Pride Toronto announces new dates for WorldPride 2014

Pride Toronto announces new dates for WorldPride 2014

For Immediate Release

25 January 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Pride Toronto announced today that WorldPride 2014 in Toronto is now scheduled from June 20 to 29, 2014.

“In the interest of good planning, the new dates ensure Toronto is capable of accommodating the predicted influx in tourism for WorldPride 2014,” said Pride Toronto Co-Chair, Luka Amona.

In determining the new dates, Pride Toronto’s Board of Directors took into account other street closures and events as well as its participants, community members, and volunteers.

“The new dates also bring the event in line with the recommendation of the Community Advisory Panel that Pride Week be moved back into June to reflect the 45^th anniversary of the Stonewall riots,” said Pride Toronto Co-Chair, Francisco Alvarez.

Pride Toronto is currently focusing its efforts on planning its 2012 festival. It continues to consult with its partners and affiliate organizations in London, England, host city of WorldPride 2012, as Pride Toronto prepares to host WorldPride in 2014.

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About Pride Toronto

Pride Toronto is the not-for-profit organization that hosts Pride Week, an annual event in downtown Toronto during the last week of June. Pride Week is one of the premier arts and cultural festivals in Canada. It is also one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world with an estimated attendance of over 1.2 million people. It celebrates the history, courage, diversity and future of Toronto's LGBTTIQQ2SA* communities.
 *Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, 2 Spirited, Allies

About WorldPride

WorldPride, under license from InterPride, is an international celebration incorporating activism, education, history and culture of global LGBTTIQQ2SA communities.

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