Montreal Festivals & Events

Pride Celebrations Montreal (Célébrations de la fierté Montréal)

Montreal’s Pride Celebrations (Célébrations de la fierté Montréal) is one of the largest Gay Pride Celebrations in all of North America. This celebration brings together members of the LGBT community from all over the world for a fun, exciting and flamboyant party. During the Montreal Gay Pride celebration, visitors can experience some great shopping, dining, cruising and lots of partying.

The Montreal Gay Pride Parade

The Montreal Pride Celebrations features over 100 queer clubs and organizations offering tips and information for Community Day. The party then gets started with the Gay Pride Parade, where more than 50,000 gays, lesbians and everybody else come to see the various participants of the Gay Parade. The Pride Parade features hundreds of costumes and over 1,500 participants. The parade features floats from various gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organizations as well as many local cultural and community groups. The Parade usually lasts 2 to 3 hours.

Pride Celebration Activities

The Pride celebrations are a tradition in Montreal since 1979. Many of the activities of the Pride Celebrations take place inside Montreal’s Gay Village. However, this does not mean that the events of this celebration are only limited to the members of the LGBT community. The pride celebrations are open to everyone with an open mind. The celebration features many shirtless men, costumes, various partygoers and many street vendors selling everything from food to souvenirs.

Getting to the Pride Celebration

During the final weekend of the Pride Celebrations, the Montreal Village is closed off to traffic. So, the best way to get to the festivities is by Métro. There are three Métro stations available: Berri-UQAM, Beaudry and Papineau. You can also walk to the Village from downtown or Plateau Mont-Royal. The Pride Celebrations is generally held in mid-August.