COMMUNITY NEWS

There will be no activities or entertainment, we’ll know each other by the colourful outfits we wear and it will be nice to share a meal and communal space together (please book your table through https://www.parisbrewing.com/).

After dinner, the Dog-Eared Café, in downtown Paris, will be hosting its own event: a Lip Sync Battle from 8 till late. This is an adults only event, no sign up or experience needed, just turn up and be ready to turn out! There will be prizes for: Best Costume, Best Performance, Best Overall and the Dog-Eared Café has a great bar and lots of treats available to fuel your jubilation.

On Saturday June 17th , we invite you to spend the afternoon with either Oxford Pride or Brantford Pride, both are running free, outdoor, afternoon, family friendly events which include entertainers, activities, games and more. We encourage you to check out their programming and to support one or both Pride events; you can find out more on http://wwwoxfordpride ca and https://brantfordpride.com/about, respectively. In the evening there will be an adults only cabaret and celebration at the Dog-Eared Café, this is the only ticketed event as we’re trying to make the plans as accessible as possible. Big Cityyy Arts will present The Varietyyy Show, a Pride special, and the cast includes drag artists, burlesque performers, comedy, music and more. After The Varietyyy Show there will be dancing, mingling and meeting till late and tickets to the show include this after party too! Tickets are limited and the sooner you buy them, the better your seat for the show, you can find out more on www.linktr.ee/BigCityyyArts

On Sunday June 18th , we have planned an afternoon of reflection and refreshment at Five Oaks Centre. Take a walk in the woods, lay in the sunshine, breathe in the bounty of nature and then join us at 2 pm for an one hour (ish) notebook based space where we will meditate together, discuss our Pride thoughts and feelings, and take time for self care through some short writing exercises. All ages are welcome to join but please note, to take part in the 2 pm workshop you must be able to write and hold focus for an hour or so; FYI that there is a slide, sandbox, monkey bars etc on site for those who may be too young for this but want to attend with their family

Paris is known for many things and wouldn’t it be wonderful, in the future, if Paris was known as much for it’s colourful multiculturalism as it is for its rivers

It would be amazing to be acknowledged equally for its picturesque nature views and the kindness of the people who live in the forks of the Grand. All are welcome to attend and celebrate with us at the Unofficial Official Paris Pride festivities! And although there is a zero-tolerance policy for hatred or bigotry of any kind, there is also a guarantee of fun, focus and frivolity!