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Burnaby Pride Festival

26 July @ 3:00 pm 7:00 pm

Now in its ninth year, Burnaby’s Pride event takes place at Civic Square and celebrates the diversity of the local 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic, Plus) community and all those who support them! 

Burnaby Pride Festival:

Location
6100 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N5
Burnaby Civic Square is a public park.

The event will include a large stage with amplification, multiple community booths, and food trucks. We will have lawn games, performances, an accessible shaded area, cool down and low sensory areas, and an EMF-Reduced zone. There will be portable washrooms on site all non-gendered and there will be accessible washrooms available.

Food trucks:
We will have a variety of food trucks onsite:

  • Japadog
  • Chickpea
  • Indish
  • Crema

Community Partners

  • BCIT Pride
  • Burnaby Art Gallery
  • Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table / Burnaby Family Life
  • Burnaby Lake Park Association
  • Burnaby Neighbourhood House/quest+
  • Burnaby pride info tent
  • Burnaby Public Library
  • Burnaby School District
  • City of Burnaby -Creekside Youth Centre
  • Connecting Queer Communities
  • DIVESEcity Community Resources Society
  • Foundry
  • Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
  • Little & Littler Books (The Littlest Dinosaur)
  • Live Educate Transform Society
  • Out On The Shelves Library
  • Pacific Blue Cross
  • Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre
  • Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society
  • Support The Scene
  • Trans Care BC

Low Sensory Space

Hosted by LETS (Live Educate Transform Society), fidgets, water, quieter environment away from the stage

Kids Zone

Face painting, bubble fairy shows and lawn games will take place on the lawn next to the courtyard for children and adults to enjoy!

Transit

Metrotown Skytrain station (3 minute walk about 200 meters) After getting off the skytrain you can cross at the crosswalk on McKay Ave and Central Boulevard to arrive at the event!

Bus options:

  • 130, Kootenay Loop
  • 19, Kingsway/To Downtown
  • 119, Kingsway to Metrotown Station
  • 129, Holdom Station
  • 222, Willingdon Express/To Phibbs Exchange
  • 430, Brighouse Station
  • 116, Edmonds Station
  • 49, UBC
  • 110, Lougheed
  • 31, River District
  • 146, Marine Drive
  • 147, Edmonds Station
  • 144, SFU

Parking

Street parking in surrounding areas There is limited parking on site so we encourage folks to take transit or carpool when possible. 

*More parking information will be provided closer to the date.

Terrain

The terrain in the park is uneven in areas and a mixture of three zones; grass, concrete, and paved stone squares. Please note we will NOT have the plastic decking we have had in previous years due to the barrier to accessibility it created.

Washrooms 

Portable accessible washrooms are available on site. The Burnaby Public Library Metrotown will be open and offer other washroom facilities.

Seating:

Folding chairs in a shaded seating area, lots of space to sit on the lawn if you would like to bring chairs or blankets!

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Microphones and amplification will be used. 

ASL interpreters will be available at the stage area of the park

Blind/Low Vision
Visual descriptions will be provided prior to each performance

Fragrance-Reduced

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 If you have questions, or if you are not sure you can be fragrance-free, please contact Athena at info@burnabypride.com.

Drinking Water: There is a public water refilling station located in the park. Bring your water bottles to refill!

First aid: A first aid tent will be stationed towards the back of the park. There will be clear signage indicating the location. In an emergency, please dial 911 and notify an event staff member. Event staff will be wearing our pink t-shirts with the word “Staff” on the back of the shirt.

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.  

Please power down all electronics or put cell-phones in airplane mode if possible. 

We will have a section of the festival as a dedicated EMF-Reduced space. Only enter or sit in this area with electronic devices powered down please!

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.  As always if you feel at all like you may be sick or are showing symptoms of any possibly contagious illness please stay home. Our pride celebration is outdoors in a park. Mask wearing is optional, but encouraged in group settings. We also encourage our attendees to take the necessary precautions for their safety and we’ll have hand sanitizer and masks onsite available for those that need them.

If you would like to use a mask or hand sanitizer, please visit the Pink Burnaby Pride Info Table at the event.

Keeping safe:

As you know with the increase of hate and threats against our community the risk of hateful protesters and provocations has increased. The safety of our community is of extreme importance to us. We have a safety plan and a team in place to deal with any protesters. 

For your safety and the safety of your team, avoid approaching or engaging protesters.

Document any incidents and report them to Burnaby Pride staff or security.

Protect your body and your mind. Remove yourself if you are triggered or in any danger.

Security personnel will be located around the site. Familiarize yourself with them and neighboring booths when you arrive so that you know where to find your closest support network.

Burnaby Pride holds our meetings and events on the unceded and traditional territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Hul’q’umi’num’ / Halq’eméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking people. We recognize that this acknowledgement is a tiny piece in the larger context of the ongoing work that must be done to challenge the legacies of colonialism and create palpable disruptive change and true reconciliation.

Burnaby Pride

info@burnabypride.com


Burnaby Pride

Burnaby Civic Square

6100 Willingdon Ave
Burnaby, British Columbia V5H 4N5 Canada
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