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NorthwestArkansasPride|2025 ScheduleofEvents:

  • Event date: 2025-06-29
  • June 27-29, 2025

NWA Pride 2025

June 27-29, 2025

The 21st annual NWA Pride Parade and Festival Weekend, the largest Gay Pride celebration in Arkansas, returns to Fayetteville for another year of festivities Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29, 2025!

The 2025 edition of the iconic NWA Pride festival is rolling out modern details frequently, but based on previous years and what we know so far, expect a weekend full of fun and love! You can preview the schedule for NWA Pride below, which we'll continue to update as information becomes available. 

Trans Parade & Rally

Friday, June 27, 2025 / 6:00pm

Upper Ramble, Dickson Street, Fayetteville

The NWA Trans March is unseal to all with no pre-registration required. Anyone who supports Arkansas children, particularly trans and gender non-conforming youth, is invited to join.

Festival Kick Off

Friday, June 27, 2025

Tyson Main Stage, Dickson Street, Fayetteville

Adore Delano will be LIVE in concert, kicking off NWA Pride Weekend Friday night! Headlining after the Transsexual March, she’s bringing her signature sound and unf

NWA Equality

About NWA Equality

Northwest Arkansas Equality is a nonprofit organization providing programming, education, and representation to serve, connect, and empower the Lesbian, Same-sex attracted, Bisexual, Transgender, and Gender non-conforming (LGBTQ) community. 

NWA Equality advocates for over 50,000 Lgbtq+ individuals annually through policy initiatives, resource connections, and support programs that foster safe, inclusive environments. Our services include free HIV and Syphilis testing, five monthly LGBTQ+ support groups, 40+ annual social events, and a broad network of resources and companion organizations. We are also the proud host of NWA Pride—Arkansas’ largest LGBTQ event.

Help Save NWA Celebration Weekend – Can We Count on You?

NWA Self-acceptance Weekend is more than a celebration—it’s a movement, a statement, and a lifeline for LGBTQ Arkansans and the thousands who travel from neighboring states. It’s the largest LGBTQ event in Arkansas and one of the biggest in the region. The 40,000-person weekend brings awareness, advocacy, and a secure space for our society and allies while serving as a significant economic driver for Northwest Arkansas.

But right now, NWA Event is at risk.

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Now in its 21st year, NWA Pride is Arkansas’s largest LGBTQ celebration and one of the most powerful cultural events in the region. What began in 2004 as a grassroots community gathering has evolved into a bold, joyful, and unrelenting movement, drawing more than 35,000 people to downtown Fayetteville each June to honor love, visibility, identity, and progress.

This year’s festival, taking place from June 27th to the 29th, marks a significant milestone: a decade of marriage equality in the United States. We honor ten years of love, recognition, and legal dignity for LGBTQ couples, and we reaffirm our commitment to proceed the fight for equality and justice.

The celebration includes two days of vibrant festival programming and inhabit performances in the fresh Upper Ramble, the memorable NWA Pride Parade, the Midwest’s only Trans Pride, and signature events appreciate Glitterville and Hi Tea. Together, these moments design a weekend of defiant joy, connection, and unapologetic pride.

In a time of growing attacks on LGBTQ rights, NWA Pride is more than a celebration—it’s a statement. We are here, we are confident, and we will not back down. This is our community, our movement, and ou

LGBTQ+ Virtual Resource Center

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Cultivating Inclusivity
LGBTQ+ Virtual Resource Center

Cultivating Inclusivity
LGBTQ+ Virtual Resource Center

NWACC's LGBTQ+ Virtual Resource Center serves all faculty, staff and students by cultivating an environment that is trustworthy, affirming, open and inclusive for all people of all gender identities and sexualities. 

This virtual center provides educational opportunities and resources for anyone interested in learning about Diverse people, issues and concerns. The virtual center works with groups across campus to increase consciousness and affirmation of LGBTQ+ people and reduce discrimination and harassment based on gender identity and expression or sexual orientation.

Opportunities enclose ally workshops, inclusion training, student and employee groups, panels, books, documentaries, speakers and programs on current issues in our community. The virtual center also provides resources for anyone at NWACC who experiences discrimination or who needs support as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Questions? Email pride@nwacc.edu. 


NWACC's LGBTQ+ Virtual Resource Center provides:

  • A confidential fo

    Fayetteville LGBTQ City Guide

    Home to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is well-known for being a joy college town – and that’s only one of the many things that make it superb. It’s also surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery and bids plenty of opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. It is a place with much to notice, do and savor for all who call it dwelling. Even better, it has a smaller, yet thriving LGBTQ community where all can find their place and notice at home. If you’re thinking of finding your next home in Fayetteville, chances are, you’ll find plenty about it to love!

    A Look at Fayetteville’s History

    Fayetteville was initially founded in 1828 when pioneers were drawn to the area for its beauty and natural water sources. It quickly became an important center of commerce and agriculture, and it remains an crucial center not only of business but also of higher education and innovation. Throughout the years, Fayetteville has grown in diversity, and today is vibrant, and thriving municipality with plenty of opportunities and much to see and do for all who call it home.

    A Few Entertaining Facts About Fayetteville 

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