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Montréal Pride shows its colours
Fierté Montréal Festival celebrations will be held downtown on the Esplanade Tranquille in the Quartier des spectacles from July 31 to August 3.
The Loto-Québec Stage on the Esplanade Tranquille at the corner of Sainte- Catherine and Clark streets will present Lumière des nations spotlighting Indigenous artists on July 31, followed by Transcendance, celebrating trans excellence.
On August 1, FeminiX celebrates queer women. The much-anticipated Mundo Disko on August 2 pays tribute to move music, nightlife and queer revolutions, and on August 3, the signature show ImmiX presents artists such as Lisa LeBlanc, Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Martine St-Clair, Calamine, Safia Nolin and Lennikim.
Also onsite is the Pride Has Its Flags exhibition (La Fierté a ses drapeaux) about the various identity Pride flags since the creation of the Rainbow flag in Runs July 30 to August 3 on the Esplanade Tranquille, then relocates to the Esplanade of the Olympic
Self-described anti-capitalist Pride festival coming to Montreal this summer
There will be a recent Pride festival in Montreal this summer.
It’s called “Wild Pride,” and organizers pledge it will be anti-capitalist and anti-police.
It comes as a reaction to the city’s very popular Fiérté Montréal festival.
“To be an example of what Pride is supposed to be at the same occasion as this corporate Pride,” said co-organizer Zev Saltiel.
Festival organizers say Wild Pride is for queer, trans, racialized, Muslim, Jewish, Indigenous, disabled, neurodivergent, the unhoused, undocumented, and many more.
“We don&#;t want to just have a festival that&#;s a showing off of the one single identity of being queer,” said festival co-organizer Mariam Mannai. “This festival is going to present the diverse identities.”
“We&#;re going against the capitalistic rhythm of festivals where there&#;s like one event after the other, after the other, after the other,” added fellow co-organizer Yara Coussa.
One of the main reasons that the festival was created, according to organizers, was from a desire
Fierté Montréal Festival is the largest LGBTQ+ gathering in the Francophone world. In addition to the city’s welcoming LGBTQ+ bars and hangouts, Montreal is putting on a star-studded show that's focused on community and involvement.
The parade theme, "Blossom here, now!", celebrates the right of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to grow, thrive, and love openly.
Montreal’s first Pride march was held in June to mark the 10th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of La Brigade Rose organizers in Montreal drew 52 marchers in Forty years later, in , total attendance at Montreal Pride topped 3 million.
This summer’s festival features live in-person performances, concerts and activities on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park—Montreal Pride’s main site—as well as in the LGBTQ+ Village and downtown.
What time does the Pride parade start in Montreal?
The Pride parade is on Sunday, August 10 at 1 p.m.
When is the Fierté Montréal Festival?
This 19th edition of Fierté runs from July
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Pride Parade Theme
Blossom here, now!
Blossom here, now means asserting our right to grow, to fully shine, and to love freely. We mature together, bound by our stories, our struggles, and our pride.
Blossom here, now means turning a garden of thorns into an untamed field of a thousand colors. It means weeding out the soil of adversity.
Blossom here, now means celebrating our existence and identities in a meadow where every struggle is a budding hope.
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