Pride Winnipeg Festival

Pride Winnipeg Festival

The Pride Winnipeg Festival was founded in 1987 and is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Here are some key facts about the Pride Winnipeg Festival:

• Their festival is held the last week of May and the first weekend of June.
• Their Pride activities include a flag raising at City Hall, community vigil, outdoor festival and concert, rally and parade, and community events.
• Their Pride festival has over 40,000 people in attendance.
• Pride Winnipeg Festival was host to the first-ever Two-Spirit Powwow in 2017.

Vision: To live in a society in which all gender, sexual, and relationship diverse individuals can live their life without fear or oppression for being themselves.

Mission: Creating an annual festival that is reflective of our values, advocates for equality, and celebrates Winnipeg’s gender, sexual, and relationship diverse communities.

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Timeline

• 1987: Pride Winnipeg Festival is founded with the passing of the Manitoba Human Rights’ Code

• 1994: Pride Winnipeg Festival incorporates as a non-profit organization in Manitoba

• 2010: Pride Winnipeg Festival moved to The Forks to accommodate its growth.

• 2012: Pride Winnipeg Festival celebrates its 25th Silver anniversary and lighted the Manitoba Legislature in the rainbow colours.

• 2014: Pride Winnipeg Festival and Outdoor Concert were expanded to two-days.

• 2017: Pride Winnipeg Festival celebrated its 30^th Anniversary with a return to the Portage Avenue parade route.

• 2019: Pride Winnipeg Festival and Outdoor Concert saw another expansion of its children’s entertainment area, concession villages, and sponsor lounge as well as the addition of a sacred fire at the Oodena Celebration Circle.

Pride Profile

Pride Name	Pride Winnipeg Festival
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Founded	August 4, 1987
Dates	Last week of May, first weekend of June
Pride Attendance	40,000+
Population Served	770,000+