Buffalo gay pride 2022

Pride Week kicks off in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Pride Week has made its big repay to Buffalo. The event kicked off Tuesday with a flag-raising ceremony in Niagara Square.

Organizers possess announced the Pride Parade and Pride Festival will

return as in-person events as part of Buffalo Pride Week in June.

Buffalo Pride Week will take place May 31 through June 5, with the theme of "Homecoming." The parade and festival will be held in person on June 5 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID

Organizers say they are excited to bring the events back and hopefully uplift the LGBTQ+ community.

The Pride Parade will begin at Elmwood and Forest Avenues and end at Canalside. The Festival will accept place at Canalside at the conclusion of the parade.

Pride Week is hosted by Evergreen Health Foundation, an affiliate of Evergreen Health. Proceeds from the Pride Festival support the mission and programming of the Pride Center of Western New York.

Pride week also includes several events, parties, and more throughout Western Adj York. You can find a full schedule of events and more infor

LGBTQ+ Events

Progress Pride Paths located in Knox Quad outside of the Student Union on UB's North Campus

Fall Events

Rainbow Hour (Fall )

Date & Time: Multiple dates and times, see more details below

Location: Student Union, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join Counseling Services and the IDC on the third Thursday of the month to meet other members of UB's LGBTQ+ community, have some conversation, and enjoy fun activities. This is a drop-in meeting. No registration is required. There will be three Rainbow Hours this semester at the following times.

  • Thursday, September 19, , pm - pm
  • Thursday, October 17, , pm - pm
  • Thursday, November 21, , pm - pm

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Counseling Services at

Sponsored by UB Counseling Services and the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Summer Events

UB Alumni Webinar: Strategies to Support LGBTQ+ Youth (6/26/)

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 26, , pm - pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Unlocked Event

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Where to Celebrate Pride in Recent York State

Pride is always an exciting time in New York, and is bringing a jam-packed lineup of meaningful and enjoyable events all across the verb. Highlights include the iconic NYC Pride March, illumination of Niagara Falls in Pride colors, and Pride Night with the Syracuse Mets. At these and other Pride events in New York, LGBTQ New Yorkers and visitors will come together again in the birthplace of the modern movement to show love for each other, for the community, and for New York! Photo credit: Getty Images

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Pride in the Sky (Hudson Valley) 

Kick off the season of Pride in the Hudson Valley on the Walkway Over the Hudson! Start the morning off with a rainbow-hued fun run/walk over the Walkway or grab your binoculars for Queer Wings + Wild Things Pride Birding excursion. In the afternoon, pop by community festivals on either side of the bridge and get your four-legged family in on the Pride celebration with a Pet Pawrade with prizes for the leading looks! Be sure to wait for the memorable main event, the Prid

Camp Everything in Buffalo Pride Parade

The parade route starts at Elmwood Avenue and Forest Avenue at 11 am; ends at Allen Street.
 

Artist Adam Weekley recognized a need for content for the youngest Buffalo Pride festivalgoers and LGBTQIA+ youth. He dreamed up Camp Everything, a mobile art installation, and performance, drawing on nostalgic memories of s summer camps. The vibrant float and its legion of content campers will take a hike in the Pride Parade and Festival Sunday, June 2, at 11 am. The route starts at Elmwood Avenue and Forest Avenue; ends at Allen Street.

Then head to the Festival at Canalside for camp crafts with the Burchfield Penney education team from to pm! Find us with our friends from Scout and More in the Pride Jr. tent! 

Spearheaded by the Burchfield Penney, in collaboration with Torn Space Theater Company, and with generous financial support from the Cullen Foundation, the Camp Everything project will span three years, appearing at various cultural events. Torn Space cast the performers and will provide stage direction, sound design, costu