Pride Parade this Saturday: Temporary road closures on 5th Street including 5th Street Bridge

Courtenay’s first-ever Pride Parade is this Saturday August 26, 2023 starting at 12 noon, celebrating the history, courage and diversity of Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual communities (2SLGBTQIA+).

The Comox Valley Pride Parade will be led by local organization Queer Culture, and will travel down 5^th Street through Downtown Courtenay to the Pride in the Park event at Simms Park from 12 noon to 5 p.m., hosted by Comox Valley Pride.

The parade will require temporary road closures on 5^th Street through Downtown Courtenay and across the 5^th Street Bridge toward Simms Park.

Date: Saturday August 26, 2023

Parade down 5^th Street: Starting at 12 noon

Road Closures and Parking Restrictions: 5^th Street from Johnston Avenue to Comox Road, including Downtown Courtenay and the 5^th Street Bridge, will be fully closed starting at 11 a.m. and parking on 5^th Street will be restricted prior to the road closure.

5^th Street and the 5^th Street Bridge will reopen once the parade has passed, no later than 1:30 p.m.

Event volunteers will be guided to the parking lot at Lewis Park by traffic control personnel.

For more information on the festivities, visit pridesocietycomoxvalley.org/events