{"id":840364,"date":"2026-08-01T12:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840364\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:38:38","slug":"huge-pride-parade-will-close-major-vancouver-roads-this-weekend-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840364\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Pride parade will close major Vancouver roads this weekend | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The largest Pride parade in Western Canada returns to downtown Vancouver this weekend, and local residents and commuters are being warned of several road closures to make way for the festivities.<\/p>\n

Over 100,000 attendees are expected to line the streets for the 48th Vancouver Pride Parade<\/a> on Sunday, Aug. 2.<\/p>\n

The Vancouver Pride Society<\/a> (VPS) is also hosting a packed lineup of events throughout the weekend, with thrilling performances, block parties, and more to the theme of \u201cUnapologetically Queer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vancouver Pride Parade route<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Pride Parade will start on Pacific Boulevard near BC Place, and will travel along Pacific until it ends at Howe Street.<\/p>\n

The parade will start at 1 p.m. with over 100 vibrant parade entries, entertaining performers, community floats, and more.<\/p>\n

Parade accessibility viewing zones are available for free, on a first-come, first-served basis, at the Roundhouse Community Centre. There will also be a \u201cPride Pitstop\u201d at BC Place by donation from noon to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver Pride Society<\/p>\n

Downtown roads shut down for parade and festival<\/p>\n

Here are the road closures scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. by the City of Vancouver for the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday:<\/p>\n

Pacific Street, from Quebec Street to Burrard Street
\nHornby Street, Pacific Street to Helmcken Street
\nBurrard Street, from Pacific Street to Davie Street
\nBurrard Bridge access via Thurlow Street to Pacific Street<\/p>\n

Several streets will also be closed for the Davie Village Pride Festival.<\/p>\n

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Einstein Barathyraj\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Davie Village, the heart of Vancouver\u2019s 2SLGBTQIA+ community, will host the Pride Festival on Sunday, Aug. 2, spanning a three-block stretch of Davie Street between Burrard Street and Jervis Street.<\/p>\n

Organizers are promising \u201cexpanded programming and renewed partnership\u201d at the Davie Village Pride Festival from 2 to 10 p.m., featuring live music, drag performances, DJs, and roaming entertainers, as well as licensed lounges, extended patios, and local businesses spilling out onto the street.<\/p>\n

Events<\/a> can be found in Davie Village, Nelson Park and Comox Street (between Bute and Thurlow). There will also be new lounge experiences at 1800 Davie Plaza and the English Bay Bathhouse. Programming in Nelson Park will run from 2 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

When:\u00a0Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026
Time:\u00a0Vancouver Pride Parade \u2014 1 to 3:30 p.m.; Davie Village Pride Festival \u2014 2 to 10 p.m.
Where: Vancouver Pride Parade \u2014 along Pacific Boulevard and Pacific Street between BC Place Stadium and Howe Street; Davie Village Pride Festival \u2014 at Davie Village, Nelson Park and Comox Street
Admission:\u00a0Free<\/p>\n

With files from Kenneth Chan<\/p>\n

Daily Hive is a proud media partner of the Vancouver Pride Society\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The largest Pride parade in Western Canada returns to downtown Vancouver this weekend, and local residents and commuters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":840365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-840364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}