JUNE 27, 1PM - 6PM, 2026
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT, NORTHLIGHT BUILDING
Join MY Pride for PrideFest 2026: Pride in Every Holler, a joyful, in-person celebration of LGBTQIA+ community, creativity, and belonging in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Spend the day surrounded by music, art, movement, local makers, supportive organizations and chosen family — a space to show up fully as yourself and connect with others who are proud to do the same. Whether you’re coming to dance, create, volunteer, be a vendor, or simply be, this is your place. Come as you are, bring your whole self, and celebrate the pride that lives in every holler.
Live DJ + Performers
Delicious Food Trucks
Queer + Ally-Owned Vendors
Crafts + Arts
Raffle With Amazing Prizes
Activities For All Ages
Support MY Pride! Buy a raffle ticket today!
Support MY Pride NC and get your chance to win incredible prizes donated by local businesses, artists, and community members while helping fund PrideFest 2026 and LGBTQ+ community programming throughout Mitchell and Yancey Counties. Every ticket purchased helps us continue creating welcoming spaces, hosting community events, and celebrating Pride right here in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Thank you to our PrideFest Sponsors!
GET INVOLVED
GET INVOLVED
Buy a Raffle Ticket
Support MY Pride and win big! Snag a raffle ticket for your chance to win amazing prizes from local favorites. Every ticket sold helps fund future MY Pride events and gatherings.
Volunteer at PrideFest
We’re looking for friendly faces to assist with setup, welcome tables, activities, and more. Whether you have an hour or the whole day, your time makes a big difference.
Become A Vendor
We welcome all queer and ally-owned businesses, artists, nonprofits, and makers to be part of this joyful event. Booth fees are $25 for artists and non-profits and $50 for businesses. Join us!
Thank you to the amazing vendors who have already signed up!
Want to join this amazing lineup? Become a vendor today!
St Rains - Cannabis Beverages
Britt's Sweet Treats
Fern Gulley
The Wildwood Nook
Youth OUTright WNC
Moe Made
Fries with benefits
Woodstock Bookstock
Willow's Starlight Creations
Homeplace Beer Company
Mud Puppy Pottery
Partners Aligned Toward Health
Mud Puppy Pottery
Forever clay
First Presbyterian Church
Crossnore Communities for Children
Possum trot press
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Born to Bend Mental Health and Wellness
(WNCAP) Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Evelyn Kline Studio
Possum Trot Press
Shawpawprints Watercolor
Mitchell County Democratic Party
Aaron and Virginia Fitt Foundation - Does Not Need a Space
Empowering immigrant women
Loam
Hellbender Pizza
Spruce Pine Florist
Plott Hound Books
Moth and Mushroom Salon
Blackbird Creative Studio
Yancey County Democratic Party
Voteriders