Whistler Pride Summer Contest sizzles!
Have you entered our Whistler Pride Summer contest yet? We are now entering our final weeks leading up to summer pride in Vancouver and we have a fantastic prize to giveaway! Stay two nights (Saturday, August 5th to Monday, August 6th, 2017) at the luxurious LGBT friendly Loden Hotel. You will also have VIP treatment at the Love and Freedom events with some of the best DJs on the planet spinning at this year’s Vancouver Pride. Click here to begin survey.
Vancouver Summer Pride August 4 – 7, 2017
Vancouver sizzles this August as Summer Pride returns to the city. There is so much to see and do. Here is a quick snapshot of some of the Pride Celebrations you will want to check out:
Fri., Aug. 4th – Davie Street Dance Party from 6PM until Midnight
Join Vancouver Pride Society for the biggest event in the West End – the Davie Street Party! Presented by Fido, there will be multiple stages, lots of food from the many businesses along Davie Street, and great new art installations.
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Sat., Aug. 5th – Terry Wallace Memorial Breakfast from 8AM until Noon
Join us at Jim Deva Plaza (Davie + Bute St) to help honour one of the founders of Pride. There will be yummy pancakes and lots of other goodies, as well as great community.
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Sat., Aug. 5th – 14th annual Vancouver Dyke March and Festival 11:30AM
Join us at McSpadden Park at 11:30AM on Commercial Drive and Grandview Park.
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Sat., Aug. 5th GLITTER – Big Pride Dance Party Main Event 10PM – 4AM
Love and Freedom’s signature party returns to Vancouver’s best private event venue – the spectacular Imperial Vancouver – with incredible sound, a massive projection screen and a huge stage for the evening’s entertainment. International hit-maker Yinon Yahel (Isreal), the master and pioneer of the Tel Aviv sound headlines the event with a special opening set by Vancouver favourite DJ Del Stamp!
Shuttle bus service to GLITTER from Downtown, free for ticket and passholders.
Advance tickets for this event sell out every year!!! Some tickets will be reserved for sale at the door.
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Sun., Aug. 6th 39th Annual Vancouver Pride Parade 12PM – 3PM
Come show your pride at one of the largest Pride Parades in Canada!
The Pride Parade is a staple of the Vancouver summer calendar, and with 130+ parade entries, there will lots of amazing floats you won’t want to miss. Come for the amazing floats, fun colours, and to show what pride means to you.
The parade will start on Robson, turn down Denman, and turns onto Beach Ave where it will finish where Beach merges with Pacific. Join us at Sunset Beach if you’d like to continue the celebrations.
Sun., Aug. 6th BIG PRIDE TEA 3PM – 7PM False Creek Yacht Club
After the parade join us for the BIG PRIDE TEA-DANCE in a spectacular indoor-outdoor waterfront venue with stunning views of False Creek and English Bay through floor to ceiling windows inside and from the glorious rooftop deck!. Pride BBQ and drink specials all afternoon with warm happy beats served by Vancouver Phenom DJ Quest and Guest DJ Bret Law(Seattle)!
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Sun., Aug. 6th UNITED: MEGAPRIDE 11PM – 8AM Maritime Labour Ctr.
There’s no holding back at Vancouver’s wildest, sweatiest afterhours party. This legendary event has sold out year-after-year with line-ups down the block! This year, in a bigger venue with lights and spectacle byGalacticEntertainment we’re bringing you a one of a kind experience (think Snowball25 at Whistler Pride)! The perfect venue for an incredible start-to-finish set by chart-topping Grammy Nominated DJ/Producer Super-duoDj’s Rosabel!
Shuttle service available to and from UNITED:MEGAPRIDE.
Two stops downtown. 1) Sandman on Davie Street 2) The Sheraton Wall Centre on Burrard and Helmcken.
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The Loden Hotel Experience
The Loden Hotel has long been a wonderful community partner of the LGBT community. The luxurious LGBT friendly hotel is situated in the trendy Coal Harbour district just a short walk from Robson Street and Davie Village (Vancouver’s gay entertainment district). The award winning boutique hotel has recognition from Condé Nast Traveler as the 2016 Readers’ Choice (top hotels in Vancouver). As well as rated by Travel + Leisure as the World’s Best 2016 as the Best City Hotel in Canada #10. For a full listing of all the accolades click here.
We love this stylish and hip hotel. Each of the Loden’s 77 room and suites offers a warm, residential feel and is luxuriously decorated in earthy tones of caramel, coral and chocolate browns. As a boutique hotel, the Loden prides itself in the personal touches, high-end amenities, and being a central, quiet place to escape and unwind.
Make sure you book early as the hotel is a fan favourite and books up quick! You can call 1.877.225.6336 or visit online here.