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Discovery Islands Pride Weekend
August 11 to 13, 2023
Quadra Island, BC, Canada

​Media contact:
Marcus Greatheart
[email protected]
778-828-5832

For immediate release

3nd Annual Discovery Island Pride Weekend

Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, their families, friends and allies will gather on August 11, 2024 on Quadra Island. Following the huge success of our first two years, the organizing committee has a full slate of fun planned for Discover Islands Pride Festival and March 2024.

The weekend peaks on Sunday, August 11, 2022, with the Pride Festival and March in Quathiaski Cove. The excitement begins with a march  from 12:30-3pm beginning at the Coastal Community Credit Union  along Harper Road arriving at the to Quadra Elementary festival grounds . 

“From Quadra and Cortes to Read, Maurelle and beyond, we honour and celebrate the queer and trans people who make our communities fabulous,” says Monica Seitz, member of the Discovery Island Pride Society board.

Attendees of Sunday’s event will be entertained by musical and drag performers and a DJ, while taking in local vendors, resource tables, food and more. A kids zone will feature craft areas, games and face painting. 

March participants will meet at 11:45am near Aroma Cafe and proceed along the main drag of ‘The Cove’, raising their voices and awareness. On arrival at the festival grounds, the entertainment will follow a territorial acknowledgement. Discovery Islands Pride gathers and celebrates on the unceded territory of the Laichwiltach people, in particular, the We Wai Kai Nation. 

The festival site is within walking distance of the ferry from Campbell River. Limited shuttle service will be available between the Quathiaski Cove ferry terminal and festival site for those with accessibility needs who contact the Pride organizers in advance. 

For more information, visit www.dipride.ca.

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