Atlanta Pride

Atlanta Pride
St. Pete's Righteously Outrageous Twirling Core in the Atlanta Pride 2009 parade
GenreLGBT pride parade and festival
BeginsOctober near National Coming Out Day
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Years active53
Inaugurated1971
Most recentOctober 8-10, 2022
Attendance300,000+
Organized byAtlanta Pride Committee
Websitewww.atlantapride.org

Atlanta Pride, also colloquially (and formerly) called the Atlanta Gay Pride Festival, is a week-long annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) pride festival held in Atlanta, Georgia (United States). Established in 1971, it is one of the oldest and largest pride festivals in the United States.[1][2] According to the Atlanta Pride Committee, as of 2017, attendance had continually grown to around 300,000.[3] Originally held in June, Atlanta Pride has been held in October every year since 2008, typically on a weekend closest to National Coming Out Day.

  1. ^ "Pride · Out in the Archives · Georgia State University Library Exhibits".
  2. ^ "social sciences - Atlanta". glbtq. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "History". Atlanta Pride. Retrieved September 15, 2018.