- 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Family Pride Party
- It's time to celebrate Pride! Drop into Captain William Spry Public Library for stories and songs that celebrate love, identity, and community. We're also making crafts - let your creativity shine with rainbow-coloured masterpieces! More info online.
- Location: Captain William Spry Public Library, 16 Sussex Street
- 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Back to Our Roots Picnic and Market
- Presented as part of Halifax Pride 2025 with the Enchante Network and CGLCC. Celebrate Black queer creativity, resilience, and community at the Back to Our Roots Picnic and Market: a vibrant gathering of local Black 2SLGBTQI+ artisans, makers, and visionaries. Rooted in joy and resistance, this market is more than a place to shop, it's a space to connect, reflect, and flourish together. Come explore handmade goods, art, fashion, and wellness products crafted with care, all while enjoying free food, good vibes, and live music by Black queer and trans artists. Whether you're here to support local talent or just soak in the energy, this is a space for us, by us to shine and grow.
- In the spirit of Halifax Pride’s 2025 theme, Flourish, we invite you to celebrate where we come from and everything we’re growing into More info online.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- Noon to 2:00 p.m.
- Bigger Bodies Picnic
- The YouthProject is excited to announce that we will once again be hosting a potluck-style picnic for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who identify as living in a bigger body. This picnic will be a free gathering held.
- This event is for ages 16+ Participants are encouraged to bring any food or snacks of their choice. Participants are also more than welcome to bring food or snacks to share with others, but you are not obligated to. Please be mindful of food allergies if you are planning to bring any items to share. Prepackaged food should come in their original packaging with the ingredients list, and homemade goods should come with an ingredient list if possible. Bringing food or snacks is not mandatory for attending the picnic. The Youth Project will be providing some snacks, drinks, and pastries for those who attend. If you have any specific dietary restrictions, please reach out via email so we can have something prepared for you. Sunscreen will be available on sight.
- **This event is intended for folks who identify as living in a bigger body (or those who might identify as larger, plus size, etc). We will not be defining what qualifies as a “bigger body.” If you feel like this space is for you and you want to come, then please attend. If you would like a support person to attend alongside you who does not identify as a bigger-bodied person, this is welcome. If you have any questions, please feel free to email calendula@youthproject.ns.ca
- Location: Hope Blooms, 2346 Brunswick Street
- 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Queer Connections: Newcomer Picnic
- Whether you are new to Halifax or a long-time Haligonian, allow new connections to bloom at the Newcomer Picnic! Bring a blanket or a chair to have some snacks and mingle, or join us for lawn games and bingo, the choice is yours! Get friending at this event co-hosted by QueerArabsHalifax, the RainbowRefugeesNS, and YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs. More info online.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Drag Me to Dinner + Bingo
- Hosted by the iconic DevaStation, this event will include live performances by Deva, StephPeaks, and Michael Hunter. Check-in is from 6 to 6:30, bingo from 6:30 to 7:30, followed by a chance to meet the performers. Receive a FREE $10 Halifax Shopping Centre gift card when you check in, plus be entered to win prizes from HSC retailers.
- 100% of proceeds will be donated to support The YouthProject.
- Tickets: $11.98, online.
- Location: Terrace, dining hall (Level 1), Halifax Shopping Centre, 7001 Mumford Road
- 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Dyke Night Live - A Sapphic Music Showcase
- Get ready for an UNFORGETTABLE night of iconic sapphic bops covered by all your favourite local queer artists and musicians! In true DykeNightHalifax fashion, every person involved in this event (from producers to musicians to singers to graphic designers) is gender diverse!! (Specifically queer women, and trans/nonbinary folks)
- Tickets: Early bird, $15; Advance, $20; or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30.
- Location: Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street
- 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Free Bathhouse Tours
- As a part of the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival, NightSpa is opening their doors to the public for a FREE tour night to anyone 19+ who is interested in seeing Halifax's only queer, mixed gender, bathhouse. Tours don’t only show you the facilities and how the equipment works but goes over our rules and etiquette as well. Tours take about 10-15 minutes so arrive any time between the scheduled event time and one of our tour guides will be happy to take you through the space. The spa will not be operating during these tours, but this is still adults only. Members and non-members are welcome to come see the venue so tell your friends! Not a Night Spa member yet? Please take a moment to apply to be a member so you can attend our active events. We do not allow walk ins to these events, and do not accept same day applications so apply now so you can attend later. More info online.
- Location: NightSpa, 2199 Gottingen Street
- 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- North End Queer Retro Youth Prom
- This 15+ event is free for everyone. There will be a costume contest (we're working towards gathering some prom outfits for those who are looking for a selection!). There will also be a lip sync battle, best runway walk, sensory space (low-sensory space with games), and goodie bags with queer-focused health material.
- Advance registration required.
- Location: VeithHouse, 3115 Veith Street
- 8:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- The Bump
- Get ready to feel the fantasy- The Bump is back and bigger than ever. This high-energy drag show is one of Halifax Pride’s most iconic nights, bringing together dazzling local talent and international stars for a night of pure queer spectacle.
- This year’s headliner? The one and only Detox! RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty and a true drag icon. Kick off parade weekend with fierce performances, big attitude, and a whole lot of rhinestones. You know her from slaying across your screen on both RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 and RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars season 2, come meet the one and only Detox at Halifax Pride this year. More info online.
- Meet-and-greet from 8 to 9; general admission doors open at 8:30, show starts at 9.
- Tickets: General admission, $12; General admission and Meet & Greet, $30. This is a 19+ event.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
- Queer Premises: Pride Kick-Off Party
- NightSpa kicks-off the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival with a fabulous night of mixed gender bathhouse fun! Halifax's only bathhouse is a queer space open to all genders every week (19+). While everyone is welcome to apply, we are queer focused. We are queer owned and operated, as our staff are all queer/trans with a couple of allies too. Members and their guests, may come rent a locker or pay a little more and party in a private room. Soak in the hot tub or sweat it out in the sauna. Night Spa is an all-accepting space with over 5000 members. While not everyone may be attending for the same reasons, surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals has such a comforting freedom to it. Not a Night Spa member yet? Please take a moment and apply to be a member. Walk ins are not allowed, and we do not accept same day applications so apply now so you can attend later. There is no cost to apply or upfront fee to being a member. More info online.
- Location: NightSpa, 2199 Gottingen Street
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