Just in terms of the sheer number of Pride events scheduled, June is shaping up to be the biggest Pride Month ever seen in Hampton Roads. And thanks to the amazing and cooperative work of Hampton Roads Pride, this year all of the Seven Cities will host their own Pride celebrations. Throw in many independent Pride events such as Pride Kickoff at MJ’s Tavern and Ghent Pride, and your dance card has no reason to be anything but full next month.
Here’s the latest update on the main stage events. If you have an event not listed here, feel free to add it to our calendar events. It is and will always bee 100% free. Also visit Hampton Roads Pride for more information on these and other Pride events in the 757.
June 1
Portsmouth Pride
11am – 5PM
Festival Park
Olde Towne Portsmouth
Pride Kickoff at the Tavern
10 am until
MJ’s Tavern
4019 Granby Street
Norfolk
June 2
I Am What I Am Pride Festival
2 pm – 6 pm
Traditions Brewing Company
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd.
Newport News
June 8
Pride on the Peninsula’s
Phabluous Phoebus Pride
12 pm – 6 pm
Mellen Street
Phoebus in Hampton
June 9
Pride in the ‘Peake
12 pm – 5 pm
Summit Pointe, 580 Belaire Ave.
Chesapeake
June 15
Pride Night at the Virginia Zoo
5 pm – 8 pm
Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St.
Norfolk
June 17
Ghent Pride
5:30 – 9:30 pm
The Palace Shops
Norfolk
June 21
11th Annual Pride Block Party
7 pm – 1 am
The Norva, 317 Monticello Ave.
Norfolk
June 22
36th Annual Hampton Roads PrideFest & Boat Parade
12 pm – 7 pm
Towne Point Park
Downtown Norfolk
June 23
4th Annual Pride at the Beach
2 pm – 11 pm
Neptune’s Park, 3001 Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach
June 26
Out on Film Presented by the Virginia Queer Film Festival
Featuring “Bound”
7 pm – 10 pm
The Naro Theater, 1507 Colley Ave.
Norfolk
June 30
Suffolk Pride
12 pm – 7 pm
Bennett’s Creek Park
Suffolk
July 19-21
Black Pride
Richmond
September 9-15
OBX Pridefest Week
Outer Banks