Where you stay is just as important as what you do while you’re here. PrideLife Expo will also feature non-profit agencies and organizations that deliver services specifically to the over-50 LGBTQ population. LGBT+ Allied Chamber of Commerce with special support from the LGBT Center of Raleigh, is a community expo featuring agencies, organizations, businesses, health care providers, housing providers and non-profits in the area who are welcoming and wish to connect and serve the LGBTQ community.
PrideLife Expo, held in the spring and presented by Harmony: N.C. CMF's fundraiser and gala each July honors these accomplishments through grand celebration. The CMF is one of the nation's oldest ongoing AIDS fundraisers which aims to encourage and promote the development of services for persons living with HIV, additionally, to raise money to provide financial assistance, outreach and education to realized needs within the local LGBTQ community. Organized each year by the LGBT Center of Raleigh, the festival's speakers, performers and vendors (and a Kids Zone) bring a day of fun and family to downtown Raleigh's Fayetteville St. Out! Raleigh Pride on June 25 is the area's annual, family-friendly street festival that celebrates the LGBTQ community and its allies. Join the City of Oaks in June 2022 for a month-long, city-wide celebration dedicated to highlighting diverse events that contribute to the texture of our LGBTQ community! Visit or follow on Instagram as festivities are planned. Several times a year, the Raleigh area especially shows its LGBTQ pride through big events. And, broaden your horizons through an enticing array of visual and performing arts events. Join in on family-friendly activities and events where Raleigh's people and culture are celebrated.
Discover gifts and treasures from local boutiques. Get your toes tapping to the sounds of emerging music and bands.
Invigorate your senses by sampling the many flavors of cutting-edge cuisine enhanced by artisan craft brews and spirits. Endless nightlife spots, gay and lesbian bars and clubs and authentic, handcrafted experiences are ready to be discovered by LGBTQ visitors. A community that's modern by nature-home to students, professors and a young workforce in the tech and science sectors-Raleigh is passionate about the fun, lively and welcoming vibe that artists, entrepreneurs and innovators have created for all to enjoy. No matter what you love, or who you love, you'll appreciate the way Raleigh's smart and savvy locals have embraced a new-fashioned vision for their historic capital area.