The Montana Pride Celebration is a locally-organized gay pride

Gay pride

LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...

 celebration held annually in the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 state of Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. The three-day event is usually held during a weekend in June. Events typically include a parade, festival, dances and musical events.

Because of Montana's relatively small and dispersed population, Montana Pride serves as a single event for the state as a whole, rotating among the state's larger towns from year to year. The celebration was held in Missoula

Missoula, Montana

Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...

 in 2004; Helena

Helena, Montana

Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...

 in 2005 and 2006; and Billings

Billings, Montana

Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...

in 2007. The 2007 activities took place the weekend of June 15-17.