Halifax Pride
| Halifax Pride | |
|---|---|
 The official logo of Halifax Pride | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Pride festival |
| Begins | July 18, 2024 |
| Ends | July 28, 2024 |
| Frequency | Annually, mid to late July |
| Location(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Country | Canada |
| Years active | 35 |
| Inaugurated | July 1, 1988[1] |
| Chair | Adam Reid |
| Organised by | Halifax Pride Society[2] |
| Filing status | Not-for-Profit |
| Website | Halifax Pride |
Halifax Pride is an
First held in 1988,[3] the inaugural event featured just 75 marchers, some of whom wore paper bags over their heads due to the stigma against being openly identified as LGBT.[3] The 2014 event featured approximately 2,500 marchers, with 80,000 people in attendance as participants or spectators.[5]
The event's
The 2014 parade route started on Upper Water Street, and followed
In 2011, co-chair Ed Savage created some controversy by describing the event as "less promiscuous" and more family-oriented than other Pride festivals across Canada.[8]
References
- ^ "1988, the Paper Bag March". Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia. 1 July 1988. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Search the Registry: Halifax Pride Society". Government of Nova Scotia. 10 June 1999. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Halifax celebrates Pride Parade 2013". CBC News, July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Halifax gearing up for annual Pride Festival". CTV News, July 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Music, colourful pageantry highlight Halifax pride parade". The Chronicle Herald, July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Scott Jones filled with Pride". The Chronicle Herald, June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Raymond Taavel remembered at Pride". The Coast, July 16, 2014.
- ^ "A parade everybody loves". The Coast, July 21, 2011.
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