Sylva celebrated its sixth annual Pride festival Sunday, Sept. 20, at Bridge Park. Tents of vendors and food trucks lined up to sell handmade crafts and assorted food and beverages, while local businesses and nonprofits shared information about their work supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Sylva. The long-anticipated Pride parade started at 2 p.m. on […]
Sylva Pride is back in it’s full glory
September 19, 2026 by
The Sylva Pride parade is back and as one of the organizers says the “queer joy is felt around this time of year”. The parade will be at the end of the two-day festivities on Sept. 20 starting at 1:30 p.m. Downtown from Schulman to Spring Street and back to Bridge Park will be closed […]
Sylva Pride Festival marks five years of celebration and inclusion
September 10, 2025 by
Downtown Sylva’s sidewalks transformed into a landscape of colors for the chalk walk, storefronts were decorated in pride flags and live music echoed from the Pride Festival from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7. The festival, active since 2021, became one of Sylva’s most visible events for the community and a place of acceptance in the […]
Indivisible rocks the vote
September 23, 2024 by
Elections are in less than two months, and registering voters is in full swing. Local non-partisan group Indivisible Common Ground teamed up with Sylva Pride on Sept. 14 for the Rock the Vote event. All while enjoying music and dancing, attendees registered to vote, wrote letters to new voters, met with candidates running in local […]
Rock the Vote: Promoting voter registration in Jackson County
September 13, 2024 by
“Voting is absolutely fundamental to democracy, and democracy dies without participation,” said Betsy Swift, member of the local Indivisible’s organization. Indivisible Common Ground WNC is hosting Rock the Vote on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Sylva’s Bridge Park. This free event is promoting voting and voter registration in Jackson County, […]
Sylva Pride is back with a three-day festival
September 13, 2024 by
The 4th annual Sylva Pride Festival is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13 to 15. The Pride Festival will celebrate queer identities and protest for queer rights and acceptance on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bridge Park in Sylva. The president of Sylva Pride, Burgin Mackey, is looking to bring a small […]
