Vancouver Gay Pride
Pride Parade: Sunday August 6, 2023 12PM - 3PM
(Pride Parade Route changed 2023, See map at the bottom of this page)
VANCOUVER PRIDE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES PROGRAMMING FOR 2023
Vancouver Pride Run & Walk
Sunday July 23, 2023 9Am-10AM, Stanley Park & Ceperly Parks
Pride Run & Walk returns this year with a full race experience, with two new courses (including a BC Athletics sanctioned and certified 10K course for the first time!), start line timing, our famous disco water stations, free Pride Run & Walk T-shirts for the first 500 registrants, entertainment and so much more! ONLINE
Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game
Tuesday July 25, 2023 7pm-8pm, Nat Bailey Stadium (4601 Ontario St.)
Support the Vancouver Pride Society! Tickets are $20 with $3 from every ticket purchased supporting the Vancouver Pride Society. ONLINE
Bubly Davie St. Lounge (10 nights)
July 28 to Aug 6, Bubly Davie St. Lounge
Experience the transformative power of community organizing at Bubly Davie St. Lounge from July 28th to August 6th. This event celebrates the work of community organizers who continue to create spaces for 2SLGBTQAI+ communities. Starting with Pride Premiere, check out programming from Queers & Beers, Summer Sampler, Transgender Expressions Haven and a QTBIPOC-only slam from Under the Table! Celebrate Pride week with Comedy Here Often, ENBY 6 x Virago Nation, and the first-ever all Black Pride party presented by AfroQueer. Discover unique perspectives and find community in the heart of Davie! ONLINE
POSH BALL
Friday, July 28, 2023 6pm-11pm. Parq Vancouver Casino Resort
Vancouver Kiki Ballroom Scene is here for the 3rd annual POSH BALL 2023 - The Gallery Kiki Ball. DO NOT touch the artwork, but do feast your eyes in only the finest and highly curated ART that BALLROOM has to offer. ONLINE
POSH BALL After Party
Friday July 28, 2023 11pm-3am, Parq Vancouver Casino Resort
Didn't get enough at the POSH BALL and wanna keep the party going? Join us at the luxurious D6 lounge for an evening of fab beats, drinks and moves to wrap up a fabulous night. Tickets for this after party grants access to the D6 Lounge area, and will not count for POSH BALL entry before 11PM. ONLINE
Pride Proclamation & Flag Raising Ceremony
Monday July 31, 2023 12pm-12:30pm, Vancouver City Hall (454 West 12th Ave)
Join the City of Vancouver’s proclamation of the start of Pride Week! Witness the annual reading from the City of Vancouver, a welcome from our host nations, and the introduction of this year’s Grand Marshals! ONLINE
Theatre Under the Stars Pride Night
Monday July 31, 2023 8pm-10pm, Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park
TUTS is thrilled to host its fifth annual Pride Night! Audiences will enjoy the uproariously funny, yet tender-hearted, Broadway smash hit The Prom, with hilarious hijinks, infectious soundtrack, and uplifting narrative.They'll also have the chance to take some fabulous photos in the photo booth and learn about the week’s upcoming celebrations. All seat cushion and programme donations from the night will be matched by TUTS in support of Vancouver Pride Society. ONLINE
Fitness is Such a Drag
Tuesday August 1, 2023 6:30pm-8:30pm, 800 West Georgia St.
Celebrate Vancouver Pride with a fitness fundraiser featuring performances by Canada's Drag Race star Kendall Gender with Bibi SouPhresh, Tiffany Ann Co. & Venus! Take a few beginner-friendly cardio sessions, all in the name of charity. Register by donation with 100% of proceeds going to the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society. ONLINE
Ageing with Pride
Wednesday August 2, 2023 1pm-4pm, Barclay Manor (1447 Barclay St)
This year the planning committee for Aging with Pride is going to bring you more entertainment, more pride packages, and more fantastic free food on the grounds of Barclay Manor. Come celebrate Pride together! ONLINE
Comedy Here Often: One Night Stand Up
Thursday August 3, 2023 7pm-10pm, 1207 Bute St.
