Dyke Rally, March & Pride
Calling all Dykes and Lesbians! Come out for Pride Toronto’s annual Dyke Rally & March!
At 1:00pm, we meet Church Street & Hayden Street. Come and enjoy speakers, performances and sign-making that really get you in the mood for a rally. At 2:00pm we march, loud and proud, through the streets of Toronto. While this event is specifically for Dykes and Lesbian, allies are more welcome to join, however, when marching and rallying we do ask that allies leave space for folks who identify as Dyke or Lesbian to celebrate at the front!
At the end of the Dyke March, continue celebrating the Dyke and Lesbian communities with our Afterparty and Community Fair – located on the Community Stage at 78 Gould Street. Featuring Dyke and Lesbian performers and DJs, as well as space for Dykes and Lesbians to sell their art and community groups to promote their work, this is an excellent way to recognize all things Dyke and Lesbian!
CATALYST
Catalyst proudly honours the creativity and cultural richness of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer artists through a vibrant showcase featuring an array of talent. This celebration encompasses captivating performances by drag and burlesque artists, along with musical acts, which feature the mesmerizing sounds of Nimkish and the soul-stirring melodies of Fawn Big Canoe. Join us as we amplify voices, celebrate diversity, and embrace the powerful expression of Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ identities through artistry and performance.
Talent:
Bebe Lala
Madame Ode’miin Surprise
Miss Savage Moon
Neno Freebird
Salty Bay
Ozzii
Faux Rocious
Clair Voyant
Bebe Lala
DJ Fawn Big Canoe
Nimkish
brOWN//out
brOWN//out is the “south asian” community stage at Pride Toronto since 2011. It is a mixtape of adventures. Rushing from waters, mountains and plains of homeland(s) through the diaspora and back. Over and over again. brOWN//out is a community space for “south asian” queer and trans artists: singers, poets, dancers, drag and burlesque artists, musicians and more. The brOWN//out collective is supported by a multitude of artists, organizers, agitators, dreamers and do-ers.
BQC: Standing On Biz-Ness
Join BQC for another exciting stage as we present: Standing On Biz-Ness; a stage for Toronto’s black queer and trans youth to put their own Black into Pride Toronto. This year, the BQC stage will have a variety of performances from DJ sets, rappers, drag kings, and r&b vocalists. Come out and show some love to Toronto’s only stage for Black up-and-coming queer and trans performers. We’re Black, we’re queer, and we’re doing what we do best! Showing up, showing out, and Standing on Biz-Ness and that’s on PERIOD.
Blockorama Act 26: Liberation Now
Blackness Yes! The volunteer committee behind Blockorama celebrates another year as Pride month’s hottest party!
Blockorama is Pride Toronto’s longest-running stage. Blocko spotlights, affirms and celebrates the African, Black, and Caribbean 2SLGBTQI+ community in the Greater Toronto Area and showcases the communities’ best, DJs, performers, drag and ballroom artists, dancers, health workers, and activists.
Join us at Blockorama Act 26: Liberation as we joyfully rebel against colonialism, imperialism, and join the fight for freedom for everyone.
Blockorama has a 26 year history of being the must-attend event of Pride. A symphony of Blackness and a chorus of Black love, music, community and dancing. On June 30th, we’ll make beautiful music together.
Don’t forget Blocko After Dark in its third year, giving an extra 3 hours of Blocko on Pride Saturday Night, June 29, starting at 11pm.
Blocko After Dark
Blackness Yes! presents Blocko After Dark, your chance to experience more Blockorama!!
Blockorama is Pride’s longest running stage. In 2022, Blackness Yes! Split the Blockorama experience into two days, Blocko Sunday, and a new event called “Blocko After Dark”. Blocko After Dark puts a sexier spotlight on the Greater Toronto Area’s African, Black, and Caribbean 2SLGBTQI+’s best DJs, artists, Drag and ballroom artists, dancers, health workers, and activists.
Join us on Saturday, June 29 as we go up for love of community.
Don’t forget that Blockorama returns Pride Sunday!
Bi+ Pride: Bi+phoria
Bi+phoria! The Bi+ Community Advisory Committee invites Toronto’s Pride community to partake of a panoply of performers gracing our stage, Bi+phoria! From drag to music, burlesque to spoken word, the bi+ community has never been so visible!
Accessibility Pride Sensory Space
Located at (George Hislop or Norman Jewison Park). The Accessibility Pride Sensory space offers community members the opportunity to rest and rejuvenate for those who are looking to take a break away from the noise, hustle and bustle of the festival footprint. In this space you can enjoy quiet conversations, alone time and support if needed from volunteers.
Asian Pride: Be a New Ho
You’re a New Ho! You’re a New Ho! Yes, even you are a New Ho! Celebrate Asian Love this year with New Ho Queen at Pride Toronto’s Wellesley Stage on Friday, June 28th, 2024 from 10:00PM – 2:00AM.
New Ho Queen is a collective of Queer Asian artists with expertise in varying fields of design, performance, film, fashion and art. Since 2018, they have come together to create safer event and party spaces for Queer and Trans Asians to connect with one another, and celebrate Asian identities. New Ho Queen is a trusted community led initiative, and has become legendary in the nightlife scene.
Alternaqueer: Planet Künst
Künst Kids present PLANET KÜNST
Are those a hundred tentacles in your spacesuit or are you just happy to see us? Dare to be amazed by out of this world chills and sensual thrills as the Künst Kids take you past the edge of reality, to their homeworld…
PLANET KÜNST!
Prepare to feast your eyes, ears, and various alien sensory appendages on the galaxy of talent we’re beaming onto the Alternaqueer stage this year! So strap on your jet packs and rocket boots, set your phasers to stun(ning), and get ready to get weird!
