On Sunday, June 5, The Pride Festival will return to Canalside! Immediately following the Buffalo Pride Week Parade, join us for this vibrant celebration of WNY’s LGBTQ+ community, featuring community organizations, family-friendly activities, food and drink, retail vendors, and live musical performances from Rebecca Black, and RuPaul Drag Race Season 14 star Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté.  Plus, Margaret Josephs of Bravo's Real Housewives of New Jersey and Sonja Morgan of the Real Housewives of New York are coming to our Pride Festival!  If you're 21+ get your Premium Lounge tickets today so you can mingle with the Housewives.   

Festival gates open at 1:00p.m.  The Pride Festival is FREE to those 15 years of age and younger!!

This event is part of Buffalo Pride Week, and is presented by sponsors Evergreen Health and M&T Bank. All sponsorships (big and small), donations, and ticket purchases support Buffalo Pride Week and programming at the Pride Center of WNY.  The Evergreen Health Foundation, an affiliate of Evergreen Health, coordinates and manages the Buffalo Pride Parade and Pride Festival as a way to give back to the communities served by Evergreen Health and its affiliate organizations.  If you have questions regarding the parade or festival, please email:  foundation@evergreenhs.org 

For additional information visit www.BuffaloPrideWeek.com.

**All bags (no bags larger than 12" x 12" are permitted) and persons at the Buffalo Pride Festival are subject to security inspection. The following information is designed to assist in expediting the entry process**

Items that must be placed on the security inspection tables:

- All Metal
- Bags (no bags larger than 12" x 12" permitted; please refrain from bringing a bag if at all possible)
- Cell phones
- Keys
- Electronic devices
- Blankets

Prohibited Items at Pride Festial:

- Any item deemed inappropriate or dangerous by security
- Weapons of any kind
- Backpacks and large tote bags (diaper bags and small purses are permitted - no larger than 12" x 12")
- Illegal drugs or paraphernalia
- Chairs
- Fireworks
- Glass containers
- Outside food and beverage, including coolers
- All professional video and photo cameras
- Recording devices
- Selfie sticks, tripods or monopods
- Umbrellas 
- Laser pointers
- Air horns
- Animals - task trained service animals are welcome 
- Bicycles (within the secure perimeter)