She was a woman from the mountains of Tennessee who spent decades making it very clear that LGBTQ+ people deserved the same love, dignity, and freedom to be themselves as anyone else.

And she said it when saying it was not always easy, especially in country music and especially in the South.

She supported marriage equality. She spoke against judgment of gay and le***an people. She stood up for transgender people. She welcomed LGBTQ+ people into her world, her audience, and her definition of family.

Perhaps most importantly, she never seemed to treat LGBTQ+ people like a political issue.

She treated them like people.

People she worked with. People in her family. People who loved her music. People who deserved kindness and respect.

For LGBTQ+ people growing up in small Southern towns, that mattered. There was something powerful about hearing acceptance spoken in a familiar accent. Dolly showed that being Southern, Christian, country, and deeply rooted in where you came from did not require rejecting people who were different from you.

You could hold onto your faith and still love your LGBTQ+ neighbor.

You could be proud of where you came from and still make room for everyone.

You could simply choose kindness.

And maybe that is one of the reasons Dolly has held such a special place in the hearts of so many LGBTQ+ people, particularly here in the South. Her allyship did not feel performative. It felt like part of who she was. She loved people, and she wasn't particularly interested in anyone telling her who she was or wasn't supposed to love.

The LGBTQ+ community loved Dolly fiercely, and throughout her life, she made it abundantly clear that the love went both ways.

We say goodbye to an icon, an ally, and one incredibly sparkly force of nature.

Thank you, Dolly, for using your voice, for choosing kindness, and for reminding generations of people that there is room in this world for all of us.

We will always love you. 🩷

08/22/2026

CALLING ALL GUEST SPEAKERS & PERFORMERS

First, to everyone who has already applied to be part of the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival, thank you! We are so excited about the entertainers who have signed up to take the stage with us this September. If you have already submitted an application, keep an eye on your inbox. Acceptance emails and additional information will be going out very soon. We can't wait to share this year's lineup!

NOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR GUEST SPEAKERS.

Do you have a story to share?

Maybe you have a personal experience that could encourage someone else. Maybe you have a story of finding community, becoming comfortable with who you are, overcoming something difficult, supporting someone you love, or simply finding your place in the world.

You don't have to be a professional speaker. You don't need a polished speech or years of experience standing in front of a crowd. If you have something meaningful you would like to share with our community, we would love to hear from you.

WE'RE ALSO STILL ACCEPTING PERFORMER APPLICATIONS.

We have room for a few more entertainers who would like to help us create a fun, meaningful, and memorable day celebrating community, creativity, visibility, and Pride.

We welcome a variety of family-friendly entertainment, including:

Live Music & Singing
Dance
Family-Friendly Drag
Spoken Word & Poetry
Instrumental Performances
Other Family-Friendly Entertainment

Whether you want to share your talent, your voice, or your story, there is a place for you on the South Alabama Pride stage.

Apply here:
https://forms.gle/L8bXYmdkHyBFeRWu7

All performances and presentations must be family-friendly and align with South Alabama Pride's performance guidelines. Entertainers, performers, and guest speakers must be 19 years of age or older to participate.

September 19, 2026
Daleville Cultural & Convention Center
4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival

Thank you for your interest in performing at the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival! We are excited to showcase the incredible talent within our community. We welcome a wide variety of family-friendly performances, including but not limited to: Live Music Singing Dance Drag (Family Friendly) Sp...

08/22/2026

South Alabama, We Need Your Help Getting Pride Across the Finish Line!

The 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival is almost here, and our team is working hard behind the scenes to make sure this year's festival remains completely FREE, safe, welcoming, and open to everyone.

But putting on a free community festival still comes with expenses, and we need a little help getting across the finish line.

We are raising funds to help cover the final festival expenses and general supplies needed to make September's event happen. Every contribution, whether it's $5, $10, $25, or more, helps us get one step closer.

And yes, your donation is tax-deductible!

South Alabama Pride is a community program of Prism Counseling & Community Services (PCCS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations made in support of South Alabama Pride through PCCS are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law and directly support our work to provide inclusive community programming and events.

We're using Zeffy, a fundraising platform that does not charge nonprofit platform fees, which means your donation goes directly toward supporting this work rather than being reduced by traditional fundraising platform fees.

💙 We still need our community's help.

If you can donate, even a small amount makes a difference. If donating isn't possible right now, sharing this fundraiser is another incredibly valuable way to help. One share may put this in front of someone who can help.

➡️ Make your tax-deductible donation here:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/united-in-pride-support-the-south-alabama-pride-festival

Help us keep South Alabama Pride FREE for everyone. Help us create a space where our community can gather, connect, celebrate, and simply belong.

Every donation. Every share. Every person who shows up for Pride makes a difference.

08/22/2026

Volunteers Needed for the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival on September 19, 2026!

We are getting closer to the 4th Annual South Alabama Pride Festival, and we are so excited about the volunteers who have already signed up to be part of this year's event!

If you have already submitted a volunteer application, keep an eye on your inbox. You will be receiving an email from us within the next few days with information regarding your application and next steps. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has already offered their time and energy to help make South Alabama Pride possible.

But we still need a few more amazing people to join our volunteer team!

Whether you can give a few hours or spend the entire day with us, your time and support help us create a welcoming, safe, and memorable experience for our entire community. From setup and vendor hospitality to entertainment support, guest assistance, and cleanup, there are plenty of ways to get involved and make a difference.

At South Alabama Pride, we believe our community is strongest when everyone has the opportunity to participate. We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible volunteer experience and will work with volunteers to find roles that are meaningful, safe, and aligned with their abilities whenever possible.

Ready to join us? Complete our Volunteer Registration Form today:

https://forms.gle/tQCPYSYgnSEFhPdV7

Please note: Submitting a volunteer application does not guarantee placement. Volunteer assignments are based on the needs of the festival, and selected volunteers will be contacted with additional information as we finalize our volunteer team.

Thank you to everyone who has already stepped up, and to those who are considering joining us. **South Alabama Pride happens because people in our community are willing to show up for one another.**

We can't wait to work alongside you this September! 🏳️‍🌈

Thank you for volunteering: The South Alabama Pride Festival is only possible because of incredible volunteers like you. Whether you can help for one hour or the entire weekend, we truly appreciate your willingness to support our community. Please complete this form as thoroughly as possible. A volu...