Location: Bell's Cafe, 1515 34 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 3X9, Canada
Located in the basement of Bell’s, come by our community library!
Location: Calgary Tower, 101 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1J9, Canada
On Sunday, September 6th, 2026, join us for this year’s Calgary Pride Parade 2026. Gather in Calgary’s downtown core along 9th Avenue SW, starting at 5th Street SW and ending at 4th Street SE in East Village. As members within 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Alberta face growing challenges, this year’s parade is also a reminder that Pride has always been rooted in advocacy. We march together for visibility, safety, equity, and the right for every 2SLGBTQIA+ person to live fully and freely. The parade brings together community groups, artists, organizations, and allies in a joyful procession through the city. Gather as thousands march, in a thread of colours we call Pride.
Location: Prince's Island Park, 698 Eau Claire Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 5N4, Canada
THE SUNDAY CALGARY PRIDE BEER GARDEN IS BACK! 🌈🌴🍻 We’re super excited to announce the Pride on the Island Dickens Beer Garden, taking over Prince’s Island Park on Sunday, September 6! 🍻🥤🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 This year, the beer garden is going site-wide, with an exciting lineup of live DJs, drag and performers keeping the party going throughout the day. 🎶✨ Opening at 1PM, the beer garden will be run by our friends at Dickens, with entertainment programmed by The Cabaret Company and Detour YYC.
Location: Cold Garden Beverage Company, 1100 11 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4T3, Canada
BLACK PRIDE FESTIVAL 2026! 🎉
Get ready for a day where Black joy, culture, music, food, and community take center stage. Whether you’re coming with your family, your chosen family, or your crew, this is the celebration you’ve been waiting for!
✨ WHAT TO EXPECT:
🎤 Live performances
🍔 Delicious food & drinks
🛍️ Local vendors & makers
🎮 Games & family activities
🎭 Drag & entertainment
🎨 Art, culture & community
…and so much more!
🔥 PLUS! The first 50 people through the gates will enjoy FREE barbecue ribs on us! So come early, you don’t want to miss out!
🗓 SAVE THE DATE
📍 Cold Garden, Inglewood
🗓 September 6, 2026
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Family-Friendly Festival
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 18+ Celebration in collaboration with @versions.yyc
From the afternoon festivities to the evening celebration, we’ve created a space where everyone can show up, connect, celebrate, and make unforgettable memories.
A huge thank you to our incredible partners for helping bring this vision to life:
🤎 @cold_garden
🤎 @backtothestreets.yyc
🤎 @calgarypride
🤎 @blackpridearts
Let’s celebrate Black joy, Black creativity, and Black community together.
Location: River Hall, 311 8 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3P3, Canada
See you September 6 😉 we’re back @riverhallyyc with another collab event featuring all these ICONS & vendors curated by @easydaysyyc ✨
Stop by for an afternoon of creativity & stick around for a night of iconic performances celebrating Calgary’s queer & ally artists 💖💖 featuring live music, drag performers & dancers 🧚🏽♂️
Stay tuned for more updates & get ready to celebrate art, music, community & PRIDE 🌈💖💖
📍@riverhallyyc | 311 8 ST SW
⏱️ 3-10 PM
💖 FREE entry & participation all evening ✨
#yycevents #yycpride #calgarypride
https://www.instagram.com/p/DccJ6jlgUtN/
Location: Vegan Street, 1413 9 Ave SE Lower Level, Calgary, AB T2G 0T4, Canada
Ingewood's hottest Pride afterparty featuring DJs, Burlesque, and Drag
It’s Pride, and we’re taking over the hottest patio in Inglewood for one big, joyful QUEER MINGLER. 🌈🔥
Come flirt, make friends, find your people, dance, play, and celebrate Calgary’s incredible queer community at Vegan Street’s FOURTH ANNUAL InglePride Patio Party!
We’re bringing you:
✨ Bouncy beats from live DJs
✨ Drag and burlesque performances
✨ Games and mingling
✨ Delicious one-day-only plant-based food specials
✨ $6 tall cans of SEA CHANGE BREWING all day long
✨ Plenty of dancing on the patio
✨ FREE ENTRY for guests who arrive in drag!
Whether you’re single, coupled, poly, shy, outgoing, new to the community, or simply looking for more queer friends, everyone is invited to mix, mingle, and close out Pride weekend with us.
