Pride · Montreal
Fierté Montréal
2026 · 31 Jul to 9 Aug 2026
Organized by Fierté Montréal · First held in 1979
About
Fierté Montréal runs a Pride festival of about ten days each summer, from late July into August. Most events take place in the Village, with free shows at the Olympic Park Esplanade, Community Days on Sainte-Catherine Street East, and the Pride Parade along René-Lévesque Boulevard on the final day.
Parade
Sunday 9 August 2026
The parade started at 1 p.m. and covered about 1.9 km along René-Lévesque Boulevard, from Robert-Bourassa Boulevard to Atateken Street in the Village.
Festival
The 20th edition ran ten days, with Community Days on Sainte-Catherine Street East on August 7 and 8 and free evening shows at the Olympic Park Esplanade on August 7 to 9. The organizer reported more than one million participants across the festival.
History
In 1979 activist John Banks formed La Brigade Rose, which held Montreal's first Pride parade with 52 marchers. Divers/Cité ran the city's Pride festival from 1993, and Fierté Montréal became the official organizer in 2007; it hosted the first Canada Pride in 2017.