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SUMMARY:Elk Valley Pride Festival 2026 - City of Fernie - 16 Sep 26 00:00
DESCRIPTION:Elk Valley Pride Festival 2026 returns to Fernie from September
  16–20 for five days of community\, arts\, outdoor activities\, educatio
 n\, live entertainment and Pride celebrations in the mountains.\n\nPresent
 ed by Fernie Pride\, the 10th annual festival features a Pride bike parade
 \, flag raising\, Spectrum Queer Arts Day\, Rainbow Reads\, drag storytime
 \, workshops\, hiking\, biking\, youth events\, drag shows\, live music an
 d more.\n\nThe festival has grown over the past decade through the support
  of the community\, volunteers\, sponsors and partners\, with events desig
 ned for a wide range of ages and interests.\n\nElk Valley Pride Festival 2
 026 Schedule\n\nWednesday\, September 16\n4:30 PM – Bike Decoration Stat
 ion at the Fernie Arts Station\n6:00 PM – Youth Craft & Skate with Grip 
 Tape Girls at Fernie Skate Park\n6:00 PM – All Genders Pride Ride with F
 ernie Ladies Ride at the Aquatic Centre Gazebo\n\nThursday\, September 17\
 n12:30 PM – Lunch & Learn: A is for Ally\, G is for Gender with the Edmo
 nton 2Spirit Society at Park Place Lodge\n5:30 PM – Flag Raising & Openi
 ng Ceremonies at Fernie City Hall\n5:45 PM – Pride Bike Parade and Pub P
 icnic in the Park at City Hall\n7:00 PM – Rainbow Reads with Robin Steve
 nson at Fernie Heritage Library\n\nFriday\, September 18\n10:00 AM – Dra
 g Story and Craft Time at the Best Western\n1:30 PM – Drag King 101 Work
 shop with The Backstreet Butches at Fernie Seniors Centre\n3:30 PM – All
  Bodies Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre\n7:00 PM – Spirits and Songs with 
 We 3 Meet at Fernie Distillers\n8:00 PM – Queer as Punk at the Fernie Le
 gion\n\nSaturday\, September 19\n10:00 AM – Pride Stride with Hike Ferni
 e\, meeting at Freshies\n12:00–4:00 PM – Intro to Skate\, But Make it 
 Gay at Fernie Skate Park\n12:00–6:00 PM – Pride in the Park at City Ha
 ll\n8:00 PM – The Backstreet Butches at The Central\n\nSunday\, Septembe
 r 20\n10:30 AM – Sunday Sip Drag Lunch with The Nuffs at Nevados\n12:30 
 PM – Youth Lunch & Learn: Indigenous Language Reclamation with Aiyana Tw
 igg at the Best Western. Parents and caregivers are welcome.\n\nFernie Pri
 de encourages residents and visitors to explore the full festival program 
 and purchase tickets in advance at ferniepride.ca.\n\nAfter 10 years of co
 mmunity\, collaboration\, connection and caring\, the Elk Valley Pride Fes
 tival is ready for another colourful celebration in Fernie.
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CATEGORIES:Community,Entertainment,Featured
LOCATION:City of Fernie\, Downtown\, Fernie\, BC\, Canada
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