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JOIN US IN A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF
2SLGBTQI+ CULTURE AND VIBRANT DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE
HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Chair Allan & Hostess with the Mostess Plum Vicious
Floating with Pride
Legendary Amazons on Stage with Plum & Love
Birds of a Feather FLOAT Together
Sharing our Pride in 2026: Together We Rise
PRIDE IN THE HIGHLANDS ANNUAL WEEK-LONG PRIDE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE VIBRANT DIVERSITY & QUEER CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS. WITH FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING, SOCIAL & CULTURAL EVENTS WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Together We Rise - AND FLOAT!
Painting with Pride
Serving Family Joy on the Riverbank
THE WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL CULMINATES WITH OUR SPECTACULAR RAINBOW STREETFEST & FLOAT WITH PRIDE RIVER RUN DOWN THE GULL IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN MINDEN.
Serving Icon Realness: Plum Vicious
Sharing our Pride in 2026: Together We Rise
WANT TO HELP MAKE 2026 THE BEST FESTIVAL YET?
2026
FESTIVAL
EVENTS:
MON 17
FLAG RAISING & OPENING CEREMONIES in MINDEN HILLS, ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS & DYSART ET AL.
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TUE 18
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DRAG STORY TIME
feat. AUNTIE PLUM at the MINDEN LIBRARY
3pm-4pm
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CRTL-ART-DEL presents a DRAMATIC READING of OUTSIDE by Paul Dunn at Highland Hills United Church 6:30pm
WED 19
YOUTH PRIDE PICNIC at RAILS END GALLERY IN HALIBURTON 11am-2pm
VOICE OF PRIDE : QUEER ART EXHIBITION ARTIST RECEPTION & OPENING PARTY in THE WELSH ROOM at the MINDEN HILLS CULTURAL CENTRE 7pm
THU 20
DRAG STORY TIME
feat. AUNTIE PLUM at the HALIBURTON LIBRARY
3pm-4pm
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CRTL-ART-DEL presents a DRAMATIC READING of OUTSIDE by Paul Dunn at Highland Hills United Church 6:30pm
FRI 21
RAINBOW TRIVIA NIGHT at THE BOATHOUSE in THE DOMINION HOTEL PUB in MINDEN 7pm
SUN 23
RAINBOW STREETFEST
hosted by
Drag Royalty PLUM VICIOUS & LOVE MASISI
on WATER STREET in MINDEN
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FLOAT WITH PRIDE
RIVER PARADE on the GULL RIVER in MINDEN
FESTIVAL WRAP PARTY at BOSHKUNG SOCIAL in MINDEN