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The first Pride celebration in Edmonton was a small picnic and campfire held in 1980 at Camp Harris and was attended by about 75 participants. [3] [4] In 1981, following the police raid at the Pisces Spa, [5] a small group of queer Edmontonians participated in the Klondike Days Sourdough Raft Race with a raft by the name of S.S. Pisces.
By 1973, Pride events had expanded to several Canadian cities, including Montréal, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Winnipeg. [2] Historically, Pride celebrations were only held in major city centres but now occur in small rural communities in every corner of Canada. [3]
In 1971, Canada's first gay rights march, the We Demand Rally, took place in Ottawa. The Body Politic, Canada's first gay liberation newspaper, was published in Toronto and continued for about 15 years. A short run documentary series, Coming Out, became Canada's first LGBT television series when it aired on Maclean-Hunter cable in Toronto in 1972.
June 7: Edmonton Pride begins with a raising of the rainbow flag on the grounds of CFB Edmonton, the first time in Canadian history that the flag has flown on a military base. [166] June 24: For the first time in his mayoralty, Rob Ford attends the annual kickoff of Toronto's Pride Week to read the official city proclamation. [167]
In addition to the events noted above, festivals are currently held in Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Prince George, Victoria and Whistler in British Columbia; Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Jasper, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer in Alberta; Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina (Queen City Pride), and Saskatoon ...
Edmonton Pride [19] June: LGBTQ+ and Gay pride: Edmonton Rock Music Festival [20] August: Rock music: Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival [21] October: Wine, beer, spirits, food Edmonton Short Film Festival [22] 3rd week of October: Independent film Found Festival [23] June: Edmonton's only multidisciplinary found space arts festival.
Churchill Square (officially "Sir Winston Churchill Square") is the main downtown square in Edmonton, Alberta, which plays host to a large number of festivals and events including: the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, [1] Edmonton Fashion Week, The Works Art & Design Festival, Taste of Edmonton, [2] Cariwest, and Edmonton Pride.
The Canadian Pride Curling Championships, also known as the Canadian Gay Curling Championships, is an annual national bonspiel organized by the Canadian Pride Curling Association (CPCA). First contested in 2006, by the Curling With Pride league in Edmonton, Alberta, the event features teams representing CPCA members, which are LGBTQ -friendly ...