Elk Valley Pride Festival
Mark your calendars for Sept 17-21, 2025!
Fernie Pride Society and the Elk Valley Pride Festival is grateful to learn, work, play, and organize on the unceded ancestral territory of the ?aqam and Ktunaxa Nation.
A rainbow celebration in the mountains!
Join us in Fernie for a 5-day celebration of Pride featuring a bike parade, flag raising, Spectrum Queer Arts Day, Rainbow Reads, drag storytime, workshops and education, Cooking with Queens, a puppy parade, drag shows, live music, and so much more!
See you in Fernie in mid to late September each year.
Spectrum Queer Arts Day
Fernie Pride invites 2SLGBTQ+ artists, creators, and community groups and organizations to join us at the Elk Valley Pride Festival in Fernie, BC. Specifically, we are asking you to come to Spectrum Arts; a celebration of queer arts and artists held on the Saturday of the Elk Valley Pride Festival.
We Would Love For You To Join Us
Festival Schedule of Events '24
See social media (Facebook) (Instagram) for details and announcements!
- WEDNESDAY 18TH
- 4:30 PM | Bike Decorating | The Arts Station, 601 1st Ave
- 7:30 PM | Rainbow Reels Movie Screening: Fire Island | [Get Tickets – FREE] The Arts Station, 601 1st Ave
- THURSDAY 19TH
- 5:30 PM | Flag Raising, Welcome Speeches| City Hall, 501 3rd Ave
- 5:45 PM | Pride Ride Bike Parade | City Hall, 501 3rd Ave
- 6:00 PM | The Pub Pride Picnic | [Pre-Order Details] Pre-Order with delivery to City Hall, 501 3rd Ave
- 7:00 PM | Spirits & Songs| Fernie Distillers, 531 1st Ave
- FRIDAY 20TH
- 9 AM | Pride Stride with Hike Fernie | [FREE] Meet at Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- 10:00 AM | Drag Story & Craft Time featuring Ella Lamoureux [Get Tickets – FREE] Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- 12:30 PM | Lunch & Learn with Dustin Dufault | [Get Tickets – $15] Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- 2:30 PM | Teen DJ Workshop with SNCKS (and snacks!)| [Get Tickets – FREE] Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- 4:30 – 6 PM | Cheers Queers Beer Social | Fernie Brewing Company, 26 Manitou Rd
- 6:30 PM | All Bodies Swim | Fernie Aquatic Centre, 250 Pine Ave
- 8:00 PM | Queer Prom with The Nuffs, Ella Lamoureux and Guests | [Get Tickets – $25 Ages 19+] Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- SATURDAY 21ST
- 9:30 AM | Queers on Gears Ridetheory Bike Ride | Meet at Fernie Senior’s Drop In Centre, 562 3rd Ave
- 12:00 – 6 PM | Spectrum Queer Arts Day | City Hall, 501 3rd Ave
- Featuring Live Music from Blonde Diamond, Parlour Panther, and Hyaenas, hosted by Nada Nuff and Ella Lamoureux, and many others!
- Beer Garden on-site. Please bring your I.D. and your own camp chair.
- Queer Skate Jam hosted by Edge of the Word. Fantastic prizes, a super sweet environment to meet new friends, learn something new, and skate during the performances!
- FREE, all-ages, universally accessible event.
- 7 PM | Rainbow Reads: Anne Fleming and Angie Abdou | [Get Tickets – FREE] Fernie Heritage Library, 492 3rd Ave
- SUNDAY 22ND
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- 10: 30 AM Drag Brunch | [Get Tickets – $25 Ages 19+] Fernie Senior’s Centre, 562 3rd Ave
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Grateful for the support of:
