

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SWVA Pride Fest 2026 - "Celebrating 5 Years of Pride"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: SWVA PRIDE FEST IS TURNING 5 — AND WE’RE CELEBRATING BIG.

Together We Rise. Five Years United.

SWVA Pride Fest 2026 is bringing the music, the color, the community, and the FUN as we celebrate five amazing years of Pride in Southwest Virginia. This year is louder, brighter, and more joyful than ever — and everyone is invited.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
High-energy drag shows and live music
Local food trucks serving up crowd favorites
A vibrant vendor marketplace with local artists and makers
Pet adoptions and animal experiences
Horseback riding and a petting zoo
A family fun zone packed with games and surprises

September 26, 2026
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Salem Civic Center
Free admission | Rain or shine

Whether you’re dancing in front of the stage, exploring the vendors, bringing the kids, or just soaking in the love, this is your space to celebrate who you are and who we are together.

Invite your people. Make a day of it. Come celebrate 5 years united with us.

Everyone is welcome. Come celebrate with us.
SWVAPride.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/swva-pride-fest-2026-celebrating-5-years-of-pride/200029678928054
- **Event Categories**: festivals, music, live-music, food-drinks, art, trips-adventures, entertainment, kids, drag-shows
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 371

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029678928054?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=salem-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Salem
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Salem Civic Center
- **lat**: 37.285233222568
- **long**: -80.039709396892
- **full address**: The Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd,Salem,VA,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Southwest Virginia Pride,  Inc. (https://allevents.in/org/southwest-virginia-pride-inc/19441589)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/26c960e84fc686cc6cce7d2dc0ed5f4275c84f25f879d67fa09ec89fe5cbb9d1-rimg-w300-h300-dc301a11-gmir?v=1774126018

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd,Salem,VA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Southwest Virginia Pride,  Inc.
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, music, live-music, food-drinks, art, trips-adventures, entertainment, kids, drag-shows
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SWVA Pride Fest 2026 - "Celebrating 5 Years of Pride" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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