Windsor-Essex Pride

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest is an LGBT Pride festival, held annually in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[1] The event is organized by Windsor Essex Pride Fest, a non-profit organization, and is currently held in early August each year.

The event was first held in 1992.[1] Most festival events take place at the downtown Riverfront Festival Plaza,[2] with the concluding parade taking place on Ouellette Avenue between Elliott Street and Riverside Drive.[2]

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest also organizes other LGBT community events throughout the year,[3] as well as participating in tourism marketing projects including the publication of an LGBT tourism guide to Windsor and Essex County in 2012.[4] The organization received a $210,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2012 to expand its programming.[3]

References
  1. "Windsor Pride Fest becoming more family-friendly". Windsor Star, August 8, 2012.
  2. "Pride Fest Underway". Blackburn Radio, August 10, 2012.
  3. "Windsor-Essex Pride Fest gets $210K grant for bigger, better event". Windsor Star, June 27, 2012.
  4. "Windsor-Essex looks to court LGBT tourists". Metro, November 24, 2012.


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