Central Arkansas Pride

In July 2013, organizers met for the first time to organize a Pride event in Central Arkansas. Wanting to get the event on the books that year, the group scheduled the first Central Arkansas Pride in October of 2013, and we’ve gathered to celebrate Pride in October ever since.

PRIDEFest is traditionally the third Saturday of each October, the weather is mild verses the heat of June.

While June is recognized as Pride Month, many Pride celebrations across the U.S. happen at different points in the year. October happens to be National LGBTQ+ History Month, and National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. We hope people will celebrate all the wonderful Arkansas Pride events in June, October, and throughout the year!

Grand Marshalls over the Years

2013: Kathy Webb

2014: Marriage Case Plaintiffs 

2015: Faith Leaders

2016: Ruth Shepard

2017: Ruth Burks

2018 Tippi McCullough

2019 Norman Jones ( 1st Diamond Award),  Transgender Community -InTRANSitive

2020 pandemic virtual pride 

2021 pandemic virtual pride

2022 Kitty Kouture/Courtney Williams, Gwendolyn Herzig

2023 Athena Sinclair/MD Hunter, Simon Garbett

2024 Cornelius Mabin (Diamond Award), Janice Marie Lehmann

2025 Kountry Graham/Jamie Graham, Rev Marie O'Connor

Locations through the years:

2013-2016 President Clinton Library Grounds -Little Rock, AR

2017-2019 Rivermarket Amphitheater -Little Rock, AR

2020-2021 Virtual Pride (covid years) Central Arkansas Pride - YouTube to view

2022-2024 Argenta Plaza -North Little Rock, AR

2025- Capitol Avenue - Little Rock, AR

Themes Over the Years:

No Place Like Home

Reclaiming My PRIDE

Rock Your Pride

PRIDE is POWER

Thrive with PRIDE

PRIDE 365

UNITED in PRIDE

If you have additional CAP history, please email us at info@arpride.org. Thank you!