Several roads will closed as the Calgary Pride Parade is back and will be followed by more festivities at Princes Island Park this Sunday.
Multiple roads on 9 Avenue SE from 4 Street by Studio Bell to 5 Street SW will be closed from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The parade will follow this route to 5 Street, which is where people can head north toward Prince’s Island Park where the Calgary Pride Festival will continue until 10 p.m.
A map of the 2024 Calgary Pride Parade route. (Courtesy Calgary Pride)
Several areas near Studio Bell and The Confluence will also be closed from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The festival will have a performance stage, a “Food Truck Alley,” a beer garden, a marketplace, and a “Kids’ Zone.”
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The parade marshalls this year are Lindsey Peace, a founder and executive director of Skipping Stone; April Friesen, an advocate for trans rights and founding member of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta; and Amelia Newbert, who is also a founder of Skipping Stone and managing director of the organization.
The selection comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made calls to introduce transgender policies that have been called “draconian” in early 2024. Recently, she said her government would introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.
“With the current provincial threats against trans rights, we remind everyone that trans rights are human rights, and it is essential that we all work together to ensure transgender individuals are treated with dignity, respect, and equality,” Calgary Pride said in its digital guide.
More information about Calgary Pride can be found here.