Kingston Pride

F.A.Q: Kingston Pride Simplified

Welcome to the new F.A.Q page where you can find all the Kingston Pride information you may need!

How can I volunteer with Kingston Pride? What do volunteers do?

Volunteers help us with a variety of tasks involved with Kingston Pride such as:

• Event set up/event take down
• accessibility guidance
• giving directions and information
• decoration
• and whatever else we may need for our pride events

It truly takes a community to put on events! Our board is awesome - but we're only a small group with a passion and a dream!

Additionally, we will provide you free tickets to paid events in exchange for your help. We are looking for serious inquiries and aid only - please do not sign up to volunteer if you aren't 100% committed to your assigned tasks! On top of all of that, we will celebrate you with a special event for volunteers and board members after our pride festival.

What is the role of a festival director?

The Festival Director is the key management leader of Kingston Pride Inc. The Festival Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs, and planning of the festival. Key duties will include (but not be limited to): fundraising, marketing, and community outreach. The position reports directly to the board of directors. You are the face of Kingston Pride, our beautiful PR human! You will speak on behalf of Kingston Pride during interviews, and will aid in our boards organisational goals.

When is the 2025 Kingston Pride Festival?

Excited for the festivities?! Us too!

The 2025 Kingston Pride Festival (parade and community fair) is on June 14th 2025. Pride events will be from the 6th to the 19th! Our theme for this year is Beyond the Rainbow! Follow our Instagram and Facebook linked at the top of the page!

How do I become a board member? What do they do?

Want to make a bigger impact? JOIN THE BOARD!!

Normally board members join during our AGM through a vote. If you didn't join at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), there is another way to become a voting board member: Be voted in as an ex-officio! As stated in our By-laws:

• "The members of the Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint members of the Corporation to serve as ex officio members of the Board of Directors. An ex officio member is a voting position. Such ex officio members appointed by the Board of Directors shall, ex officio, participate in the matters of the Corporation and shall serve until the subsequent Annual Meeting, or until otherwise replaced by the Board of Directors."
• Along with volunteers and a festival directors; board members make the magic happen. We plan events, we coordinate people, we take in your feedback, we post on our socials... every moving part has a dedicated board member volunteering their time to make an impact in our community.
• If you are interested in joining as an ex-officio please email us: admin@kingstonpride.ca with he subject, "Board Member Inquiry".
• To check out our current team click here

I want to perform at your Pride Festival! How do I do that?

Thank you for taking interest in our Kingston Pride Festival! We have performance opportunities available for local drag artists and performance groups. Our sign ups are closed for this pride season, but please keep an eye out for more opportunities year round!

I want to sponsor Kingston Pride!

We appreciate the generosity of our community, big or small. Please see our sponsorship page for more details