Fostering queer community in Mitchell + Yancey Counties.
UPCOMING EVENT
UPCOMING EVENT
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PrideFest 2025: Holler Back Stronger
June 14th, 2025, 1PM - 6PM
Penland School of Craft, Northlight Building
Hurricane Helene shook us — but it didn’t break us. Now it’s time to lift each other up and shine in full color. 🌈 Join MY Pride for PrideFest: Holler Back Stronger—a joyful, in-person celebration of LGBTQIA+ resilience, creativity, and community.
Get ready for a full day of music, movement, making, and magic — a space to embrace your true self, connect with others, and celebrate all the vibrant ways we show up in the world.
Get Involved With MY Pride
Donate
Your support keeps MY Pride growing strong. Every donation—big or small—helps us create safe spaces, joyful events, and lasting connections for the LGBTQ+ community in Mitchell and Yancey Counties. Donate today!
Sponsor
Partner with us to power pride in the mountains. Sponsors help make our events possible and show their commitment to a vibrant, inclusive future. We’d love to collaborate with organizations who share our values.
Volunteer
Bring your heart and your hands! Whether it’s helping at our many events or lending a hand behind the scenes, volunteers are the heartbeat of MY Pride. Find your place in our growing community of volunteers.
Join The Board
Shape the future of MY Pride! We’re looking for passionate leaders to join our board of directors. If you believe in building community, visibility, and belonging for LGBTQ+ folks in rural Western NC, we’d love to meet you.
About MY Pride
MY Pride NC is a grassroots LGBTQ+ nonprofit serving Mitchell and Yancey Counties in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. We create spaces where queer people and allies can come together, build community, and be fully themselves. From our annual PrideFest to gatherings throughout the year, we celebrate visibility, connection, and pride in all its forms.
Be Proud. Be Visible. Be You.
Events Calendar
Thank you to our supportive community of local businesses and organizations.
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Asheville Dragonfly (Asheville) • Bad Habits by Morgan Hill (Spruce Pine) • Barefoot Girl Cards (Burnsville) • Birdfoot Beer & Gear (Burnsville) • Burnsville Candle Co. (Burnsville) • BVL Tarot (Burnsville) • Carew Henry (Burnsville) • The Colorful Gypsy (Burnsville) • Crossnore Communities for Children • Crystallchemy (Asheville) • Dig In! Yancey Community Garden (Burnsville) • The Dispensary & Upper Club (Spruce Pine) • Downtown Burnsville Dogsitting (Burnsville) • Dryad Naiad Studios (Burnsville) • The Faery Glen Nature Retreat (Burnsville) • Fill-More (Burnsville) • First Presbyterian Church of Burnsville • Free Mom Hugs • Geci Martin Studios (Bakersville) • Healthy Planet (Burnsville) • Hearth Glass & Gallery (Burnsville) • Hendersonville Pride • In Tandem Gallery (Bakersville) • Jessie McNally Art (Bakersville) • Just Local Market (Bakersville) • Local Tarot Reader (Burnsville) • Little Switzerland Books & Beans (Little Switzerland) • Little Switzerland Orchard & Winery (Little Switzerland) • Live Oak Gastropub (Spruce Pine) • Maples – The Sweet Spot (Burnsville) • Mica Fine Contemporary Craft Gallery (Bakersville) • Micaville Outpost (Burnsville) • Mitchell County Democratic Party • Mossy Path Studio (Micaville) • MW Studios (Burnsville) • The NuWray Hotel (Burnsville) • Parkway Playhouse (Burnsville) • Pat Sharkey (Burnsville) • Penland School of Craft (Bakersville) • Pisgah Legal Services • Plott Hound Books (Burnsville) • Queer Solidarity • Raw Vibes Pet Food (Burnsville) • Redfox Creations (Burnsville) • The Rustic Duck (Burnsville) • Small Batch Studios & Press (Spruce Pine) • Soren Morgan Design Co. (Burnsville) • Source Point Acupuncture & Embodiment Arts (Burnsville) • Southern Ridge Cafe (Bakersville) • Speckled Dog Pottery (Bakersville) • Spruce Pine Healing Center (Spruce Pine) • Studio M Salon • Switzerland Cafe (Little Switzerland) • Sycamore Bend Pottery (Asheville) • Tryon Distributing (Asheville) • Western Women’s Business Center (Asheville) • Whispering Oak Massage (Bakersville–Spruce Pine–Burnsville) • Wildfire Glass (Burnsville) • WNCAP • Yancey Democrats • Yancey County Humane Society (Burnsville) • Yancey-Mitchell NC NAACP • Youth OUTright
Asheville Dragonfly (Asheville) • Bad Habits by Morgan Hill (Spruce Pine) • Barefoot Girl Cards (Burnsville) • Birdfoot Beer & Gear (Burnsville) • Burnsville Candle Co. (Burnsville) • BVL Tarot (Burnsville) • Carew Henry (Burnsville) • The Colorful Gypsy (Burnsville) • Crossnore Communities for Children • Crystallchemy (Asheville) • Dig In! Yancey Community Garden (Burnsville) • The Dispensary & Upper Club (Spruce Pine) • Downtown Burnsville Dogsitting (Burnsville) • Dryad Naiad Studios (Burnsville) • The Faery Glen Nature Retreat (Burnsville) • Fill-More (Burnsville) • First Presbyterian Church of Burnsville • Free Mom Hugs • Geci Martin Studios (Bakersville) • Healthy Planet (Burnsville) • Hearth Glass & Gallery (Burnsville) • Hendersonville Pride • In Tandem Gallery (Bakersville) • Jessie McNally Art (Bakersville) • Just Local Market (Bakersville) • Local Tarot Reader (Burnsville) • Little Switzerland Books & Beans (Little Switzerland) • Little Switzerland Orchard & Winery (Little Switzerland) • Live Oak Gastropub (Spruce Pine) • Maples – The Sweet Spot (Burnsville) • Mica Fine Contemporary Craft Gallery (Bakersville) • Micaville Outpost (Burnsville) • Mitchell County Democratic Party • Mossy Path Studio (Micaville) • MW Studios (Burnsville) • The NuWray Hotel (Burnsville) • Parkway Playhouse (Burnsville) • Pat Sharkey (Burnsville) • Penland School of Craft (Bakersville) • Pisgah Legal Services • Plott Hound Books (Burnsville) • Queer Solidarity • Raw Vibes Pet Food (Burnsville) • Redfox Creations (Burnsville) • The Rustic Duck (Burnsville) • Small Batch Studios & Press (Spruce Pine) • Soren Morgan Design Co. (Burnsville) • Source Point Acupuncture & Embodiment Arts (Burnsville) • Southern Ridge Cafe (Bakersville) • Speckled Dog Pottery (Bakersville) • Spruce Pine Healing Center (Spruce Pine) • Studio M Salon • Switzerland Cafe (Little Switzerland) • Sycamore Bend Pottery (Asheville) • Tryon Distributing (Asheville) • Western Women’s Business Center (Asheville) • Whispering Oak Massage (Bakersville–Spruce Pine–Burnsville) • Wildfire Glass (Burnsville) • WNCAP • Yancey Democrats • Yancey County Humane Society (Burnsville) • Yancey-Mitchell NC NAACP • Youth OUTright
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Questions about MY Pride? Interested in partnering? We want to hear from you. Reach out using this form and someone from our board will be in touch soon!