| Dallas Black Pride | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Pride parade,Juneteenth |
| Inaugurated | 1996 (1996) |
| Attendance | 15,000 (est.) |
Dallas Black Pride (also known asDallas Southern Pride) is an annual five-day event to celebrate the emergingblack LGBT community in theDallas–Fort Worth metroplex.[1] The event has been in existence since 1996.[2] It is held in conjunction with theState Fair of Texas andState Fair Classic inDallas every fall (late September/early October).Dallas Her Pride is the official women's host of Dallas BlackPride. Annually, about 15,000 people participate in the planned pride events, making it the largestblack gay pride event in Texas and one of the largest in the nation.[3]
Juneteenth Weekend is traditionally the first black gay pride event of the year in Dallas. As with the black pride event in thefall, there are many locals and visitors participating in the special events and celebrations empowering the black LGBT community in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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