Windsor-Essex Pride Explained

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest is an LGBT Pride festival, held annually in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[1] The event is organized by Windsor Essex Pride Fest, a non-profit organization, and is currently held in early August each year.

The event was first held in 1992. Most festival events take place at the downtown Riverfront Festival Plaza,[2] with the concluding parade taking place on Ouellette Avenue between Elliott Street and Riverside Drive.

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest also organizes other LGBT community events throughout the year,[3] as well as participating in tourism marketing projects including the publication of an LGBT tourism guide to Windsor and Essex County in 2012.[4] The organization received a $210,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2012 to expand its programming.

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Notes and References

  1. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/08/08/windsor-pride-fest-becoming-more-family-friendly/ "Windsor Pride Fest becoming more family-friendly"
  2. http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2012/08/10/pride-fest-underway/ "Pride Fest Underway"
  3. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/06/27/windsor-pride-fest-gets-200k-grant-for-bigger-better-event/ "Windsor-Essex Pride Fest gets $210K grant for bigger, better event"
  4. http://metronews.ca/news/windsor/451671/windsor-essex-to-court-lgbt-tourists/ "Windsor-Essex looks to court LGBT tourists"