Pride week is here!
Celebrate Pride Week in the heart of downtown Vancouver with exclusive menu creations, vibrant art installations, and unforgettable events that light up the city with love, colour, and community spirit! Here’s your guide to making the most of this incredible week.
Pride at the vancouver art gallery
Visit the north plaza of Vancouver Art Gallery to experience the stunning Pride flag banners on display until August 8. Presented in partnership with Downtown Van, this vibrant installation celebrates and uplifts the diversity, resilience, and joy of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Van Vogue Jam Ball Event
Van Vogue Jam is hosting a ball event on July 25 – 27! Celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ artistry and community through an event that provides opportunities for a breadth of artists from the BALLROOM community to be seen, celebrated and supported, in the competitive BALL format. DJ MikeQ dropping high‑energy beats, Overall Father Dashaun Basquiat serving commentary, and Jack Mizrahi Gorgeous Gucci hosting this vibrant occasion.
Stay At The Hyatt with Pride
The Hyatt Regency Vancouver is honouring and welcoming 2SLGBTQ+ guests by offering up to 20% off our best available room rates with the offer code: PRIDE. This exclusive offer is part of their ongoing commitment to creating inclusive, welcoming spaces where everyone can truly Be More Here. Stay at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver for unbeatable comfort, variety of amenities, and just steps away from all the Pride Week excitement.
Pride at prophecy
On July 31, Prophecy will be welcoming La Cantina Concha, Canada’s newest queer cocktail space, for an unforgettable bar takeover in celebration of Vancouver Pride. Attendees can expect a showcase of Concha’s signature cocktail creations alongside Prophecy’s signature drink menu.
Obsessions pride window
This year, Obsessions Retail is celebrating Pride with neon pens and pencils from Germanier, French 2SLGBTQ+ supporter and fashion designer and in collaboration with Caran d’Ache. Vancouver-based Sean Malmas of ‘Made by Malmas’ helped create the window display and style the mannequin. A respected garment and wig designer, his work features on Canada’s Drag Race and in local theatre productions. Take a look at this installation at 595 Howe St (#101). Be sure to stop by Obsessions Retail for fun, fabulous, and pride-perfect gifts you won’t find anywhere else!
The Sprinkle Spritz at Earls
Introducing Earls Test Kitchen’s limited-time cocktail just for Pride, the Sprinkle Spritz. Celebrate Pride week at Earls! $2 from every Sprinkle Spritz sold directly supports Rainbow Railroad. Available from July 8 – August 4.
Babes On Babes – Pride Takeover
Babes On Babes 2nd Annual Pride Takeover At Good Co Granville on August 2! An epic night of DJs spinning all night long, arcade games, pool, fabulous food and drink specials.
MAN UP PRIDE: Live from The COMMODORE
On August 1, Man Up is taking over this historic music venue for a truly historic Man Up ~ a spectacle for the senses, served with all the drama, glamour, humour, and beauty you deserve!
Rhythm of the night
Get ready to dance to the pure joyful rhythms of the 90s at the Rhythm of The Night at The Commodore Ballroom. One night of non-stop nostalgia on August 2.
Black parade 4 at the pearl
Vancouver’s most iconic Black-led drag spectacle returns bigger, bolder, and more legendary than ever with Black Parade Volume 4 — a night of unapologetic glamour, power, and performance that celebrates Black queer artistry in its fiercest form. Happening on August 1!
The really gay history tour
This walking tour by Forbidden Vancouver is a celebration of the unsung heroes who forever changed the social fabric of our city. Discover several historical spots with Glenn Tkach every Sunday from 10 AM – 12 Pm with extra Vancouver Pride dates available.
Pot of Gold at Café One
Celebrate Vancouver Pride Week with Café One’s limited-edition cocktail. It’s a refreshing blend of white wine, lychee liqueur, passion fruit syrup, orange juice, and a splash of club soda. Crafted in honour of love, inclusion, and individuality.
