- Noon to 3:30 p.m.
- Our Sacred Bodies: Wellness & Affirmation Workshop
- Join Halifax Pride and the WabanakiTwoSpiritAlliance for this wellness-based workshop, focused on somatic healing, body sovereignty, and affirmations, including movement, smudging, and journaling. This event will take place in an on-site Teepee on the Garrison Grounds. Details via the Pride guide.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Spill The Tea Garden Party
- An afternoon of decadence. Join Chef Molotov in the Point Pleasant Park by the Summer House and feast upon a wild array of fanciful foraged food. Expect sweet things, tea sandwiches, jam filled pastries, whimsical and delectable bites to fill your stomach. Lay in the grass, sip your ice tea and listen to melodic music flowing in the wind. Be treated like the royalty all of us QTBIPOC babes were born to be. RSVP on Facebook.
- Location: Summer House Gazebo in Point Pleasant Park
- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- YMCA Family Swim
- Bring your kids, siblings, and family - whether chosen or by blood - to this all ages family swim! The YMCA Family Swim is an event meant to provide active living and fun for Queer families!
- Pre-registration is encouraged. ID is required upon entry.
- Location: John W. Lindsay YMCA, 5640 Sackville Street
- 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Halifax Wanderers' Pride Match + Tailgate
- Kick it with Pride for the Halifax Wanderers Pride and Diversity Match! Before you watch the Wanderers face off against Forge FC from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, come have a blast with lawn games and local drag artists at the pre-match tailgate 5:30pm - 7:00pm!
- Tickets: Range from $23 to $63.
- Location: Wanderers Grounds, Sackville Street
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- YMCA All Bodies Swim
- All bodies are encouraged to make a splash at the YMCA! Make some waves with your 2-Spirit, Trans, and Non-binary friends in the YMCA’s pool facilities. This swim is open to all bodies, but is focused on providing a safe space for our 2STGNC community members.
- Pre-registration is encouraged. ID is required upon entry
- Location: John W. Lindsay YMCA, 5640 Sackville Street
- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Butt Stuff: Spanking Party
- HaliHoEvents and Jellies are hitting you with something a lil extra cheeky this Pride! We're bringing you a party where you can flirt, watch, and spank—proudly. Whether you're a seasoned kinkster or a curious newbie, it's time to grab your favourite spanko and start planning your night! Whatever you do this Pride, make sure you do Butt Stuff!
- Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door (plus taxes and fees). Note: Please read safety guidelines in advance.
- Location: Jellies, 6250 Quinpool Road
- 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Pride at Carbon Arc with Lakeview and To The Moon
- For those who prefer to stay indoors, here's a weekend of local queer cinema featuring the Nova Scotia films Lakeview (lesbian dramedy, dir. Tara Thorne) and To The Moon (gay comedy, dir. Kevin Hartford). Q&As with the cast and crew will take place at the early shows: Friday for Moon and Saturday for Lakeview.
- Tickets: $12 each or $18 double feature.
- Location: Carbon Arc Cinema, 1747 Summer St (Museum of Natural History, entry via southern parking lot)
- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Dockside Divas - Live at Saltbox Shining Waters!
- Welcome to Docks like you have never seen them before! Come join us for a night of dancing, entertainment and pride hosted by QueeraBang? joined by drag royalty BabiaMajora?, HannibalLickeder, HelenaHavok?, and RachelLush?! Get ready to laugh, drink, and slay the night way. Whether you're a seasoned drag pro or a first-timer, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening filled with high energy performances, glamour, and good times! 19+
- Tickets: $20, available online. Doors open at 6, show starts at 7.
- Location: Saltbox at Shining Waters, 148 Nautical Way, Upper Tantallon
- 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Drag on the Silva ⛵️
- The 4th Annual Drag on the Silva is cruising into summer on July 24th and you do not want to miss the most glamorous voyage of the year!
- Hosted by ZaraMatrix with beats by Fawn Big Canoe and with performances by MirandaWrights, HeckellaJeckyll, FreedaWhales?, SaturnMatrix?, MyaFoxx, and X.
- Tickets: $60 (+ fees and taxes). Boarding at 6:30, show from 7 to 9.
- Location: 1751 Lower Water Street
- 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- AtlanticBoylesque presents Planet Pride Vol. 3: The Final Debrief
- Join us for the third and final chapter of the Planet Pride sexy space saga: The Final Debrief. This conclusion to the deep space odyssey of butts and balls will be our most exciting, hilarious and sexy of them all!
- Queen Kristyn and the Planet Pride Space Kittens have really gotten themselves into a pickle this year! Marooned on Company Planet in the dreaded Econoverse, the crew is forced to labour for much needed parts for their Pocket Rocket. However, the Company and its dreaded Board have other plans for the crew and their beloved home planet. Cum with the crew on harrowing escapes through mind-bending space holes led by hot heroes and celebrate the long awaited homecoming to Planet Pride!!!
- Intergalactic love orgy costumes encouraged.
- Tickets for burlesque show and space rave are sold separately.
- Location: The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street
- 8:00 p.m. to Midnight
- Back to the 80s Pride Party
- Five well-dressed dudes and a gal – including Nova Scotia radio host Jeff Douglas – fully (and we do mean FULLY) committed to the ’80s as music’s best decade, the dancing machine known as Height Requirement returns to The Carleton stage for a special Pride Week Party – with special guests ProshennaRett & AnnaMonaPia.
- The band always jams the room, so we suggest you get your tickets quickly, arrive early, and prepare to dance! This is a standing room show with limited seating with arrival by 7 PM – please email reservations@thecarleton.ca to confirm availability.
- Tickets: $20 + HST.
- Location: The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street
- 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- Planet Pride Space Rave
- AtlanticBoylesque's Planet Pride burlesque show will be followed, as always, by the much celebrated Planet Pride Space Rave. Three DJs, gogo dancers, lights by WaskoAV? and sound by the BlackBoxSoundCru. This year's headliner is international DJ and co-producer of Pep Rally, Toronto's hottest party series, Karim Olen Ash. Aniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiita and KittyBass? will also be on the decks laying down some super sexy beats.
- Intergalactic love orgy costumes encouraged.
- Tickets for burlesque show and space rave are sold separately.
- Location: The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street
- 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- Aftercare: The Afterparty
- HaliHoEvents and Jellies give you a chill vibe where you can cuddle, snack, hydrate, and connect. Part of Butt Stuff. Cost? TBD.
- Location: Jellies, 6250 Quinpool Road
- 10:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
- Balls Deep Disco Halifax Pride
- Disco kings and queens of Halifax... WE ARE COMING FOR YOU!! Get ready to dive into a night of non-stop disco rhythms at ‘Balls Deep Disco Halifax Pride!’ on Friday July 25th, 2025 in collaboration with VIX and with DJs Burn Baby & Fawn Big Canoe.
- Tickets: Tickets start at $15 (+ fees and taxes) and go up as we get closer to the event.
- Location: RumoursHFX, 1668 Lower Water Street.
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