Gay Pride Toronto 2019

Pride Toronto – A truly international event.

Gay Pride Toronto is one of Canada’s premier arts and cultural festivals and one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world. Pride week features 30 days of world class arts and cultural programming, community activities, one of the world’s largest street festivals.

Gay events and parties occur all over the city however, for the closing weekend, Pride takes over the blocks bordered by Bloor Street, Jarvis Street, Carton Street and Yonge Street (the TTC Stations at Bloor or Wellesley work well).

The main parade takes place on Saturday, from the corner of Church St and Bloor St all the way down Yonge St to Yonge-Dundas Square.

Other events include an annual Street Fair in the Church-Wellesley Village as part of Pride Week. Take a stroll through car-free streets where you can connect with local organisations participating in the Community Fair, or browse the wares of the Marketplace, home to fantastic artisans and a diverse selection of delicious food from partnering vendors.

Toronto Pride Week isn’t limited to the Village. Over in the aptly named Queer West neighbourhood, you can have a gay ole time at a number of queer-themed events and activities. Dance until the wee hours of the morning at Bovine Sex Club or The Beaver.

Cawthra Square Park, located right beside the 519 Community Centre, is a large, tree-lined space that is host to some of Pride Week’s most anticipated events. Drop by Lipstick Jungle and close off the week at the Disco, Disco dance party.

Getting around in Toronto is easy there is a good metro and lots of taxis so you can choose from lots of hotels, but if you want to be close to the parade and the gay bars and shops, remember there are two gay areas in Toronto the first being around Church Street, and the second being around Ossington Ave, so we have put two maps in showing the gay bars and the best hotels to stay in for each,

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

Church Street Hotels,

Best Western,    Courtyard by Marriott,

Ossington Ave Hotels,

The Drake Hotel,    Delta Hotels     Fairmont Royal    Hotel X Toronto