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MAY 27 – JUNE 5
2018 PRIDE PARADE. Photo by Trevor Hagan/Winnipeg Free Press
Pride Happy Manitoba
Pride season is upon us — and it’s in person again! That alone is something to celebrate. Winnipeg is the host to the 2nd National Fierté Canada Pride Festival. With so many varying events and the fact that this will be the biggest festival footprint ever, it’s a great idea to put a plan in place to make the most of all that Pride has to offer. The festivities include 45 milestone and community events, such as the flag raising and vigil. And festival organizers have arranged for more than 50 singers, dancers, comedians, drag queens and more set to celebrate Pride! Musicians are joining the party from all over Canada to provide some toe-tapping tunes for all to enjoy.
The general event lineup:
May 27, 2022 – Pride Week in Manitoba officially begins with the raising of the Pride flag at city hall. June 1-2 & 3, 2022 – Pride Winnipeg and Fierté Canada Pride (FCP) will host the FCP Human Rights Conference at the Radisson Hotel Downtown. The conference will focus on five key themes to assess human rights concerns and consider what steps to take to create a better future. Keynote speakers are Kael McKenzie, Canada’s first openly transgender judge appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba, and Svend
Robinson, Canada’s first openly gay member of Parliament. June 3, 2022 - The Rainbow Resource Centre will offer youth programs. June 4 & 5, 2022 – The Fierté Canada Pride Festival will take place at The Forks and Parks Canada grounds. June 5, 2022: Pride Rally & Parade – Beginning at the Manitoba legislature. The Pride Winnipeg rally will have exciting speakers address core messages of advocacy and encourage celebration. As for the parade —that will be just pure fun!
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KATIE SIMPSON; PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER
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