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Pride Community Picnic
6480 MacKay Avenue
6 July 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please join us for a mellow afternoon of food, music and community fun for all ages!
Our community BBQ will be held at Maywood Park, July 6th 1-4pm. All community members are welcome! We encourage folks to carpool or take transit.
We’re delighted to announce that the Burnaby Neighbourhood House will be cooking up a storm for us. There’ll be a selection of hot dogs (meat/veggie/Halal), and pop and chips will be available by suggested donation of $3-5 (further donations are welcome!)
You can sign up on Eventbrite or just walk in!
See you there!
- What to bring:
- Lawn chairs
- Picnic Blankets
- Water
- Dress for the weather – jackets, hats, sunscreen and sunglasses
Click here to see our featured musicians…
Tomaio is a cover artist and aspiring songwriter who uses their voice and guitar to share music with a wide variety of listeners. After playing for 16 years, they’ve found music to be a source of joy and healing, drawing inspiration from artists like Jack Johnson, Rebecca Sugar, and their younger selves. Their music reflects their experiences as a queer Filipinx settler, navigating various roles and relationships within their community on the traditional lands of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations. Tomaio aspires for their music to serve as a comforting and grounding presence, inviting listeners to connect deeply with their own emotions and stories.
The Dimes are a group like no other. Their specialty is in all things throw-back, covering the best music from the best decades. Performing songs from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, they truly have something for everyone. Their show is made extra special with the inclusion of beautiful costumes as well as dance choreography for each number. Sing along and dance along to favourites from ABBA, The Supremes, Cher, Madonna, Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain and many more!
Mina Chan is a pianist, singer-songwriter, pianist, and storyteller with a imaginative fantasy prone personality that has been performing for several years in unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Territory (“Vancouver”). Through her fairy tale inspired music, she hopes to spark the imagination and encourage people to embrace the magic of the world around us.
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
** Location:
Maywood Park is a Burnaby public park. The address is: 6480 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 2J6 BC.
The park features a playground and small shaded area, we will also be providing some small tents for more shade!
Enter on McKay Ave for accessible to the BBQ site.
** Food
Available by donation ($3 – $5 suggested). We will have hot dogs, with veggie, and halal options as well as gluten free buns, chips and iced tea. We encourage folks to also bring their own food as we may run out throughout the day.
** ASL Interpretation:
If you need ASL interpretation services please let us know by June 30, 2024. Please email: coordinator@burnabypride.com
** Transit:
Metrotown Skytrain station (6 minute walk, 450 Meters)
Bus 130 Willingdon/to Metrotown (5 minute walk,350 Meters)
** Parking:
Parking is extremely limited so we encourage you to carpool or take transit if possible.
There is limited parking available on McKay Avenue and Silver Avenue on either side of the park
** Washrooms:
There will be two portable washrooms on site one of which will be an accessible washroom. These washrooms will not be gendered.
** Event/Area:
Outdoor RAIN/SHINE with some shade/cover under some of the trees. There will be few popup tents for shade.
** Seating Options:
Seating is limited (a few picnic tables and benches are available in the park), please bring your own chairs/picnic blankets, or cushions.
** Speakers/Performers:
Microphones and amplification will be used.
** Terrain:
The terrain is mostly level but can be uneven with a mixture of grass and dirty areas There is a small children’s park which contains wood chips. A long paved path runs through the park from one end to the other. There is a large amount of trees and foliage that may make the terrain uneven
** Fragrance-Reduced:
Burnaby Pride acknowledges community members experiencing chemical sensitivities.
For the health and safety of volunteers, performers, and guests it is important that everyone come fragrance-free or reduced to this event. For information on how and why to be fragrance-free, see https://csw.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Fragrance-Free-Toolkit_FINAL.pdf If you have questions, or if you are not sure you can be fragrance-free, please contact Athena at info@burnabypride.com.
** EMF-REDUCED:
Burnaby Pride acknowledges a growing number of individuals affected by electrical hypersensitivity (EHS) and would like to help support a safer event for everyone. We ask that picnic attendees power off their cell phones fully or place them on airplane mode for the duration of the event.
** COVID 19 Aware:
The safety and well-being of our community is important for us. Burnaby Pride follows the recommendations of the Fraser Health Authority. Our pride celebration is outdoors in a park. Mask wearing is optional, but encouraged in group settings.As always if you feel at all like you may be sick or are showing symptoms of any possibly contagious illness please stay home. We also encourage our attendees to take the necessary precautions for their safety and we’ll have sanitation stations and masks onsite available for those that need them.
If you would like to use a mask or hand sanitizer, please visit the Burnaby Pride Table at the event.
If you have questions please contact coordinator@burnabypride.com.