Pride 2026
Where and When
WHEN: Saturday, November 7th, 2026, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
March at 11:00 AM
WHERE: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg, 210 Henry Place, Spartanburg, 29306.
Schedule & 'Plan Your Visit'
TBA!
Get Involved!
If you are interested in volunteering to help out on November 7th, performing, or even being part of the steering committee that will build Pride this year and in future years, fill out our application form! If you have issues with the form or have any additional questions just contact us at spartanburgpride@protonmail.com.
FAQs
What happened? We’ve had Pride in Spartanburg for years, why do we have to start again?
The nonprofit organization that was hosting Pride in Greenville and Spartanburg announced in January of 2026 they would no longer host Pride in Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Pride Coalition formed when a few organizations already serving LGBTQ+ folks in Spartanburg pledged to get together and host Pride ourselves.
Essentially, the party is at our house now, but we haven’t hosted before! We ask for your patience and understanding as we get used to the new role.
Why November?
The Spartanburg Pride Festival has been scheduled in the fall for many years to beat the heat of summer. When surveyed in 2026, folks in Spartanburg said that they wanted to continue having Pride in the fall instead of the summer. We also expressed a need to have our Pride on a reliable date, every year, so that we could plan on it. The Coalition chose the first Saturday in November because it tends to be nice, cool weather and because there are no other regular holidays or city events that happen on the first Saturday in November.
Why a church?/I’m not comfortable going to a church.
Many of us—in fact, nearly all of us—have been hurt by a church. We know this pain intimately at SPC. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg is a welcoming, affirming church full of LGBTQ+ members and allies. It was the UUCS that planned and organized Spartanburg’s first Pride in 2009. You will be safe and protected at UUCS.
The coalition chose the church to host our second-first Pride partially because the church hosted Spartanburg’s very first Pride in 2009 and we loved the thought of honoring that history by having our second-first Pride celebration there again. Another reason it was chosen is that, since we are a brand new organization, we were short on both time and funds to make Pride happen in 2026. UUCS committed to being a potential venue immediately and at a discounted rate while other venues put up many more barriers in the way. We are unlikely to remain at UUCS forever and hope to have bigger, more open venues with better parking options in the future.