Boone Pride Parade + Festival 2026

Bring your PRIDE — wagons, bikes, trikes, families, unicycles, pets, strollers, wheelchairs — and join LGBTQ community members and Allies from throughout the High Country and beyond as we parade down King St. in the heart of Downtown Boone and end up at the biggest Boone Pride festival yet with dozens of performers and vendors!
Gather and park at 132 Poplar Grove Connector (Watauga Social Services) beginning at 11am
Parade will commence on King Street in the upper parking lot of Watauga Agricultural Center at 12:00 pm.
Festival begins immediately following parade at Watauga Agricultural Center lower lot off Poplar Grove Rd beside Rivers Walk apartments!