June in Toronto and the GTA means it’s Pride Month! While some pride events are intended for a mature audience, families are still an important part of the Pride Toronto festivities because kids also believe that “love is love”! There are celebrations all over the GTA: downtown in Church-Wellesley Village, at major attractions such as the Toronto Zoo, AGO, CN Tower, Little Canada, Hot Docs and Village at Black Creek, cheering on the Toronto Blue Jays and Argos, and much more! So, show your pride and join the party with our Pride Month Family Events Guide for Toronto and the GTA.
Continuing Into June
Toronto Public Library Pride Month
Date: Continuing through June
Celebrate all month long with events at numerous TPL locations, including the ongoing Rainbow Storytime program, drag storytime and bingo, 2SLGBTQ+ Book Club, and more.
Inside Out Film Festival
Date: Continuing until June 1
Inside Out Film Festival is dedicated to bringing the film community together by engaging with diverse and inclusive 2SLGBTQ+ stories.
SING! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival
Date: Continuing until June 2
This music festival presents numerous pride-themed concerts throughout the month at multiple venues around town.
East End Arts: Kids Pride
Date: Continuing until June 22
East End Arts hosts Kids Pride, with this year’s theme “Magical Metamorphosis”, featuring free art workshops, community parade and art exhibition.
May 30 — June 6
Toronto Pride Hockey Tournament
Date: May 30-31, 2025
The Toronto Pride Hockey Tournament is an annual trans-inclusive event for queer women, celebrating the diversity and inclusion in hockey, including a queer vendor market and silent auction, appearances from prominent names in professional hockey, and more.
National Ballet School Block Party
Date: May 31, 2025
Canada’s National Ballet School’s (NBS) annual Block Party is back so gather your family and friends and join thousands of community community members to celebrate dance!
CN Tower: Drag & Haute Cuisine
Date: June 1, 2025
As you overlook the city below, families can enjoy an exclusive menu (plus mimosas for the adults!) with performances by Miss Fiercalicious, Dahlia Doll, Star Doll and Paris Matik, and hosted by Erin Brockobić.
Little Canada & The ArQuives: Proud Perspectives and Colourful Crossings Self-Guided Experience
Date: June 1-30, 2025
Little Canada and The ArQuives, Canada’s largest independent 2SLGBTQIA+ archives, invite visitors to experience this attraction from a new perspective with Proud Perspectives and Colourful Crossings Self-Guided Experience, featuring national stories of Pride in miniature form.
Toronto Botanical Garden: Drag Story Time with Gila Münster
Date: June 1, 2025
As this free, accessible and family-friendly event join Gila Münster in the Weston Family Library for Drag Story Time.
Save Our Scruff: Pooch Pride
Date: June 1, 2025
Pride has gone to the dogs as local rescue Save Our Scruff hosts their friendly community of doggie alumni (including FFT’s own pup mascot!) and their families by proudly parading down Queen Street East!
City of Toronto: Pride Month Launch and Progress Pride Flag Raisings
Date: June 2-5, 2025
Join officials from the City of Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square to kick off Pride Month! There are also flag raising ceremonies in North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
Downtown Yonge BIA: After Hours – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Date: June 4, 2025
Part of Downtown Yonge BIA’s free movie screenings at College Park this summer, see a screening of “Bohemian Rhapsody” with a pre-show musical performance and a maker’s market.
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO): Drag Bingo
Date: June 6, 2025
Free with general admission, celebrate Pride Month with a fun game of Drag Bingo in Walker Court, co-hosted by Madee Lovegood and Nicki Nastasia.
June 7-13
Village at Black Creek: First Saturdays – Through Their Eyes
Date: June 7, 2025
As part of their First Saturdays series, Through Their Eyes is a storytelling event by the Queers in Your Ears collective, sharing family-friendly stories with a queer point of view.
The 519: Youth Pride Queerapalooza 3 – Paint it Rainbow
Date: June 7, 2025
2SLGBTQ+ youth aged 6-21, along with families and allies, can celebrate pride at the 519 Community Centre and Barbara Hall Park. The free drop-in event features live music, face painting, food, games, crafts, sports, and more!
High Park Nature Centre: Hiking’s A Drag – Storytime With Fay & Fluffy in High Park
Date: June 7, 2025
Join drag storytime stars Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé for a special outdoor reading along with a trail hike with the park’s naturalists to learn about how nature tells its own stories.
Hot Docs: Pride Projected Series
Date: June 8-21, 2025
Catch classic films that are both and thoughtful at Hot Docs’ Pride Projected series, including ‘Paris Is Burning’, ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’, and a Sing-Along ‘Wicked’!
The Distillery District: Celebrate Pride at the Distillery District
Date: June 10-19, 2025
Canada’s first-ever, five-day queer music festival, The Q Musicale, takes over the Distillery District’s historic streets for the first time. Then, on June 19, everyone is welcome to the rustic Archeo event space to shop at their Market Place and support 2SLGBTQIA+ and allied businesses.