Last year’s party SOLD OUT- don’t miss your chance to experience an even bigger and queerer celebration this year! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fourth-annual-inglepride-pride-patio-party-hosted-by-the-cab-co-tickets-1997725235958
📍 Vegan Street in Inglewood
📅 Sunday, September 6
⏰ 4–10 PM
🎤 Presented with The Cab Co.
Come as you are- or come in drag and get in free! 💅🌈
Location: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1A1, Canada
Open to all. Come on down to learn from Vogue YYC. Each week is themed, so you will learn a specific category.
Location: Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2Y6, Canada
The gods have descended to party!
Join Fake Mustache for Glitter Gods, a spectacular Pride showcase celebrating the artistry, creativity, and joy of Calgary's drag community. Expect an unforgettable evening of drag kings, drag queens, monarchs, burlesque, and show-stopping performances from an incredible lineup of local talent!
Whether you're celebrating Pride with friends, discovering drag for the first time, or looking for the perfect way to spend your Sunday night, Glitter Gods promises a high-energy evening full of laughter, community, and outrageous entertainment.
Sunday, September 6
Dickens Pub
1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary
Doors: 6:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/glittergods2026/
Come celebrate Pride, support local queer performers, and experience one of Calgary's longest-running drag collectives in an unforgettable night of glitter, music, and pure queer magic.
Location: GRETA Bar YVR, 50 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1C8, Canada
We’re ending Pride Fest with a little bit of chaos and a whole lot of energy. 🌈
Join us for the grand finale of GRETA Pride Fest: STRAIGHT TO DRAG, hosted by the fabulous Emperor Dion Boink Sanoir. Get ready for a night of drag, games, drinks, and one last big Pride celebration! Watch your favourite industry faces sashay, lip sync, and serve in their first-ever drag looks.
👑 Hosted by Emperor Dion Boink Sanoir
🎧 DJ in the Alley 9PM - close
🎮 1-hour game card included with every ticket
🌈 The ultimate Pride Fest send-off
Doors: 9PM
TICKETS
🎟️ $10 donation in advance
🎟️ $10 donation at the door
❤️ Proceeds go to SafeLink Alberta.
Come close out Pride Fest with us — one last night, one last party, and plenty of drag. 🌈✨
Disclaimer: Entry is subject to capacity limits set by AGLC and fire code. Must be 18+. GRETA reserves the right to refuse entry or service at any time.
https://www.showpass.com/greta-presents-straight-to-drag/
Location: Commonwealth, 731 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0B3, Canada
CLUB DETOUR PRIDE PRESENTS: DANCETERIA
The official closing party of Pride Weekend.
Inspired by the legendary dance clubs of 1980s New York City, DANCETERIA brings together music, community, and unforgettable energy for one final celebration before Pride Weekend comes to a close.
Taking over Commonwealth Bar & Stage, the venue transforms into a multi-room dance experience featuring two dance floors, an outdoor patio, elevated production, and a soundtrack spanning house, disco, pop, throwbacks, and the biggest dance-floor anthems.
Headliner
DJ Matt Suave (Denver, Colorado)
His signature euphoric disco-infused house beats have captured dancefloors from Canada to Mexico, and Japan to Australia. In 2024, Suave made his debut at the largest dance festival in North America - EDC. His index roll of events include NYC Pride, LA Pride, Utopia Festival, Chicago Market Days, Aspen Gay Ski Week, Sydney Mardi Gras, & more. In his hometown of Denver, Suave founded PlayHaus - the city’s biggest collective of queer artists and DJs which continues to sell out and spotlight Denver’s rising dance scene.
FEATURING
SONIDEF . JADÉ . LAYTHEKEEL . LIVLEY BLAKE
Expect a mix of house, tech house, Pride anthems, R&B, dancehall, disco, and iconic dance-floor classics, creating the perfect soundtrack to close out Calgary Pride.
Whether you've been celebrating all weekend or you're joining us for one unforgettable night, DANCETERIA is where Calgary Pride comes together for its final dance.
This event sells out every year. Secure your tickets early and help us close out Pride Weekend in true Club Detour style.
Sunday, September 6
Commonwealth Bar & Stage
10:00 PM – 3:00 AM
18+
https://www.showpass.com/danceteria/
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