Pride Month 2017: Your Guide to What’s Happening in Toronto
Toronto’s annual Pride Parade may not take place until Sunday, June 25, but the city has been gearing up for Pride Month since the calendar flipped to the month of June. If you want to get in on the LGBQT celebrations, you’re in luck. From a night at Ripley’s Aquarium to a rainbow bash at the ROM, events are taking place all over Toronto (here’s a handy map). We’ll be keeping an eye on any last-minute events that pop up, so check back for more updates.
Parades
Nuit Rose Light Parade
June 17 9:00 p.m.
Beginning at James Canning Gardens
Trans March
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Church and Hayden Street
Dyke March
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Church St. and Hayden St.
Pride Parade
June 25 2:00 p.m.
Starts at Bloor St. and Church St.
Film
Screaming Queens: Riot at Compton Cafeteria
June 6 7:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
No Fats, No Femmes, No Asians
June 14 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Screen Queens: Pricilla Queen of the Desert
June 18 2:00pm-11:00pm
The Royal Cinema
Hairspray
June 21 9:00 p.m.
Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage + Streaming Online
Art events
Life-Life-Light | We Remember Orlando
June 12 8:00 p.m.
Barbara Hall Park
Transformation
June 22 12:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square
10×10 100 Portraits: Celebrating Queers in the Arts
June 22 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel
Music and dance
TSO The Seven Deadly Sins
June 15 8:00 p.m.
Roy Thomson Hall
Second City Show Tunes Karaoke!
June 19 8:00 p.m.
The Second City Mainstage
Awaken: Youth Showcase
June 21 3:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square
Classic Disco
June 23 5:30 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Yalla Barra
June 23 6:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
Alternaqueer
June 23 6:00 p.m.
TD Village Stage
South Asian Express
June 24 2:00 p.m.
TD Village Stage
Drag Ball
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Pan Dulce
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
Ninjichaag: The Spirit Within
June 25 12:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
The Final Play
June 25 2:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Last Dance
June 25 2:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
Parties
Gay Day on the Bay
June 10 5:00 p.m.
Pier 31
A Night At The Aqueerium
June 16 9:00 p.m.
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Sugar Beach Party
June 18 12:00 p.m.
Sugar Beach
Cabana Pool Party
June 21 6:00 p.m.
Cabana Pool Bar
SWEAT: Yes Yes Y’all Block Party
June 23 6:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
BQY Bloq Pawwty
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
In Deep
June 23 6:00 p.m.
Pride Bud Light Living Room
Friday Night Live: Colour ROM Proud
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum
Dirty Disco
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Pride Bud Light Living Room
Blockorama
June 25 12:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
Street fairs
Pink Market 2017
June 18 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel
Trans Community Fair
June 23 3:00 p.m.
Allan Gardens
StreetFair
June 23 – 25 7:00 p.m.
Church and Wellesley Village
Family-friendly events
Family Pride
June 24 – 25 10:00 a.m.
Church Street Public School
AIDS Vigil & Memorial
June 20 9:00 p.m.
Barbara Hall Park
Clean, Sober and Proud
June 23 – 25 7:00 p.m.
Paul Kane Parkette
Fruit Loopz
June 24 7:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
Other can’t-miss-out events
An Evening with Tony Kushner
June 12 7:30 p.m.
Isabel Bader Theatre
Until We Are Free: The Global Struggle for LGBTQ Human Rights
June 15 7:00pm
The 519 Ballroom
Pride Human Rights Conference: Transfeminism – Beyond Bodily Binaries Towards Gender Fluidities
June 21 7:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
Big Love
June 24 2:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
Flex n’ Fluid
June 25 2:00 p.m.
TD Village Stage
. We'll be keeping an eye on any last-minute events that pop up, so check back for more updates.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHaW3Jvg6rV/
Parades
Nuit Rose Light Parade
June 17 9:00 p.m.
Beginning at James Canning Gardens
Trans March
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Church and Hayden Street
Dyke March
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Church St. and Hayden St.
Pride Parade
June 25 2:00 p.m.
Starts at Bloor St. and Church St.
Film
Screaming Queens: Riot at Compton Cafeteria
June 6 7:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
No Fats, No Femmes, No Asians
June 14 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Screen Queens: Pricilla Queen of the Desert
June 18 2:00pm-11:00pm
The Royal Cinema
Hairspray
June 21 9:00 p.m.
Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage + Streaming Online
Art events
Life-Life-Light | We Remember Orlando
June 12 8:00 p.m.
Barbara Hall Park
Transformation
June 22 12:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square
10x10 100 Portraits: Celebrating Queers in the Arts
June 22 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHphYs8AXk8/
Music and dance
TSO The Seven Deadly Sins
June 15 8:00 p.m.
Roy Thomson Hall
Second City Show Tunes Karaoke!
June 19 8:00 p.m.
The Second City Mainstage
Awaken: Youth Showcase
June 21 3:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square
Classic Disco
June 23 5:30 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Yalla Barra
June 23 6:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
Alternaqueer
June 23 6:00 p.m.
TD Village Stage
South Asian Express
June 24 2:00 p.m.
TD Village Stage
Drag Ball
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Pan Dulce
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
Ninjichaag: The Spirit Within
June 25 12:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
The Final Play
June 25 2:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Stage
Last Dance
June 25 2:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUJ9BK3l1JA/
Parties
Gay Day on the Bay
June 10 5:00 p.m.
Pier 31
A Night At The Aqueerium
June 16 9:00 p.m.
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Sugar Beach Party
June 18 12:00 p.m.
Sugar Beach
Cabana Pool Party
June 21 6:00 p.m.
Cabana Pool Bar
SWEAT: Yes Yes Y’all Block Party
June 23 6:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
BQY Bloq Pawwty
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
In Deep
June 23 6:00 p.m.
Pride Bud Light Living Room
Friday Night Live: Colour ROM Proud
June 23 7:00 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum
Dirty Disco
June 24 2:00 p.m.
Pride Bud Light Living Room
Blockorama
June 25 12:00 p.m.
Wellesley Stage
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHkw_3eAbTw/
Street fairs
Pink Market 2017
June 18 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel
Trans Community Fair
June 23 3:00 p.m.
Allan Gardens
StreetFair
June 23 – 25 7:00 p.m.
Church and Wellesley Village
Family-friendly events
Family Pride
June 24 – 25 10:00 a.m.
Church Street Public School
AIDS Vigil & Memorial
June 20 9:00 p.m.
Barbara Hall Park
Clean, Sober and Proud
June 23 – 25 7:00 p.m.
Paul Kane Parkette
Fruit Loopz
June 24 7:00 p.m.
Alexander Parkette
Other can't-miss-out events
An Evening with Tony Kushner
June 12 7:30 p.m.
Isabel Bader Theatre
Until We Are Free: The Global Struggle for LGBTQ Human Rights
June 15 7:00pm
The 519 Ballroom
Pride Human Rights Conference: Transfeminism – Beyond Bodily Binaries Towards Gender Fluidities
June 21 7:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
Big Love
June 24 2:00 p.m.
OLG Central Stage
Flex n’ Fluid
June 25 2:00 p.m.
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