Everything to know about Vancouver Pride this weekend

Vancouver Pride, one of the city’s most popular festivals, is preparing for a busy weekend ahead, and we’ve got the details on everything you need to know about the festivities.

The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) are hosting a packed lineup of events from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3, with thrilling drag performances, block parties, and more.

Many events are free or low-cost and open to all ages and interests, including the highly anticipated Vancouver Pride Parade.

 

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Vancouver Pride Parade

Vancouver Pride Society

The parade will start at 1 p.m. with over 160 vibrant parade entries planned, including entertaining performers, community floats, and more. There will also be emcee hosts at BC Place and the University Canada West Plaza.

Pinoy Pride Vancouver Society will lead the 2025 Vancouver Parade as the Grand Marshalls.

The Pride Society also highlighted two other marches happening in the city, including the Trans March on Friday, Aug. 1, on Commercial Drive at 6 p.m., and the Vancouver Dyke March on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Grandview Park at 1 p.m.

Davie Village Pride Festival

Vancouver Pride Society

Davie Village, the heart of Vancouver’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community, will host the new Pride Festival on Sunday, Aug. 3, spanning a three-block stretch of Davie Street between Burrard Street and Jervis Street.

Organizers are promising a “high-energy, inclusive celebration” at the Davie Village Pride Festival from 2 to 10 p.m., featuring live music, drag performances, DJs, and roaming entertainers, as well as licensed lounges, extended patios, and local businesses spilling out onto the street.

As well, the Davie Village Pride Festival extends north to the West End’s Nelson Park, located two city blocks north of Davie Street (via Bute or Thurlow streets). The park’s activities feature the Concord Pacific Community Stage hosted by Savannah Erasmus, where there will be programming such as live music from local queer bands, as well as button pressing, colouring, and ribbon making.

Public Disco’s Pride Block Party

Public Disco

Public Disco is hosting its fourth annual Pride Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant. The 19+ event features international DJs like Jason Kendig and DJ Hermano alongside local performers, food trucks, pop-up bars, and more.

Two dollars from every ticket sold to Public Disco Pride Party will go to support the Vancouver Pride Society’s Pride Bursary Program, which supports new and grassroots events reflecting the diversity of the city’s 2SLGBTQAI+ communities.

Other events you need to add to your schedule this weekend include the Terry Wallace Memorial Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 8 a.m. to noon, the 19+ Drag Me to Davie on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 6 to 11 p.m. with headliners Lana Ja Rae (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and Aurora Matrix (Canada’s Drag Race), and Pride Pit Stop at BC Place – Gate E Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3:30 p.m.

For a full list of Vancouver Pride 2025 events, visit them online.

Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival 2025

When: Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025
Time: Vancouver Pride Parade — 1 to 3:30 p.m.; Davie Village Pride Festival — 2 to 10 p.m.
Where: Vancouver Pride Parade — along Pacific Boulevard and Pacific Street between Concord Pacific Place/BC Place Stadium and Burrard Street; Davie Village Pride Festival — at Davie Street between Burrard Street and Jervis Street, and at Nelson Park
Admission: Free

With files from Kenneth Chan

Daily Hive is a proud media partner of the Vancouver Pride Society