Family Pride Festival

Name: Family Pride Festival
Start: 2026-10-25T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-25T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Long Leaf Park

October 25 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Please join us at Long Leaf Park (shelters 5 and 6) on October 25th from 10am to 2pm for this year’s Family Pride Festival! This will be a fun filled event all about celebrating LGBTQ Community. Expect delicious food, lots of games, a bunch of arts and crafts, and a local vendor market, and of course, a wonderful day of queer joy!

Stuff to look forward to:

Arts and crafts
Community walk
Free clothing swap
Kids costume parade
Latin dance lesson
Live DJ
Pet costume parade
Photo booth
Volleyball
Yard games

This event is totally free to enter, although donations to the LGBTQ Center are welcome to help us keep hosting events like this.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Details

Date: October 25
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event Category: LGBTQ Center Events

Venue

Long Leaf Park
Long Leaf Park, Shelter 4
Wilmington, NC United States + Google Map

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