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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.
Many Pride events in Canada occur in Pride Month (June) to honour the Stonewall Riots in the United States. [4] Several major cities in Atlantic Canada hold their Pride celebrations in July. [5] And others hold their events in August to honour the We Demand Rally. Dates may change depending on the calendar year.
March/April: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, both Pride Toronto [262] and Fierté Montréal, [263] Canada's two largest and most prominent pride festivals, are cancelled. Several pride festivals cancel their regular events, but announce plans to proceed with online "digital pride" festivals, including Vancouver Pride , [ 264 ] Calgary ...
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.
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 ...
Canada Day: July: Celebrated with a pancake breakfast and other morning events at the Alberta Legislature grounds, and fireworks. Cariwest [4] mid-August: Caribbean carnival Chinese New Year: January/February: Celebrated in many locations including Bonnie Doon Mall, West Edmonton Mall, Kingsway Mall, and Chinatown, Edmonton.
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.
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