Looking for places to mark Pride Season in Ottawa and beyond? Look no further than this post! Cities and towns far and wide are organizing festivities celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community and highlighting its history. Check out the chronological list below to find out where and when you can join in. (And if I’ve missed an event, please let me know in the comments or shoot me an email, and I’ll add it.)
- Buffalo: Buffalo Pride, May 31 to June 2, 2024 (with additional events throughout June)
- Lanark County (Almonte, Carleton Place, Perth, Smiths Falls): Lanark County Wide Pride, June 1, 2024 (plus several flag raisings in May)
- Bay of Quinte (Belleville, Deseronto, Napanee, Prince Edward County, Trenton): Bay of Quinte Pride, June 1 to 9, 2024
- North Grenville (Kemptville): NG Pride, June 2, 2024
- Brockville: Pride Week, June 3 to 9, 2024
- Syracuse: CNY Pride Festival and Parade, June 22, 2024
- Kingston: Kingston Pride Festival, June 8 to 16, 2024
- Watertown: Watertown Pride, June 14 to 16, 2024
- Toronto: Pride Toronto, June 27 to 30, 2024
- Smiths Falls: Pride in the Park, June 29, 2024 (plus other events in May and June)
- Cornwall: Diversity Cornwall Pride Parade and Festival, July 12 to 21, 2024
- Rochester: Rochester Pride Parade and Festival, July 20, 2024 (with other events throughout the summer)
- Stittsville: West Side Pride, Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Montreal: Festival Fierté Montreal Pride Festival, August 1 to 11, 2024
- Ottawa: Capital Pride, August 17 to 25, 2024
- Quebec City: Fête Arc-en-Ciel, August 30 to September 2, 2024
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