Capital Pride Pageant

Join us for the 2022 Capital Pride Pageant where Drag performers within the National Capital Region will compete for the title of Mx, Mr or Ms Capital Pride 2022.

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2022 Capital Pride Parade

Sunday, August 28

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12 DAYS until 2022 Capital Pride FestivalAugust 21–28, 2022

2022 Capital Pride FestivalAugust 21–28, 2022

Aug 21

Family Picnic

August 21, 2022 • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hintonburg Park • 1064 Wellington Street West

  • Free
  • Accessible venue
  • Youth event
Aug 21

Youth Art Exhibition

August 21, 2022 • 10:00 AM - 3:51 AM

Ottawa Art Gallery Sky Lounge • 50 Mackenzie King Bridge

  • Free
  • Accessible venue
  • Youth event
Aug 22

Flag Raising

August 22, 2022 • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Ottawa City Hall • 110 Laurier Ave W

  • Free
  • ASL provided
  • Accessible venue
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Community Group

United Way Collaboration: Capital Pride celebrating togetherness and positive changes in 2022

August 4, 2022

The feeling of excitement ahead of this year’s Capital Pride festival is palpable as we are bringing our communities “All Together Now” after more than two years physically distant. We finally get to spend time together to both address challenges...

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Fierce Lies the Head that Wears a Crown

July 25, 2022

Your 2021 Capital Pride Pageant Court: Where are they now? A drag royalty retrospective With a drag scene as strong and vibrant as there is in Ottawa, it is truly no wonder as to why every year so many people...

Community Group

Redefining Drag Race: Meet Deca Thlon

June 24, 2022

From getting picked last for a team on the playground to being discriminated against during varsity level sports, the world of athletics has not always been the safest space for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Derek Brougham (they/he/she), a master’s...

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Ten Oaks Brings Overnight Camps Back for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth

June 10, 2022

The Ten Oaks Project is a charitable organization that creates spaces in which 2SLGBTQ+ children, youth, and families can thrive. The Ten Oaks Project has been running since 2004 and offers youth and young adult camps and other programs locally...

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Our mission is to create opportunities to celebrate, advocate, educate and connect people, respecting the full diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

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Capital Pride announces 2022 Theme “All Together Now” and plans for new programming and an...

July 5, 2022

OTTAWA – Following two years of virtual celebrations, today Capital Pride is pleased to announce the return of the Capital Pride Festival from Sunday, August 21, to Sunday, August 28, 2022. This year’s festival theme is All Together Now and...

Accepting Applications: Capital Pride Youth Art Showcase at the OAG

June 1, 2022

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and Capital Pride are teaming up together to curate a summer art exhibition featuring work from young queer artists in the city! The selected works will be showcased in the OAG’s public areas and the...

Capital Pride 2022 Community Consultation Survey Report

May 20, 2022

The mission of Capital Pride / Fierté dans la Capitale is to create opportunities to celebrate, advocate, educate and connect people, respecting the full diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada’s capital region, on the unceded and unsurrendered land of...

​​All Blood is Equal Coalition welcomes changes to blood donor policies at Canadian Blood...

April 28, 2022

Today’s decision by Health Canada to authorize Canadian Blood Services to change its approach to blood and plasma donor screening ends a decades-long discriminatory ban which has targeted Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men, trans women, and other men who...

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