Time Out Market Montréal, part of the official Fierté Montréal 2025 Festival, is celebrating with a family-friendly drag brunch. Head to the Market on Sunday, August 3, at 11:30 a.m. to catch Barabada—drag queen extraordinaire—at noon, and the kids workshops from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Click on the link to reserve your spot!
Fierté Montréal Festival is the largest LGBTQ+ gathering in the Francophone world. In addition to the city’s welcoming LGBTQ+ bars and hangouts, Montreal is putting on a star-studded show that's focused on community and involvement.
The 2025 parade theme, "Blossom here, now!", celebrates the right of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to grow, thrive, and love openly.
Montreal’s first Pride march was held in June 1979 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. La Brigade Rose organizers in Montreal drew 52 marchers in 1979. Forty years later, in 2019, total attendance at Montreal Pride topped 3 million.
This summer’s festival features live in-person performances, concerts and activities on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park—Montreal Pride’s main site—as well as in the LGBTQ+ Village and downtown.
What time does the Pride parade start in Montreal?
The 2025 Pride parade is on Sunday, August 10 at 1 p.m.
When is the Fierté Montréal Festival?
This 19th edition of Fierté runs from July 31 to August 10, 2025.
What are the festival highlights?
Expect major free shows with more than 200 artists. Free admission to all outdoor events on the Esplanade Tranquille downtown in the Quartier des spectacles and on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park.
Find Time Out's programming highlights below, and for the full programming visit fiertemtl.com.
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