Join us Thursday Aug 3rd, at the Bubly Davie St. Lounge (Bute & Davie St.), for phenomenal pre-show music and the city’s funniest queer comedians. We sold out last year, so hurry to get you advance tickets while they last! ONLINE
Terry Wallace Memorial Breakfast
Saturday August 5, 2023 8am-12pm, Bubly Davie St. Lounge
In years of financial uncertainty, Terry Wallace, funded and sustained the Pride Parade, through Castle Pub’s 50/50 and pull-tab machines. Enjoy a pancake breakfast by-donation in Bubly Davie St. Lounge and commemorate one of our society’s founders. This event is made possible with support from Your Indepent Grocer on Davie street who will be cooking up a fabulous breakfast. ONLINE
Vancouver Dyke March
Saturday August 5, 2023 11am-5pm, Grandview Park
Come join us to march the streets and celebrate each other! Let’s fill The Drive with queer magic, trans empowerment, non-binary respect, and lots of dyke-y love! We’ll begin in McSpadden Park with some pre-March festivities and a community art project to create the new Vancouver Dyke March banner for this year. Then, the March will leave McSpadden Park and we’ll make our way down Commercial Drive to end at the Festival at Grandview Park. The Festival will continue until 5 PM and will include stage performances, community vendors, and food trucks. ONLINE
VanPrideFest - Day One
Saturday August 5, 2023 12pm-7pm, Concord Pacific Place (50 Pacific Boulevard)
Dance all day to lineups curated by House of Bukuru & RiceCake, and Normie Corp. Upgrade your Pride experience with the VIP Area for a prime view of Vancouver’s queer stars on the TD Main Stage! Explore the Vendor Market and shop queer small businesses or find community resources. Feeling overstimulated? Take a break and chill at the Low Sensory Zone! Access stim toys, earplugs and volunteers who are there to help with your sensory needs. Accessible viewing zones with views for ASL will be available at both stages. ONLINE
DRILL X VANCOUVER PRIDE: Official Pride After Party
Saturday August 5, 2023 9pm-3am, 881 Granville St (The Pearl)
We’re excited to be hosting Vancouver Pride Festival's official afterparty on Pride Saturday. (August 5th) at The Pearl (21 minute walk, 6 minute drive from the festival). $20-30 presale (+2 facility fee), $35 at door. ONLINE
Vancouver Pride Parade 2023
Sunday August 6, 2023 12pm-3pm
Join us for our signature event that attracts over 100,000 attendees on Pride Weekend! Featuring over 100 local community groups, non-profit organizations, businesses and more showcasing their support for the 2SLGBTQAI+ communities. The Parade will include 3 accessible viewing zones, 12 superstar hosts, and a VIP viewing area like no-other. ONLINE
VanPrideFest - Day Two
Sunday August 6, 2023 12pm-7pm, Concord Pacific Place (50 Pacific Boulevard)
Dance all day to lineups curated by House of Bukuru & RiceCake, and Normie Corp. Upgrade your Pride experience with the VIP Area for a prime view of Vancouver’s queer stars on the TD Main Stage! Explore the Vendor Market and shop queer small businesses or find community resources. Feeling overstimulated? Take a break and chill at the Low Sensory Zone! Access stim toys, earplugs and volunteers who are there to help with your sensory needs. Accessible viewing zones with views for ASL will be available at both stages. ONLINE
KUNTFESSION
Sunday August 6, 2023 10pm-3am, Enso Event Centre (750 Pacific Boulevard)
On the unholy day of August 6, let go of worldly inhibitions of the flesh. Descend with us into profane darkness, to realms beyond the sacred. Devote your soul to sacrilegious self-worship, and taste the forbidden fruit of each other, as we gather to praise fast music. ONLINE
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