Gwinnett Pride 2026
The deets
Where: Norcross, GA
When: June
Table Cost: $140
Attendance: estimated 1,500
The venue
This is an outdoor event at a local park. You have to bring your own tent, tables, and chairs and there is no power available. Some vendors were put on the grass while most were put in the public parking lot which was fenced off to vehicles. Some booths were backed against a fence, while others weren’t.
Tents were edge to edge, so keep in mind you can’t display outside your 10x10 space. The park is right next to a train track and it was active and the trains will blare their horns. There were a total of 5 trains throughout the 6 hours of vending.
The market
This is a great little outdoor market. There was maybe 50-60 booths total with most of them being non-profits and advocacy groups. There were maybe 5 booths total that were more typical artist/craftsperson booths, so competition for sales was very low. The organizers prioritized vendors who are part of the LGBTQ+ community, which was very nice.
For setting up, they let people drive up to their spot, drop all their things, then park off-site at a nearby church. There were staff and volunteers around to help people with their tents which was very nice of them.
The audience
Since this event is free to attend, the audience is pretty mixed as far as demographics is concerned. Everyone was so nice though. This was probably the highest energy and kindest audience we’ve ever had at an event. The other vendors were equally as kind and welcoming.
Since this is a pride event, there was a protester with a megaphone standing on the sidewalk just outside the event space. Police officers were on-site to ensure no fights broke out, and everything remained civil and safe.
The sales
We didn’t know what to expect from this event, but we were massively impressed with the turn out. We made over 6x our booth cost, which makes this event the most profitable one we’ve done so far. We had a record 55 sales with an average purchase of $17.44.
For this 1-day event our total time investment was 6 hours of active vending. We had 1.5 hours of combined set-up and break-down time (total of 7.5 hours).
Items that sold the best were stickers, acrylic charms, necklaces, journals, and our button spine to win gacha. Purchases were predominately made using card instead of cash, though there was a significant number of small cash purchases thanks to the $1-$5 gacha.
The rest
One thing we’ll note about this event is the heat. We drank a lot of water and shade isn’t guaranteed, so make sure you’re well prepared for the weather. We lucked out and weren’t thunder stormed on.
Pros
Well organized and great communication/instructions well in advance
Staff, volunteers, and attendees were extremely friendly
Free parking, though it is a bit of a walk to where we left our vehicle
Easy to access bathrooms, water fountain, and water bottle filling station
Cons
Limited set-up time, so if you have a massive set-up you might have trouble being ready in time for the event’s start
No tent, table or chairs provided
Extremely hot, apparently it was even hotter last year
The protester was a bit of a nuisance until the organizers moved a speaker to drown them out with live music