Granville
Island Lounge
Experience the transformation of the iconic Granville Island into a Queer haven from August 1st to August 4th. We’re thrilled to finally return to this space and celebrate the work of community organizers who continue to create space for 2SLGBTQAI+ communities.
Check out the full schedule below.
One Night
Stand-Up
by Comedy Here Often
Aug 1, 7:00PM
Join us at Granville Island for some laughs at One Night Stand-Up, presented by the award-winning Comedy Here Often? Grab some friends, come early for some pre-show music and enjoy a lineup of the city’s funniest queer comedians!
Fruit Forward
Pride 2024
Aug 2, 5:00pm
Kick off your pride weekend in style with Fruit Forward! Whether you consider yourself a wine aficionado or you are simply a casual enjoyer of life’s greatest grape juice, come join us on Friday August 2nd on Granville Island for some fun in the sun!
We’ll have a stunning selection of natural wine, DJs, games and an opportunity to connect up with friends old and new!
Hotlatch
Pride
Aug 2 , 10:00pm
HOTLATCH PRIDE is bringing together the hottest queer Indigenous artists for an open-air dance party. Join DJ KOTA, DJ PAISLEY EVA, and DJ SALISH SIRIANO sharing the bill and the best in Indigenous excellence with INDIGENOUS drag performers from Canada's Drag Race! The beats will be playing, and the dance floor will bounce from start to finish.
Sweet Soul
Saturday:
Hot Fruit Figure Drawing
& soul stories
Aug 3, 4:00pm
Join Hot Fruit Figure Drawing for a special pride edition from 4pm - 6:30pm! We'll have two models for this session. Bring your favourite drawing supplies! We'll have a limited amount to share on hand in case you don't have any or are trying figure drawing for the first time. No prior experience necessary!
And from 6:30pm - 9pm, you’re invited to join fanny kearse & their friends, river rowan stone and sue chan for a he(art) full evening of music, poetry, inner child freedom & collective witnessing. 11 open mic spots* are available for queermunity offerings. pre-registration is required to claim spots - email
Gateo
Pride
Aug 3, 10:00pm
This Pride, we want to see all the Latinx Femmes and Enbys joining us for an open-air block party at Gateo Pride Stage on Granville Island to celebrate our queerness! For this edition, we are thrilled to welcome Bronx-based, Dominicana DJ Ultraviolet from House of Yes NYC! Gatitxs, vamos a shake ass to the sexiest beats from Latin America and The Caribbean, guaranteed! Meoww
Gaymer
Pride 2024
Aug 4, 1:00pm
It is with great honour that the Vancouver Gaymers host this year's Gaymer Pride! You can join the party on Sunday, August 4th from 1pm at the Ocean Arts Pavilion on Granville Island for an afternoon of games, friends and nerdy fun. At 5pm, join us for a free show featuring the KoOpa TroOpas band, playing some of your favourite game soundtrack live for you.
Entrance is free. Fun is inevitable.
See you there!
“Last Dance”
Closing Party
Aug 4, 8:00pm
Come join us for our LAST DANCE on Granville Island as we close out our biggest Pride celebration yet.
As the sun dips below the horizon, marking the close of a weekend filled with festivities, join us beneath the stars for a closing ceremony, with remarks from our sponsors and the community.
EDZI’U will grace us with a mesmerizing live set in the open air, while our lineup of talented local DJs—AKASUBLIME, NJOKI NJOKI, DR BPM, FAST G, and ZULEYYMA—will keep the energy soaring throughout the night.
