2015 Pride Festivals You Can Still Attend

Think you’ve missed all the hype? Think again.

Celebrate! - Think you’ve already missed all the hype pride festivals this year? Think again. Here are just a few of the celebrations you can still attend. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Celebrate! - Think you’ve already missed all the hype pride festivals this year? Think again. Here are just a few of the celebrations you can still attend. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Photo By Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Harlem Pride (June 21 – 28) - This year’s schedule includes a Trans* Appreciation Reception, a memorial service for lost loved ones, a screening, a show at the Apollo Theater, a march and more.     (Photo: Harlem Pride / Rivers of Living Water)

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Harlem Pride (June 21 – 28) - This year’s schedule includes a Trans* Appreciation Reception, a memorial service for lost loved ones, a screening, a show at the Apollo Theater, a march and more.     (Photo: Harlem Pride / Rivers of Living Water)

New York City Pride (June 23 – 28) - Start the celebration with Family Night and then be sure to spend the day at the rights rally. Get tickets to the burlesque masquerade show at The Diamond Horseshoe, score tix to the VIP Rooftop Party, fall in step during the march and dance with Ariana Grande at the pier.  (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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New York City Pride (June 23 – 28) - Start the celebration with Family Night and then be sure to spend the day at the rights rally. Get tickets to the burlesque masquerade show at The Diamond Horseshoe, score tix to the VIP Rooftop Party, fall in step during the march and dance with Ariana Grande at the pier.  (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

South Carolina Black Pride (June 24 – 28) - From the spades tournament to bowling night to the community, this event — in its tenth year — has something fun (and thoroughly Southern) for everyone.  (Photo: South Carolina Black Pride)

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South Carolina Black Pride (June 24 – 28) - From the spades tournament to bowling night to the community, this event — in its tenth year — has something fun (and thoroughly Southern) for everyone.  (Photo: South Carolina Black Pride)

San Francisco Pride (June 27 – 28) - With the theme “Equality Without Exception,” this 45-year-old celebration packs a lot into just a couple days. The festivities take over 16 square blocks with niche areas for everyone. Don’t miss “Soul of Pride African American Village” or “Homo Hip Hop.”  (Photo: SF Pride / Project More Foundation)

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San Francisco Pride (June 27 – 28) - With the theme “Equality Without Exception,” this 45-year-old celebration packs a lot into just a couple days. The festivities take over 16 square blocks with niche areas for everyone. Don’t miss “Soul of Pride African American Village” or “Homo Hip Hop.”  (Photo: SF Pride / Project More Foundation)

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Hotter Than July (July 21 – 26) - Head to Detroit for the 20th anniversary of this historic Black pride celebration, and get into everything from a boat ride to a film festival to a picnic to worship service to a long-running social justice and equity rally.  (Photo: LGBT Detroit)

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Hotter Than July (July 21 – 26) - Head to Detroit for the 20th anniversary of this historic Black pride celebration, and get into everything from a boat ride to a film festival to a picnic to worship service to a long-running social justice and equity rally.  (Photo: LGBT Detroit)

Shades of Pride (July 23 – 26) - Created in 2008, this event brings together folks in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. This year, it has merged with the LGBTQ Center of Durham and it will continue to offer a free film festival for all attendees.  (Photo: Shades of Pride)

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Shades of Pride (July 23 – 26) - Created in 2008, this event brings together folks in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. This year, it has merged with the LGBTQ Center of Durham and it will continue to offer a free film festival for all attendees.  (Photo: Shades of Pride)

Atlanta Black Gay Pride (September 3 – 7) - Sure, the parties are great, but there will also be a health and wellness fair, a vendor marketplace, educational workshops, a jazz brunch at the Georgian Terrace Hotel and an erotic poetry slam.   (Photo: In The Life Atlanta)

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Atlanta Black Gay Pride (September 3 – 7) - Sure, the parties are great, but there will also be a health and wellness fair, a vendor marketplace, educational workshops, a jazz brunch at the Georgian Terrace Hotel and an erotic poetry slam.   (Photo: In The Life Atlanta)