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A listing of annual LGBT and other community events in and around the Queen City and approximately when they occur each year. Learn more about the events at the web addresses provided.
February
Human Rights Campaign Carolina Gala • hrccarolina.org.
An annual black-tie fundraising event, the largest of its kind in the Carolinas.
April
Gay Charlotte Film Festival • gaycharlottefilmfestival.com.
An annual festival of established and up-and-coming LGBT films.
House of Mercy AIDS Walk • thehouseofmercy.org.
Hosted annually in downtown Belmont, this fundraiser provides support for House of Mercy’s clients.
Pride in Business Expo & Career Fair • clgbtcc.org.
Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce hosts a chance to showcase your local business or find new career opportunities.
May
The Happening • fftc.org/clgf.
Annual Charlotte Gay and Lesbian Fund luncheon.
Forté! • gmccharlotte.org.
A fundraising dinner for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte.
Queen City Drag Race • queencitydragrace.com.
Local drag stars perform at this annual team relay drag race.
RAIN AIDS Walk • carolinarain.org.
This annual HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising event is the largest of its kind in the Carolinas.
Speed Street • 600festival.com.
Uptown Charlotte is transformed by this celebration of motor sports featuring endless entertainment on two stages and countless vendors.
Queen City Stomp (on hiatus) • southerncountrycharlotte.com.
Organized by Southern Country Charlotte. An an annual country dance hoedown weekend festival benefiting various LGBT organizations in Charlotte.
June
Taste of Charlotte • tasteofcharlotte.com.
This foodie’s heaven event features a sampling of local culinary arts in Uptown Charlotte.
Time Out Youth Gala • timeoutyouth.org.
An evening of music, food and fun benefiting Time Out Youth.
July
Charlotte Black Gay Pride • cbgp.org.
Annual event celebrating the diversity of the LGBT community. Pride festivities, expos, town halls and events.
August
Charlotte Pride • charlottepride.org.
Charlotte’s annual Pride festival takes Uptown Charlotte by storm. Latin Pride and Trans Pride (programs of Charlotte Pride) are also part of the annual event and have their own separate programming in addition to participating during the festival’s celebration.
Bank of America Charlotte Pride Parade • charlottepride.org/parade.
Community-wide event with bands, organizations, businesses, arts groups, politicians and more that march down Tryon St. in Uptown Charlotte.
Flourish Queer Arts Consortium • queerartsconsortium.com.
A “Festival within a festival,” Flourish showcases Charlotte’s rich LGBT arts and cultural community during Charlotte Pride.
LGBT-Friendly College Fair • campuspride.org.
Campus Pride hosts its regional LGBT-Friendly National College Fair in Charlotte.
September
Festival in the Park • festivalinthepark.org.
Charlotte’s annual arts festival overtakes Freedom Park.
October
OUTSpoken • outspoken.uncc.edu.
UNC Charlotte’s annual LGBT speaker series.
November
Dinner With Friends • carolinarain.org/dinnerwithfriends.
An annual collection of private and public parties raising funds for the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network.
All lists in the InFocus Charlotte section were compiled by qnotes staff. Research into finding community resources was only as good as what was available online and from other sources. Should readers find errors and wish to send corrections to the list or want to have a bar or event listed, email qnotes with “InFocus addition” in the subject line to editor@goqnotes-launch2.newspackstaging.com. qnotes wants to make these listings as accurate as possible to maintain integrity of the information provided.