Vancouver Pride Parade takes over downtown with a new extended route

Canada’s oldest pride parade drew thousands to downtown Vancouver on Sunday, returning with a new longer and more accessible route. 

The parade, which ran from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., featured music, floats, performances and lots of smiles and cheers. 

Thousands of people — and pets — flocked to downtown Vancouver to celebrate Pride on Sunday. (Ervin Wong/CBC)

The parade kicked off at the intersection of Davie and Denman Streets, making it’s way around the West End on Beach Avenue and Pacific Street, before ending in a festival at Concord Community Park in False Creek for the first time ever. 

The route was changed in response to an accessibility consultation that began in 2019. 

The new route

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