June 14-20
The 519 EarlyON Child and Family Centre: 2SLGBTQ+ Family Pride Celebration
Date: June 14, 2025
Right in the heart of Church-Wellesley Village, the 519 Community Centre has family events and important community services throughout the year. Plus, they put on a full schedule of activities for Pride Month, including live music and dance performances, drag shows, circle time, and more!=
Toronto Zoo Celebrates Pride
Date: June 14, 2025
Join Juice Boxx and Carlotta Carlisle for Drag Queen Storytime during the day, reading animal-themed children’s stories that teach lessons of inclusion, FREE with zoo admission. Then, in the evening, mature audiences can celebrate Pride with drag performers Carlotta Carlisle, Star, El Experimento, Karamilk, and Ozzi Versace at Toronto Zoo’s fourth annual drag show! (additional tickets required)
The Village at Black Creek: Celebrating Pride – Hidden Histories (12+)
Date: Starting June 14, 2025
Uncover stories that history tried to silence at The Village at Black Creek’s newest exhibit and tour. Best suited to older youth and adults, Hidden Histories is a reflective journey into what it was like to be queer in the 1800s.
Downtown Yonge BIA: Skates And Sounds: Roller Drag Ball
Date: June 18, 2025
Show your skating skills and have an evening of fun and entertainment, with drag shows and live DJs, roller skating rentals and a pride market.
Craig’s Cookies & Hayu: Hayu Pride Cookie
Date: June 19-22, 2025
In support of the Friends of Ruby charity, Toronto’s most iconic (and proud!) cookie brands, Craig’s Cookies, teams up with the all-reality TV streamer Hayu. Order a box of Craig’s Cookies from the Church Street, Leslieville and Parkdale locations to receive a complimentary Hayu Pride cookie, with pink batter and rainbow sprinkles!
Toronto Blue Jays: Pride Night
Date: June 20, 2025
Swing into Pride Month with the Blue Jays when Pride Night returns to the Rogers Centre. There will be interactive activities, performances, entertainment and more. Plus, get to the ballpark early because the first 15,000 fans receive a City Connect Crossbody Bag Giveaway, presented by TD.
Toronto Argonauts: Celebrate Pride Night
Date: June 20, 2025
Celebrate Pride with our Grey Cup Champion Toronto Argos when they face the Saskatchewan Roughriders at BMO Field.
PLAY! Taiwan Music and Food Fest
Date: June 20-22, 2025
PLAY! Taiwan Music and Food Fest features free performances, food vendors, and a Pride Market that celebrates Taiwan’s art and delicious food.
Neilson Park Creative Centre Celebrates Pride
Date: June 20, 2025
Join the Neilson Park Creative Centre for an evening of fun, glitz, glam, and fabulousness at their Pride Drag Show, plus an art exhibition, button- and bracelet-making activities, beverages and special Pride cupcakes!
stackt market: BACKYARD Pride Celebration
Date: June 21, 2025
stackt market hosts a backyard party all afternoon and evening, celebrating community and culture with a queer vendor market, show-stopping drag performances, DJ sets, food, performances, interactive photo experiences, and more.
St. Lawrence Market Pride
Date: June 22, 2025
Celebrate Pride at St. Lawrence Market throughout the day with art, shopping, workshops and events, plus drag and 2SLGBTQ+ performances, including special guest Tynomi Banks.
Pride Prom 2025: Gothic Pink Pony Club
Date: June 24, 2025
Held at the legendary Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2SLGBTQIA+ High School aged youth 21 and under are invited to enter a world where dreams come true at the largest Pride Prom in Canada! This year’s dress code is “Goth Glamour and/or Unapologetic Queer”.
Pride Toronto: Family Pride
Date: June 28, 2025
Family Pride is specially designed for families with children 0-12 years to celebrate the strength and uniqueness of 2SLGBTQI+ families! Held at the Church Street School, it’s just steps away from the main festival, with live music, storytelling, arts and crafts, interactive performances, and family-friendly entertainment.
Pride Toronto: Youth Pride
Date: June 28, 2025
The SOY Youth Advisory Committee brings back another year of proud youth excellence through singing, dancing, drag performances and so much more on the Youth Pride Stage at the Church Street Public School.
Events in the GTA
Aurora Pride Festival
Date: May 31, 2025
The first inaugural Aurora Pride Festival kicks off Pride Month in the Town of Aurora, with opening ceremonies at 6:30PM and a concert at 8:00PM with Pride-inspired performances from the Borealis Big Band and Aurora Community Band.
Conservation Halton: Pride in Nature
Date: June 1-20, 2025
Join outdoor educators for various family-friendly events, including bird-watching, guided hike, challenge course and boating get-togethers, a BBQ and bonfire, and more.
Youth Pride Durham
Date: June 1, 2025
Held at Durham Regional Headquarters, families are invited to come together for a fun day with live performances, drag shows, DJs, face painting, popcorn and cotton candy, a magic show and a Resource Village.
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