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Whether you’re taking the mic or cheering from the crowd, this is your night to show up, sing out and support a space built by and for Asheville’s queer community. Meet, mingle, converse and enjoy the vibes.
Hendersonville Pride
Hendo Pride — Noon- 5 p.m. See our Top 25 things to do downtown.
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Sunday, June 8, 2025, The Mule at Devils Foot
Step back in time to the neon era of the 1980s with a unique immersive murder mystery dinner experience: “Murder at Stiletto Heights.” With no formal actors or scripts, guests are the center of this 100 percent exploratory event, which is a fundraiser for a local charity.
Friday, June 20, Dalton Distillery, Asheville
DIVINE’S Karaoke Kiki! Saturday, June 7, Jackson Park, 708 Glover St., Hendersonville
There will be food trucks and more than 65 vendors. Each evening, enjoy street entertainers, restaurants, breweries,… read more
During the day, downtown Asheville bustles with shoppers browsing more than 200 galleries, antique shops and local boutiques.
There will be apperances from Brass Your Heart , Beer City Sisters, Abbey of All Souls , Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus and more. Main Street, Waynesville, speeches at Haywood County Courthouse lawn with Parade Grand Marshall & Emmy-nominated singer Kat Williams
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WNC Trans+ Pride — Noon-6 p.m.
Thursday, June 19, Firestorm Books, Asheville
Author Jacob Engelsman shares his new book “Lactation for the Rest of Us,” a guide for transmasculine parents, transfeminine parents, non-binary parents, queer parents, adoptive parents and others who are often left out of conversations about chestfeeding.
Drag Karaoke — Divine’s Karaoke Kiki!
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Blue Ridge Pride Festival 2026
Asheville's Blue Ridge Pride Festival celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community on September 26, 2026, noon-6 PM at Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Blue Ridge Pride. Saturday, June 21, Banks Ave. Bar, Asheville
Asheville Drag Brunch proudly announces Katarina’s Saturday Cabaret: Pride Brunch, featuring a cast of dazzling drag performers in a colorful celebration of Pride Month. If you haven’t played before, you are in for a treat.