It’s Pride Month in Austin — well, sort of.

The month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ communities is held nationally in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising, which took place in New York City in June 1969.

But Austin (lucky for us) celebrates Pride twice a year: once in June with the rest of the country, and again in August.

The Austin Pride Foundation hosts Austin’s primary Pride parade in August for several reasons:

There’s less competition with other festivals, meaning more people and performers can attend.
University students come back into town, and they play a major role in running the festival. Of the fest’s ~400 volunteers, as many as 95% are college students.
There are lower chances of rain in August.

So, if you are sad when June is halfway over, don’t be. We’ll celebrate all over again in just a few months.