The Vancouver Pride Society will be hosting the Sunset Beach Pride Festival on Sunday, August 1, from 11am – 6pm. This is great free Pride event.

The Pride Festival is hosted by Symone and Denis Simpson, and there’s a huge line-up of live entertainment including:

  • A Fish Called Piranha
  • Acid Ocean
  • Cassidy Haley
  • Chris Derksen
  • DJ Jeffery Michael
  • Empress
  • Fans of Jimmy Century
  • Jerome Mandrake
  • Kim Kuzma
  • Locus
  • Matthew Presidente
  • Peter Breeze
  • Queen of Samba
  • Raye Sunshine
  • Ready Steady Go
  • Splitting Adam
  • Sugarbeach
  • Yehonathan & Lyrik

There’s a large family-friendly marketplace with over 125 vendors including artisans, community organizations, corporate partners, etc. There’s lots for sale and free samples!

What would a Pride Festival be without a beer garden? Don’t panic, the Vancouver Pride has your back; there’s one of those too! Entry is by donation.

Don’t forget to keep hydrated with lots of water and slap on some sunscreen.

100,000 people are expected to attend the Festival.