Gay pride charlotte nc 2022
Charlotte PRIDE Events, Festival, and Parade are Happening In Person This Month
It&#;s day to celebrate PRIDE in Charlotte!
After two years of a pandemic hiatus, Charlotte’s largest street festival and parade returns to Uptown with the Charlotte Celebration Festival & Parade on Aug. ,
From their roots 50 years ago, when early gay rights leaders first attempted organizing in Charlotte, to the first Gay Pride Afternoon in , to the founding of Charlotte Lgbtq+ fest and their first event in — Charlotte Celebration will celebrate in-person this year all the ways this community has grown and triumphed. From 2, attendees in to more than , at the last in-person event in , the Charlotte Pride Festival & Celebration makes its grand restore to the streets of Uptown Charlotte to commemorate 20 years of Charlotte Pride and more than 40 years of Self-acceptance legacy in the Queen City.
Charlotte Pride’s two-day cultural festival includes a variety of national, regional, and local entertainers, musicians, bands, and hundreds of participating vendor booths, including art exhibits, local nonprofits, retailers, a food court, and more! Don’t miss the several festival ticketed events here More than , people are expected in uptown this weekend for the Charlotte Pride march and street festival. The local celebration of LGBTQ visibility has grown exponentially since its humble beginnings at UNC Charlotte support in Liz Schob, a spokesperson for Charlotte Movement, joined WFAE's Nick de la Canal to speak about what attendees can expect from the celebration and festival this year. Nick de la Canal: Let's start off with a really basic question: Why is Charlotte Pride in August when so many cities hold their celebrations in June, and in fact, Pride Month is June in the U.S.? Liz Schob: Great question, and it's one that we actually get a lot. And there are two answers to that. The first one is Event is year-round. Pride is days a year. But we do things a little bit differently here in Charlotte. As you mentioned, we have National Pride Month in June. July we have Charlotte Black Pride Month, and in August we own Charlotte Pride. So, we get to celebrate it all summer long, which is really exciting. The less exciting but, like, concrete reason that we carry out it this way is because frankly, our celebration is so ma Thousands packed into the streets of uptown Charlotte on Saturday in a burst of rainbows and color for the annual Charlotte Self-acceptance festival — the first since the COVID pandemic limited large public gatherings in and Many festival-goers said they were delighted for the annual celebration to return in person after organizers held virtual pride events the last two years. “After two years, I’m just glad everybody showed up,” said Kevin Brown, who drove from High Point in a rainbow cape and headband to attend Saturday’s festival with family. He said he hoped the festival would break previous attendance records. Many in the crowd wore their pride foremost — rainbow tutus, crocheted bikinis, pride headbands, beads and stickers. While the atmosphere was celebratory, the event came at a moment of political uncertainty for LGBTQ rights in the United States. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and the federal right to privacy, raising fears that the right to same-sex marriage might similarly be in peril. Transgender rights and gender-affirming care include also become recent targets in Florida, where the state’s Medicaid program Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade! We're so glad you want to take part in this vibrant celebration of Charlotte's LGBTQ+ community. With the energy and support of passionate volunteers like you, we'll make 's festival and parade better than ever! The festival runs Saturday, Aug. 16th, through Sunday, Aug. 17th, with set-up also occurring Friday, Aug. 15th. The celebration is on Sunday, Aug. 17th. To volunteer, please select at least one shift of your decision within the departments provided. We will do our best to accommodate your desired volunteer role, and we ask that you please be flexible to shifting roles as needs arise. Please let us know if you would like documentation of volunteer hours as well as any special considerations, we should be aware of. Please also let us know as soon as you can if you have any conflicts with your duties or timeframe. We appreciate any and all volunteer time! Cautious planning and communication will allow us to build the best experience for you as a volunteer as well as all of our pride participants. Note we will provide you a volunteer shirt at check-in for you to wear throughout your . Here's what to look for at this weekend's Charlotte Pride
Charlotte Pride draws thousands to uptown