One of the signature events of Pride Fest ‘25 is the PEI Pride Parade, when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown. The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26—UPEI, the UPEI Student Union, UPEI Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!

All students, staff, faculty, and alumni (and family and friends!) are invited to join the celebration! 

Participants are asked to meet at 10:30 am on parade day at the Panther recruitment vehicle in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. The parade begins at 11:00 am and ends at approximately 12:00 pm.

Wear bright rainbow colours and be ready to wave and cheer! As an option, you can purchase UPEI Pride t-shirts from the UPEI Bookstore or decorate your existing UPEI wardrobe with bursts of Pride colour.  

Another idea is to attend the UPEISU’s “Pride Tie-Dye" event on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge, located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All supplies, including tie-dye kits and white t-shirts will be provided at no cost, so you can create your own custom design to wear in the Pride Parade or keep it as a fun memento. (This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty!)  

If you are unable to make it to the parade, you can express support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in other ways such as wearing bright rainbow colours and/or decorating your workspaces during the 10-day PEI Pride Festival.

Pride PEI is looking for volunteers to help with set-up and tear-down for the Pride parade on July 26 and the Rainbow Road on August 2. For information to volunteer, email Chantal at chantal.hayman@pridepei.ca