12+ Pride Festivals in Ontario, Quebec and northern New York

Looking for places to mark Pride Season in Ottawa and beyond? Look no further than this post! Cities and towns far and wide are organizing festivities celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community and highlighting its history. Check out the chronological list below to find out where and when you can join in. (And if I’ve missed an event, please let me know in the comments or shoot me an email, and I’ll add it.)

• Buffalo: Buffalo Pride Week, May 31 to June 5, 2022
• Lanark County (Almonte, Carleton Place, Perth, Smiths Falls): Lanark County Wide Pride, June 1 to 30, 2022
• Toronto: Pride Month, June 1 to 30, 2022 (Festival Weekend, June 24 to 26)
• Pembroke: Pride Festival, June 3 and 4, 2022
• Bay of Quinte (Belleville, Deseronto, Napanee, Prince Edward County, Trenton): Bay of Quinte Pride, June 4 to 11, 2022
• Brockville: Pride Week, June 6 to 12, 2022
• Kingston: Kingston Pride Festival, June 10 to 19, 2022
• North Grenville (Kemptville): NG Pride, June 11 and 12, 2022
• Watertown: Watertown Pride, June 17 to 19, 2022
• Syracuse: CNY Pride Festival and Parade, June 25, 2022
• Cornwall: Diversity Cornwall Pride Week, July 3 to 10, 2022
• Hamilton: Pride Hamilton, July 8 and 9, 2022
• Rochester: ROC Pride Collective Parade and Festival, July 16, 2022 (with other events throughout the summer)
• Montreal: Festival Fierté Montreal Pride Festival, August 1 to 7, 2022
• Ottawa: Capital Pride, August 21 to 28, 2022
• Sherbrooke: Fière la fête, August 23 to 27, 2022
• Quebec City: Fête Arc-en-Ciel, September 1 to 4, 2022

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