Pride WS

06/01/2026

Happy Pride!!
2 weeks until Pride Winston-Salem’s Festival.

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

🌈 Pride Week is almost here, and there are TWO great opportunities to celebrate with Pride Winston-Salem and your newly crowned 2026 Pride Court!🌈

Friday June 5th –
Pride WS Kickoff at The Den!
Join us from 6–9PM for a cocktail social and meet-and-greet and mini show with the new Pride Court at The Den (3756 Ogburn Ave, Winston-Salem). Stick around afterward for the 21+ Furry Rave, beginning at 9:30PM. Raffles 🎟️ all night long to benefit Pride WS!!

Sunday, June 7 –
Pride Week Sunday Funday at The Observatory (701 N. Trade Street W-S)
Keep the celebration going with an evening of mingling, and dancing with beats by DJ Chance from 7–11PM. The newly crowned Pride Court will take the stage for a pop-up drag show at 8PM featuring:

✨ Taco LaBelle-
Mx. Pride Winston-Salem 2026

✨ Max Stunn Lemonparty-
Miss Pride Winston-Salem 2026

✨ Jay Pride-
Mr. Pride Winston-Salem 2026

✨ Regina Prescott-
Miss Trans Pride Winston-Salem 2026

Come out, celebrate Pride WS, support your local LGBTQIA+ community, and help us kick off an incredible Pride Week. We can’t wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

05/30/2026

Help Make Pride 2026 Happen. Pride Needs You: Volunteer Meeting This Sunday!

Pride Is Almost Here—Join Our Volunteer Team

05/28/2026

By popular request, parade applications for the **** have been extended until **June 10, 2026 at 5PM!**
Bring your group, business, organization, team, or chosen family and show the community your pride. Pride parades began as acts of visibility and resistance after the **** — and that spirit still matters today.

🏳️‍🌈 Be loud. Be visible. Be part of it.
📅 Parade Day: June 13, 2026
⏰ Applications close June 10 at 5PM

05/28/2026

Mark your calendars and charge those phones — Pride Winston-Salem is taking over Downtown Winston-Salem on Saturday, June 13, 2026! 🎉

The Festival, Parade, and Food Truck Rodeo are happening RAIN OR SHINE because a little weather has never stopped this community from showing up loud, proud, and together.

Expect a full day of live entertainment, amazing local vendors, incredible food trucks, community love, and one giant celebration of being exactly who you are.

So grab your friends, your flags, your glitter, and your dancing shoes — we’ll see you downtown.