The Victoria Pride Society is hosting the Victoria Pride Parade this Sunday, July 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This annual event celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion with the largest display of Pride on Vancouver Island. An estimated 40,000 spectators are expected to view the parade, which has more than 120 entries each year.
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Location: The new parade route will start at Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue and head south on Douglas. It will turn right at Humboldt Street, left on Government Street, right on Belleville Street and left on Menzies Street. The parade will end at Menzies and Kingston Streets as participants and spectators make their way to MacDonald Park for more celebrations.
Getting to and from the event: This event is located near Victoria's cycling network and close to multiple transit routes - check BC Transit for route options. The free Downtown Victoria Bike Valet will be open,as well as a free bike valet at Macdonald Park on the corner of Niagara and Oswego for the Festival in the Park. Walking to the event is also encouraged.
The downtown areas surrounding the parade route will be very busy until approximately 2 p.m.
Road closures: Expect multiple road closures between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. along the parade route. Rolling closures will take place beginning at Douglas and Pandora, south on Douglas to Humboldt, west on Humboldt to Government, south on Government to Belleville, west on Belleville to Menzies and south on Menzies to the parking lot at Superior and Menzies.
The Johnson Street Bridge will remain open, however traffic heading east during the parade closure will be re-routed along Fort Street and Government Street to bypass congestion.
Alternate routes to downtown and to the US ferries will include Blanshard Street, Cook Street, Quadra Street to Dallas Road and around Dallas Road.
During this time, there will be no available parking on portions of Herald Street, Fisgard Street and Chatham Street to allow for float marshalling, in addition to the parade route on Douglas Street from Chatham Street to Humboldt Street.