Sponsorship Package
Grand River Pride is a community program that celebrates and fosters the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Cambridge and its surrounding areas. We are excited to bring forward new events, programs, and resources to cultivate further growth and support for this community and ultimately continue to help this region become an inclusive, loving, and well-informed space. In 2023, Grand River Pride, coordinated the first-ever Cambridge Pride Week that quickly garnered a wave of community support and soon expanded to a two-week endeavour from June 1-15, 2023. The weeks were filled with an assortment of events and opportunities for all ages, with a massive public street festival on June 10th that welcomed over 3000 people!
In 2024 we came back with a whole new lineup from June 1st-8th, and Introducing the first ever Ayr Pride Festival which happened on June 15th!
As we approach 2025, we will be not only returning with these great line ups, but we will be introducing monthly events, and expanding with new ways for communities and businesses to get involved! Want to know more? Be sure to stay in touch by filling out the form on our main page!
Recap of 2023
The 2023 Cambridge Pride Week(s) boasted a beautiful flag-raising ceremony, a movie night in partnership with Grand River Film Fest, a variety of arts-based shows including comedy, live music, drag, and also an artisan market! There were also fun engagement opportunities like family fun art activities, karaoke, open mic, music bingo, industry nights, and a queer prom event for teens presented by OK2BME & Camino.
There were also many active community and corporate sponsors involved in making the event a success, raising nearly $30,000 in support alongside in-kind donations, like a huge media partnership from Bell/Virgin/CTV/iHeart Radio/Bounce and the strong teamwork from the Downtown Cambridge BIA
Save the date!
Cambridge Pride Week - June 1-14th, 2025
Pride Street Party - June 14th, 2025
Ayr Pride - TBD
Grand River Pride is excited to bring back Cambridge Pride Week to Cambridge this year, from June 1st to June 14th. We will kick off the week with a flag-raising ceremony, and guest speakers at City Hall then head into a full week of events in partnership with numerous local small businesses. We'll finish the week with a bigger-than-ever street fest on Main Street featuring a main stage of performers of various kinds, extended patios for food and drink enjoyment, an artisan market, interactive installations, and more! Grand River Pride aims to make each event accessible and free of charge to the public to welcome all without inhibition.
Sponsorship Tiers
Coming Soon
Stay tuned for sponsorship options!