HAPPY PRIDE! 🏳️🌈
All Welcome!
Every year at the end of August Pride Week begins! This is a series of fun events held around the city celebrating diversity and inclusion.
Monday August 25 - Sunday August 31, 2025
Calgary Pride Week PARADE & FESTIVAL
1) Calgary Pride Festival
Head down to Prince’s Island Park for a 2 day outdoor festival Aug 30-31. Here you'll find sensational performances by iconic drag queen headliners, alongside other amazing local talent and DJs. Relax in the beer or sober gardens, and explore food trucks, a curated marketplace, and so much more. FREE!
2) Calgary Pride Parade
The Calgary Pride Parade will be held on Sunday August 31st, 2025 from 11am to noon. The parade will go along 9th ave downtown. Starting at The Confluence (previously Fort Calgary) and ending at 5th St. SW.
Pride All year long
The Attic
Queer Calgary
The Attic
The Carly’s Angels Drag Show has been performing at the venue for 25 years! They also host many other drag shows each week, and have great pizza!
Dickens
Queer Calgary
The Attic
A downtown bar with a calendar PACKED with drag shows. They also host punk events, and have fun, themed performances. Their Tuesday show, They Got Talent, is a great way to see new drag artist.
Queer Calgary
Queer Calgary
Skipping Stone
If you're looking for a chill evening and making friendships, Queer Calgary is great for that! Queer Calgary presents themself as a community hub for LGBTQ2+ Calgarians. They host weekly and monthly events like board game, roller skating, or arts & craft nights!
Skipping Stone
Twisted Element
Skipping Stone
Alongside connecting trans and gender-diverse Albertans to health care, they host gender-affirming talk groups and events for Calgarians seeking community and support
Twisted Element
Twisted Element
Twisted Element
Probably the most well-known gay nightclub in Calgary. Popular drag queens and local talents perform here every other weekend.
WERK YYC
Twisted Element
Twisted Element
They host huge drag queen events, bringing RuPaul’s Drag Race legends and gay icons to Calgary.
Centre for Sexuality
Centre for Sexuality
Centre for Sexuality
Occasionally hosts smaller in-person events great for LGBTQ2+ Calgarians seeking community.
Lavender Club
Centre for Sexuality
Centre for Sexuality
Hosts community events like markets and movie nights for lesbians and sapphic people. If you’re looking to make new friends, try one of their events!
Black Pride YYC
Centre for Sexuality
Black Pride YYC
A pride organization in Calgary that ensures pride is a safe space for African Black & Caribbean communities too.
Texas Lounge
Calgary Queer Arts Society
Black Pride YYC
A chill gay dive bar that's been in Calgary since 1987. They host weekly karaoke nights, DJs, and drag shows.
Calgary Queer Arts Society
Calgary Queer Arts Society
Calgary Queer Arts Society
They support queer artist in creating arts and performances for the stage. They don’t have events too often, but its great to support local queer art.