Port Moody (Youth) Pride Festival

Join us on Friday July 18 from 4-6pm at PoMoArts for a celebration of Pride in Port Moody! This event is for youth, by youth, organized by our LGBTQ+ Youth Committee, and supported by a McCreary Centre Youth Action Grant. We are particularly grateful for our wonderful collaboration with PoMoArts, and appreciate their dedication to improving inclusivity, visibility and representation for the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community!

This event will include an opening ceremony at 4pm, followed by live music from the lovely youth duo Aureane! We will have a queer youth art exhibition in PoMoArts Appleyard Parlour, with pieces from the True Colours exhibit as well as additional artwork not yet displayed. We have a collaborative painting project inside the Kyle Centre’s Dance Room, creating a rainbow flag on canvas using individual picture tiles created by youth onsite; this painting will be displayed all weekend long at Coquitlam Pride Festival and Pride in PoCo, as well as being displayed at Port Moody Council through the Art At Council project. There will be a variety of other activities available onsite, including art journalling with ACCESS Youth, a BBQ provided by Port Moody Recreation, and potentially a minigolf tournament! Stay tuned here to find out about updates as we get closer to the festival!

Many thanks to our partners: PoMoArts, Port Moody Recreation, and ACCESS Youth! We’re also grateful for the Rainbow Club at Moody Middle School and Kodiak Pride at Heritage Woods Secondary School for their generous donation!