For years, SEIU-West has marched in pride parades. As a union, we celebrate and fight for equality and diversity. This year will look different with COVID 19 restrictions, but there are still ways to participate. Here are some activities throughout the province that will be updated as we get times and locations confirmed. HAPPY PRIDE!
SOUTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN PRIDE
Swift Current Pride week: July 10 – 17, 2021.
Pride Flag Raising
- Date: July 12
Time: noon
Location: Market Square, Swift Current
Family Rainbow Glow Bowling
- Date: July 15
- Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Location: Social Bowl
- No cost to bowl.
Movie Night
- Date: July 16
- More details to come
Market Square
- Date: July 17
- Time: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Come visit our booth by the music stage.
- Face painting, buttons, information available.
Queer Brunch
- Date: July 17
- Time: 11:30 am on
- Location: Nightjar restaurant
“Show Your Pride” Photo Contest
- Weeklong submission to [email protected]
- Business and Individual entry categories: Business, Family & Human
- Send pics of your business decorations, Pride gear, rainbow pet wear, etc.
- Final judging on Saturday, July 17
Pride Passport
- Pick up a passport at any event or print it off at https://8dfcfbf8-c58e-4c07-8bdf-441b57ab8d4b.filesusr.com/ugd/3f1bfe_247b707a5561488bb3cc198d5111d780.pdf
- Check off events you attend in person or virtually.
- Bring your Pride Passport of our booth on Saturday, July 17 at Market Square to enter for draws for some amazing gifts.
LGBTQ+ Book Reviews
- Monday – Friday on social media and website.
- Reader submitted reviews of LGBTQ+ books of multiple genres.
Disc Golf
- Date: July 13
- Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- Location: Riverside Park Disc Golf course.
- Check in by O’Rudy’s. (They are also selling rainbow ice cream.)
- Play free of charge.
- Bring a Frisbee if you have one.
Queer Trivia Night
- Wednesday July 14
- Where: Lucky Charlies
- When: 7:30 pm
- Bring your team, or connect at the pub.
- No charge to enter.
Movie Night
- Friday, July 16
- Where: Cinema Twin Theatre
Show us your Pride Passport and we’ll give you a special prize and enter you name into our draw for more amazing prizes!
Drive-In Drag Show July 10
7:00pm– all ages welcome;
9:00 pm – 16 years +
Location: Kinetic Park North gate access
- Tickets on sale now. https://allmylinks.com/yxedragcollective
REGINA - QUEEN CITY PRIDE
Pride Week: June 4 – 13
June 5, 9AM - 1PM - Queer Local Market
- Queen City Pride and the Regina Farmers’ Market are proud to present the Queer Local Market! Visit the Queer Local Market and explore artists, artisans, community groups, and service organizations! This year’s market will take place on June 5th, 2021, alongside our friends at the Regina Farmers’ Market. Discover all that Regina’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities have to offer. Buy from local artists and artisans, learn from service organizations, and get involved with the community!
- Date: June 5, 2021
- Time: 9 am – 1 pm
- Location: Regina Farmers’ Market, City Square Plaza (12th Ave & Cornwall St)
Pride Up Your Place Contest
- Help make Regina a bright and vibrant city for Pride. Take part in our decorating contest and enter for a chance to win prizes in three different categories (Community & Residential, Business: Offices & Desks, Business: Storefronts & Displays).
- Free to enter for Community & Residential, $10 for Business.
- Entry period: May 15 – June 3.
- Voting period: June 4 – June 13.
- Link to Queen City Pride page about contest
- Submit your information to be considered for various artist/performer opportunities during Pride.
- Link to Queen City Pride page with Artist/Performer application form
QC Pride Online 50/50
• Queen City Pride's Online 50/50 is Bigger than Ever! Now you can enter from ANYWHERE in Saskatchewan.
• Support Pride and play RIGHT NOW at https://pride5050.ca
• Tickets on sale now! The draw date is June 13th, 2021, at 5:00 PM.
TICKET PRICES
1 TICKET FOR $5
10 TICKETS FOR $30
25 TICKETS FOR $50
Funds raised from this raffle go towards future programming initiatives of Regina Pride Inc. which support our local communities.
Drive-In Drag Show
- Date: June 5
- Time & Location: TBA
- Tickets on sale now. https://allmylinks.com/yxedragcollective
SASKATOON PRIDE
Pride Week: June 12 – 19
Theme: Still Here Still Queer
YXE Drag Collective Drive-In Drag Show
- Date: June 12, 2021
- Time & Location: TBA
- Tickets on sale now. https://allmylinks.com/yxedragcollective
Out in the Open Stage
- A performance event in partnership with the Persephone Theatre, OUTSaskatoon & Saskatoon Pride.
- Date: June 17, 2021
- Time: TBA
- Location: Virtual
MOOSE JAW PRIDE Week: May 22 – 29
May 22 - June 30, 11AM-5PM - Moose Jaw Pride Scavenger Hunt at the Western Development Museum
- Celebrate Pride with the Western Development Museum! Locate all of the artifacts on your scavenger hunt sheet in the Museum using the colours of the Pride flag.
- The scavenger hunt is free with Museum admission.
- Note: The WDM Moose Jaw is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. The first hour of each weekday is reserved for those 65+ and anyone more vulnerable to COVID-19.
- For more information contact WDM Moose Jaw 1-306-693-5989 or [email protected]
May 24, 6PM - Rollin' with Pride: DnD One Shot
Ready to roll?
- Join Dungeon Master Wrenn in this super-family-friendly one-shot Pride Week Dungeon & Dragons experience.
- New to DnD? No problem. Wrenn has created 10 characters for you to choose from and will guide you through a super rad and super queer adventure that is appropriate for all ages.
Limited spots available, click here to signup!
May 29, 11AM - Moose Jaw Pride Car Parade
- Starting at 11:00 am from the Town N Country Mall.
- Cars will parade through many of the Moose Jaw neighbourhoods
May 29th, 7PM - Drive-In Drag Show
- Join drag artists from across the province right here in Moose Jaw, from the comfort of your vehicle.
- Drag the whole family to the 7pm show and then go tuck the young ones in before returning for the late edition at 9pm.
- Location TBA
- Tickets on sale now. https://allmylinks.com/yxedragcollective