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 Week, May 29 to June 4, 2023 (with additional events throughout June)
- Lanark County (Almonte, Carleton Place, Perth, Smiths Falls): Lanark County Wide Pride, June 1 to 30, 2023
- Toronto: Pride Month, June 1 to 30, 2023
- North Grenville (Kemptville): NG Pride, June 1 to 3, 2023
- Pembroke: Pride Festival, June 2 to 4, 2023
- Smiths Falls: Pride Day, June 3, 2023
- Bay of Quinte (Belleville, Deseronto, Napanee, Prince Edward County, Trenton): Bay of Quinte Pride, June 3 to 10, 2023
- Brockville: Pride Week, June 5 to 11, 2023
- Syracuse: CNY Pride Festival and Parade, June 10, 2023
- Kingston: Kingston Pride Festival, June 11 to 18, 2023
- Watertown: Watertown Pride, June 16 to 18, 2023
- Rochester: ROC Pride Collective Parade and Festival, July 15, 2023 (with other events throughout the summer)
- Montreal: Festival Fierté Montreal Pride Festival, August 3 to 13, 2023
- Cornwall: Diversity Cornwall Pride Parade and Festival, August 12, 2023
- Hamilton: Pride at the Pier, August 27, 2023
- Ottawa: Capital Pride, August 19 to 27, 2023
- Quebec City: Fête Arc-en-Ciel, September 1 to 3, 2023
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