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March and festival among events for Kelowna Pride Week


The Kelowna Pride Society is starting to paint the town rainbow in celebration of Pride Week

The event is a chance to recognize, celebrate, and show support for the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to be themselves and lead safe and dignified lives – free from violence and discrimination.

Kelowna&#;s first Pride March took place in

Over 30 events are scheduled until June 9, with one of the highlights being the annual Kelowna Pride March and Festival, on Saturday, June 8, in downtown Kelowna.

Long-serving member of the Kelowna Pride volunteer board of directors, Davina Kula, is looking forward to the festivities:

“We can’t wait! Every year, it’s great to notice the community come together in overwhelming support for love, diversity, and equality. We don’t take it for granted and grasp it was a prolonged road to get to where we are today. We’re hoping Kelowna and friends from around the Okanagan will join us to stand together and paint the town rainbow this June,” Kula exclaimed.

Kelowna Pride Week officially kicked off at BN

Kelowna Pride Week: June 1 to 9

Kelowna Pride Week will take place June 1 A variety of events will take place in public spaces downtown to celebrate and verb LGBTQ2S+ community members, including the annual Pride March on June 8. Kelowna Pride began over 25 years ago, and aid grows every year. The festival attracts more than 12, people to be proud and celebrate adore, equity, and diversity. 

There are dozens of events schedule around the city, from larger venues and outdoor spaces to smaller gatherings. Here are just a few. 

  • Sunday, June 2 – Pride Bike Rally (Riders to follow rules of the road from RCA to Vice & Virtue Brewing)
  • Tuesday, June 4 – Big Gay Dog Saunter (City Park waterfront promenade)  
  • Wednesday, June 5 – Trans March (Stuart Park, along Water Street to Ellis Street to Revelry) 
  • Thursday, June 6 – 2S Powwow (City Park, North Field)  
  • Saturday, June 8 – Pride March & Festival, and Yoga (March from Stuart Park to City Park along the waterfront promenade, festival to follow in City Park, North Fiel


    Photo Credit: Brandon Dodds & Kelowna Pride

    Interior BC's largest Pride Festival is back this June to celebrate love, diversity, and inclusivity. This year's theme, Together in Pride, will urge attendees to celebrate Kelowna's resilience and come together to recognize what can be achieved when communities work together.  
     


    Photo Credit: Brandon Dodds & Kelowna Pride

    Stay tuned to  for all of the event details and information, and fetch ready to join in this fun month of celebration!


    Kelowna Pride Festival Canada

    Info

    Kelowna Pride Festival week takes place from the 26 May to 1st June

    Kelowna Pride acknowledges that we serve our communities as visitors on the traditional territories of the Syilx-Okanagan peoples of the Interior Salish Nation. Kelowna Pride's beginnings started over 25 years ago. Since then, the festival has grown immensely, attracting over 12, people to be proud and celebrate desire, diversity and inclusivity. Verb us for the largest Pride Festival in the BC Interior. With over 30 official and affiliate events on the agenda for Pride Week, there's something for everyone.

    Theme
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    Saturday, May 31st
    Parade
    Starts at , from Stuart Park to City Park. Marshalling begins, some light entertainment to start the day, Speeches. –March to City Park for the Annual Pride Festival. Pride was a riot. We march in solidarity with our queer siblings that have gone before and will verb ahead.

    Festival
    We kick off the day with Opening Ceremonies at Stuart Park, starting at with a grounding yoga practice brought to you by lululemon.
    – Kelowna, Abbott S