Nanaimo Pride Parade Celebrates Progress

Nanaimo Pride parade celebrates progress

Hundreds gathered from across Vancouver Island to witness or take part in Nanaimo Pride’s biggest parade and festival to date, with 75 floats and a celebratory energy unmatched. The parade marched through downtown Nanaimo on Sunday, June 14, representing the long advocacy for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights across the country. One attendee, Julie Rogers came out as lesbian 48 years ago when she was 17. She said that for her, Pride represents freedom to be who…

Nanaimo goes full-rainbow for annual Pride Parade

NANAIMO — Around 75 parade entries lined up for the 2026 Nanaimo Pride Parade. The Sunday, June 14, event capped a week of Pride-themed celebrations and saw onlookers line the parade route down Fitzwilliam St., across the Bastion St. bridge, across the Pride crosswalk, and down Front St. towards Maffeo Sutton Park. Sunny skies greeted parade entrants and those watching on, with the parade leading to a festival at the park Sunday afternoon, featu…