Alternative Pride Edition
Vancouver 2023

Alternative Pride Edition Vancouver 2023

Six events, three locations, one weekend; Alternative Pride Vancouver, now in our 8th year, celebrates Pride in innovative spaces that never compromise personal freedom, sexual expression, and gay liberation.

• Are you visiting Vancouver? Stay in the West End, home to the Davie Village, the city’s gay district. The Listel Hotel Vancouver is rated “Fabulous” by guests with a party vibe, high-end amenities, beautiful decor and spacious rooms.

The Alternative Pride

• Alternative Pride brings you a series of 6 main events, after-hours, and protests that promise to continue creating spaces made just for you.
• Organisers strive to create an unparalleled arena of personal expression, providing guests with the liberty to be their most authentic and illustrious selves all year.
• This year’s Alternative Pride theme is “Mystical Forest”, based on the incredible theme artwork. Organisers will transform some of Vancouver’s most iconic landmarks and greasiest Afterhours into an adventure through your most imaginative and devious fantasies – with wall-to-wall decor, art installations, and projections, bringing you to the most enchanted and gayest land of your dreams.
• The theme and title imagery are by Vancouver-based queer artist and painter Stevie Broome.

The Schedule

• Friday –HustlaBall Vancouver Pride (Main Event) , 50 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC.
  -Drip PlayParty, Gay Smut Visuals 11:55 PM-5 AM, Secret Location.
• Saturday -Vancouver Pride Street Party (Main Event) 4 PM-10 PM, 295 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC.
  Suck It! Anonymous Video Play Party 11:55 PM-5 AM, Secret Location.
• Sunday -Backdoor Pride Edition (Main Event) 9 PM-Late, 50 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC.
  MeowMixxx, A Party for Good Kitties 11:55 PM-5 AM, Secret Location.

The Venues

• Alternative Pride takes over several unique events throughout the Pride weekend. Organisers keep these locations secret until the day of the event, when ticket holders are notified. Parties are typically held within a 10-minute drive of Davie Village, Vancouver’s gay neighbourhood.
• Saturday’s Street Party takes over 295 East 1st Avenue, the Vancouver Truck Stop Bar, Diner and Brewery. It looks like Disneyland, a craft beer theme park replete with a fully functional 25-metre water tower lit in red neon. Red Truck is one of Vancouver’s most renowned small craft brewers.
• The production facility, part 1950s-era factory, part classic Americana diner, really does resemble a sleekly manufactured magical kingdom of sorts. It’s a place where fairy-tale dreams can come true, the perfect place for Alternative Pride, located a 14-minute drive from Davie Village.
• The closest hotels are located in the city centre. Check out the Hotel Blu, rated “Wonderful”, featuring spacious rooms with excellent amenities, a beautiful indoor pool, and superb city views. It is just 8 minutes from the street party.

As you can see from the map the gay area is quite compact and all within walking distance,

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action

Landis Hotel & Suites,   Best Western PLUS,   Sunset Inn and Suites,