After many long discussions, the ENC Pride Board has made the difficult decision to suspend all scheduled events effective immediately due to the continuing rise of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Eastern North Carolina. Out of an abundance of caution and consideration for our friends and family, Read More
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ENC Pride is hosting our pride festival in October 2021 (official date to be announced soon.) We want to fill the area by the stage at Pearson Park in Kinston with pride flags to show we are here, we are queer, and we’re here to Read More
Photographer Madeline Gray came to the June ENC Pride Drag Brunch Fundraiser and took some amazing photos! See the photos and read the story here. Photographer Madeline Gray documented a drag brunch in Kinston, spending time with some of the performers in this rural North Read More
ENC Pride hosted an amateur drag show after the ENC Pride June Drag Brunch Fundraiser. Natty Nice, Jupiter Moon, Chris Pleasure, Ivory Sanchez and Makoto Stone all competed for a booking in our July 18th Drag Brunch Fundraiser. A big congratulations to Chris Pleasure and Read More
The new ENC Pride Y’all Means All T-Shirts are available for free with a minimum $25 donation to ENC Pride.
With guidance from other event organizers, the ENC Pride board has decided to postpone the ENC Pride festival in June (due to COVID-19 and the safety of attendees). In lieu of hosting a festival, the ENC Pride board will be hosting a smaller free event.
ENC Pride is excited to welcome 2 former Miss Gay America title holders and the current reining Miss Gay America to Kinston, North Carolina for a fabulous show. Kirby Kolby (2012), Blair Williams (2015) and Pattaya Hart (2020/2021) will join Miss ENC Pride (2020/2021) Michelle Read More
UNC Media Hub journalist Kyra Miles came to an ENC Pride Brunch in March 2021 for her story on drag culture in North Carolina. She spoke with Miss ENC Pride, Michelle Michaels, and a guest at the show, Jazmine Addams. You can hear and read Read More