July 27 - August 1

fleurs de villes pride

A floral celebration of joy and inclusivity in Yaletown

Pride in yaletown

July 27 - August 1

For the first time ever, Yaletown is hosting Fleurs de Villes PRIDE to showcase a floral celebration of joy and inclusivity, along with various pop-up public installations to celebrate PRIDE in our neighbourhood.

Yaletown holds one of Vancouver's distinct parts of Canadian LGBTQ+ history and we're proud to collaborate with Fleurs de Villes to honour that history and the community the best way possible - with thousands of flowers and lots of love!

The floral installations will be completely FREE and open to the public. Enjoy flower-bombed benches, rainbows, swings and selfie frames this Vancouver Pride weekend.

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I 💖🧡💛💚💙💜 Yaletown

Peace and love for everyone!

Spread your wing and be free like a butterfly.

Yaletown's got PRIDE everywhere

On July 6, 1979, Yaletown became home to the first lesbian-owned and lesbian-run bar in Vancouver. The Quadra, located at 1055 Homer Street and on top of a postal sorting station, was only open for a short 18 months, but the impact was felt strongly by the city’s lesbian and gay community. The Quadra began on a shoestring – in fact, founders Suzan Krieger and Heather Farquahar somehow were able to get the keys after an initial viewing and quickly print up flyers to promote the place on its first night. The club was packed and the two were able to make their deposit on the building. The Quadra was officially open. But the party was over almost as soon as it started. The lease ran out and the bank wasn’t comfortable loaning money to a lesbian business. It was a homophobic world in the early 80s.

The only other gay club in the area was The Gandydancer. The cutting-edge gay club opened in 1975 and was located at 1222 Hamilton Street where Bar None currently tops the nightclub scene in Yaletown. FUN FACT: The term gandy dancer was slang for early railroad workers who laid and maintained railway tracks. It’s thought that the workers made “dancing” movements using a specially manufactured 5-foot lining bar (possibly called a “gandy”) as a lever to keep the tracks in alignment.

"Yaletown has always been a diverse community. The first lesbian bar in Vancouver, The Quadra, was located in Yaletown (1055 Homer St) and one of the longest operating gay bars, The Gandy Dancer, was located on Hamilton Street (currently Bar None). The current public installations in Yaletown acknowledge the diversity and the beauty of the Pride community."
Annette O’Shea, Executive Director of the Yaletown BIA

In addition, come join us for FREE Live Jazz Music and Dancing at Bill Curtis Square to celebrate Yaletown PRIDE and dance your heart away.

Music curated by Vancity Hot Jazz Society. Scroll down to learn more under "Metamorphosis".

Created by Carmen Bielby

Beauty comes in various different ways and forms. This installation is all about the change everyone goes through to evolve into the beautiful creations they are. The kaleidoscope (a group of butterflies) portrays the bright and beautiful beings taking #pride in who they are and taking flight to catch your eyes.

Carmen Bielby

FREE live jazz music & dance to celebrate Yaletown PRIDE
From 4:30 - 7:30 PM curated by Vancity Hot Jazz Society

Monday, July 25: Terminal City Brass Band with Tim Sars
Dance Lesson: Jeffrey - Tap

Tuesday, July 26: Josh Roberts Quintet
Dance Lesson: Laura and Bryan - Balboa

Wednesday, July 27: Bonnie Northgraves Quintet
Dance Lesson: Barney and Tanya - Lindy Hop

Thursday, July 28: Brad Shigeta's Swingtime Band
Dance Lesson: Doug - Solo Jazz

fleurs de villes pride

Fleurs de Villes pride

Pride in yaletown

July 27 - August 1

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