| Event | Date | Destination | Type |
| Divers/Cité |
Jul 24 - Aug 1, 2010 |
Montreal, Canada |
Pride |
For many, many years this used to be Montreal's Pride celebration, but in 2007 they decided they wanted to switch things up a bit and become exclusively a queer music and cultural festival (a new pride formed and now takes place two weeks later - see below). One do not miss Divers/Cité event is Lesbomonde, the biggest dyke party of the year in Montreal. But buy tickets early as it’s often sold out or you’re stuck waiting forever in line as you watch all the cute girls who planned ahead just saunter right in.
www.diverscite.org
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| Belfast Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Pride |
Always taking place as during the last week of July, Belfast Pride is a complete queer arts and culture festival that's still a community event. Attracting about 5000 people to their Parade, the Saturday "Party in the Square" is the other main event.
www.belfastpride.com
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| Copenhagen Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Pride |
Copenhangen is still a smaller pride, but it's definitely growing. Since hosting the OutGames in 2009, it will be fun to see if that will translate into more return visitors for Pride in 2010.
www.copenhagenpride.dk
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| Pride in Brighton & Hove |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Brighton, UK |
Pride |
Brighton is only an hour away from London, but it is two completely different worlds. Brighton is a totally charming seaside town that is a total queer getaway. So much so that it's affectionately dubbed "Soho by the sea" in reference to London's gay village, Soho. Brighton Pride hosts tons of events over their Pride week and more than 100,000 spectators are on hand for their Parade. As Brighton is a smaller town, this is a huge influx of people and finding lodging can be a big tough. To alleviate the situation, the city offers free camping facilities at East Brighton Park.
www.brightonpride.org
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| Stockholm Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Pride |
Stockholm hosted Europride in 2008, attracting hundreds of thousands of celebrants, despite the pouring rain. No matter what, Pride here every year is a party, and keep your eyes peeled for the many women's events.
www.stockholmpride.org
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| Vancouver Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Vancouver, Canada |
Pride |
Even though the pride celebrations take place over more than a month, most of the big events take place in the last week. 2008 was their 30th anniversary and more than half a million people showed up for the party. This event grows bigger and bigger, so check out the various lesbian events and parties, as there are tons of them!
www.vancouverpride.ca
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| Vancouver Dyke March and Festival |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Vancouver, Canada |
Pride |
Incorporated into the general pride festivities, here’s the chance for lesbians to have their own moment. Other than the actual parade, there’s outdoor parties and YUMMY: the dyke march dance.
www.vancouverdykemarch.com
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| Amsterdam Gay Pride |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Pride |
For those of you tired of the traditional gay pride parades, Amsterdam provides the perfect antidote: the world’s only floating canal pride parade! This three-day party starts off on Friday with a number of outdoor street dance parties, including the popular dyke event on Paardenstraat. More than 350,00 show up for the Saturday canal parade (that’s almost half the population of Amsterdam!) and on Sunday there are more outdoor parties.
www.amsterdamgaypride.nl
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| Hamburg Christopher Street Day |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Pride |
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| Jacksonville Florida Black Pride |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Jacksonville, U.S.A. |
Pride |
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| Hinsegin Dagar (Reykjavik Gay Pride) |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
Pride |
Now billed as the second largest annual party in Iceland, upwards of 40,000 people show up to these gay pride celebrations. It may not sound like much compared to London or Toronto, but it’s still 15% of the country’s population! A number of events take place over four days leading up to the Sunday parade, which is then followed by a huge outdoor concert with big name headliners.
www.gaypride.is
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| Indiana Black Pride |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Indianapolis, USA |
Pride |
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| Cornwall Pride Festival |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Cornwall, England |
Pride |
2008 was the first year that Cornwall hosted its own gay pride festivities. “The idea of Pride is to be an all inclusive celebration of diversity in Cornwall. Everyone will be welcome to participate in the parade through Truro and then onto celebrations afterwards.”
www.cornwallpride.co.uk
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| Célébrations LGBTA Montréal - Montreal Pride |
Mid-Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Montreal, Canada |
Pride |
This new Pride event formed in 2007 when the former Pride, known as Divers/Cité, decided they wanted to focus on the music and culture side of their event, and drop the Pride parade and community day. Even though it's a newbie, Célébrations already attracted about 150,000 participants. The big party for us is BYOL, short for Bring Your Own Lesbian!
www.celebrations-lgbta.org
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| St. Louis Black Pride |
Mid-Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
St. Louis, U.S.A. |
Pride |
"The annual Black Gay Pride Festival, a 3-day weekend community wide event, serves as an opportunity for not only displaying the strong Black Gay Pride of St. Louis’s same gender loving communities, but to galvanize those in the community around improving lives for us as individuals and as a community."
www.myspace.com/stlouisblackpride
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