Pride Toronto To Hit This Weekend
Posted June 30, 2010 12:33 pm.
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The big parade won’t hit Toronto until Sunday but there are still plenty of Pride events around the city.
The festival, organized by Pride Toronto, has been running since 1981 and an estimated 1.2 million people are expected to attend this year.
Last year, there were worries that a strike by municipal employees would cancel the party – but it went off without a hitch.
And despite money woes – Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled $400,000 in federal funding from the organization – the parade and other events are still going strong.
All week long, “Spotlight Series: A remount of the National Portrait Collection of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives” has been free to the public at 34 Isabella Street.
On Wednesday, it was women’s golf day at Angus Glen.
Friday will see Gay for Comedy, hosted by former Kids in the Hall player Scott Thompson, at the Panasonic Theatre.
On Saturday and Sunday, Family Pride – including bouncy castles and face-painting – will take place at Church Street Public School. There’s also a fundraising race, the Pride & Remembrance Run, on Saturday.
And the Dyke March, a Toronto institution since 1996, will hit the streets on Saturday.
Finally, all flags come out on Sunday for the big, bold, 30th Annual Pride Parade. It starts at 2pm at Bloor and Church with Grand Marshals are Amanda Taylor and Todd Klinck.
