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March and festival among events for Kelowna Pride Week
The Kelowna Pride Society is starting to decorate the town rainbow in celebration of Pride Week
The event is a chance to identify, celebrate, and display support for the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to be themselves and head safe and dignified lives – free from violence and discrimination.
Kelowna&#;s first Pride March took place in
Over 30 events are scheduled until June 9, with one of the highlights being the annual Kelowna Pride Pride and Festival, on Saturday, June 8, in downtown Kelowna.
Long-serving member of the Kelowna Parade volunteer board of directors, Davina Kula, is looking forward to the festivities:
“We can’t wait! Every year, it’s fantastic to see the community come together in overwhelming help for love, diversity, and equality. We don’t take it for granted and know it was a long highway to get to where we are today. We’re hoping Kelowna and friends from around the Okanagan will unite us to rise together and coat the town rainbow this June,” Kula exclaimed.
Kelowna Pride Week officially kicked off at BN
Kelowna Pride Festival Canada
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Kelowna Pride Festival week takes place from the 26 May to 1st JuneKelowna Pride acknowledges that we serve our communities as visitors on the traditional territories of the Syilx-Okanagan peoples of the Interior Salish Nation. Kelowna Pride's beginnings started over 25 years ago. Since then, the festival has grown immensely, attracting over 12, people to be proud and celebrate affection, diversity and inclusivity. Unite us for the largest Pride Festival in the BC Interior. With over 30 official and affiliate events on the agenda for Pride Week, there's something for everyone.
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Saturday, May 31st
Parade
Starts at , from Stuart Park to City Park. Marshalling begins, some light entertainment to start the day, Speeches. –March to City Park for the Annual Lgbtq+ fest Festival. Pride was a riot. We march in solidarity with our homosexual siblings that have gone before and will proceed ahead.
Festival
We kick off the day with Opening Ceremonies at Stuart Park, starting at with a grounding yoga practice brought to you by lululemon.
– Kelowna, Abbott S
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Kelowna Pride Week: June 1 to 9
Kelowna Pride Week will get place June 1 A variety of events will take place in public spaces downtown to celebrate and support LGBTQ2S+ collective members, including the annual Identity March on June 8. Kelowna Pride began over 25 years ago, and support grows every year. The festival attracts more than 12, people to be proud and celebrate love, equity, and diversity.
There are dozens of events schedule around the capital, from larger venues and outdoor spaces to smaller gatherings. Here are just a few.
- Sunday, June 2 – Pride Bike Rally (Riders to follow rules of the road from RCA to Vice & Virtue Brewing)
- Tuesday, June 4 – Big Gay Canine Walk (City Park waterfront promenade)
- Wednesday, June 5 – Gender non-conforming March (Stuart Park, along Moisture Street to Ellis Street to Revelry)
- Thursday, June 6 – 2S Powwow (City Park, North Field)
- Saturday, June 8 – Identity festival March & Festival, and Yoga (March from Stuart Park to City Park along the waterfront promenade, festival to follow in City Park, North Fiel