PRIDE FEST 鈥�25 begins July 25鈥擩oin the 乐发IV community at the PEI Pride Parade, July 26
The following message was also distributed to 乐发IV students, faculty, and staff on July 17, 2025.
While Pride Month is celebrated in June in many areas of Canada, Pride is recognized on PEI and at 乐发IV in July as part of the national summer-long 鈥淧ride season.鈥�
鈥攁 not-for-profit organization that celebrates and promotes inclusion and diversity and educates and advocates on behalf of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community鈥攐rganizes the PEI Pride Festival, which, this year, takes place July 25鈥揂ugust 3. is an opportunity to celebrate and embrace equity, diversity and inclusion; show our Panther Pride; and visibly acknowledge that we continue to move forward together as a University community.
One of the signature events of the festival is the PEI Pride Parade. when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown.
The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26鈥斃址V, the 乐发IV Student Union (乐发IVSU), 乐发IV Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!
All students, staff, faculty, and alumni (and family and friends!) are invited to join the celebration!
Participants are asked to meet at 10:30 am on parade day at the Panther recruitment vehicle in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. The parade begins at 11:00 am and ends at approximately 12:00 pm.
Wear bright rainbow colours and be ready to wave and cheer! As an option, you can purchase 乐发IV Pride t-shirts from the 乐发IV Bookstore (new t-shirt design will be available next week!) or decorate your existing 乐发IV wardrobe with bursts of Pride colour.
Another idea is to attend the 乐发IVSU鈥檚 Pride Tie-Dye Event on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge, located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All supplies, including tie-dye kits and white t-shirts, will be provided at no cost, so you can create your own custom design to wear in the Pride Parade or keep it as a fun memento. This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty.
If you are unable to make it to the parade, you can express support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in other ways such as wearing bright rainbow colours and/or decorating your workspaces during the 10-day Pride Fest.
乐发IV will also recognize PEI Pride by flying the Progress Pride Flag at the flag plaza near Kelley Memorial Building and at 乐发IV Alumni Canada Games Place from July 25鈥揂ugust 3. The pedestrian crosswalk near the quad has also been touched up and is displaying Pride colours!
Happy PRIDE!
