Organization Profile

Pride Toronto

You Belong.

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What We Care About:

 

Arts & Culture

  • Heritage
  • Social Media
 

Social Services & Justice

  • Community Development
  • Human Rights
  • Sexual Orientation
 
 

Skills and Expertise Needed:

  • Event Coordination
  • Fundraising
  • General Admin
  • Marketing & PR
  • Mentoring & Training
  • Other
  • Outreach
  • Web & IT
  • Writing & Research
 
 

About Us

Pride Toronto is the not-for-profit organization that hosts Pride Week, an annual event in downtown Toronto, which takes place each year during the last week of June.

Pride Week celebrates our diverse sexual and gender identities, histories, cultures, creativities, families, friends and lives. It includes a three-day street festival with over eight stages of live entertainment, an extensive street fair (including community booths, vendors, food stalls), a special Family Pride program, a politically charged Dyke March, a Trans March and the famous Pride Parade.

A ten day long event, Pride Week is one of the premier arts and cultural festivals in Canada and one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world with an estimated attendance of over 1,2 million people. An award winning festival, Pride Week is one of only eight officially designated City of Toronto "Signature Events", is recognized as one of the "Top 50 Festivals in Ontario" by Festivals and Events Ontario, and has been awarded the "Best Festival in Canada" award by the Canadian Special Event Industry two years in a row.

How To Get Involved With Us



You make Pride happen! This year, over 750 volunteers dedicated more than 8,000 hours over the course of June 28th, 29th and 30th in order to make pride happen. Pride Toronto would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who contributed to the enormous success of Pride Week!

Pride week is the result of hundreds of volunteers who give their time and energy each year. Volunteers bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, as well as specialized skills to Pride Toronto. Dedication and commitment are the keys for a rewarding volunteer experience with our great community organization.

Pride Toronto is a volunteer-run organization. We have approximately 65 Team Leads and Advisors working year-round on 19 Teams. Who are these volunteers? They are teachers, activists, writers, students, graphic designers, programmers, web developers, youth workers, firefighters, entertainers, bankers, accountants, city employees, addiction counselors, real estate agents, consultants, copy editors, they are people just like you!