Introducing Lumière des Nations, a dazzling evening co-produced by Cercle Indigiqueer and Fierté Montréal. In the superb modernist setting of the 5e Salle at Place des Arts, a myriad of Indigineous and Two-Spirited artists will take to the stage for an unforgettable experience. Take in the exceptional talents of Nina Segalowitz with her daughter Sierra, Moe Clark, Anachnid and other special guests. Join them on a captivating collective journey through art and music.

We will be leading this years Pride parade. Come and join us!

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Join thousands of marchers to celebrate the advances of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities' rights, and to amplify our demands. Following the parading contingents, we invite all attendees to join the march and to conclude the Pride Parade in a festive and citizen-like manner. Come march or attend the parade to show your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities!

MOMENT OF SILENCE The moment of silence is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. We ask that you stop all music and noise at this time. This moment is dedicated to remembering the lives we lost far too soon to AIDS, lesbophobia, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. We also take this time to commemorate the lives of missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls, children, and Two-Spirit or LGBTQIA+ people. May this moment of reflection inspire us and guide us for the rest of our actions.

After the Pride Parade, join the party at the Olympic Park's Esplanade for the Mega T-Dance and the Festival's Closing Show.

Practical Information

The 2.9 km long route will symbolically start from the former 2SLGBTQIA+ sector in the West and end in the heart of the current Village in the East.

Fierté Montréal encourages you to take public transportation to see the parade and to continue the party at the Olympic Park Esplanade (Pie-IX metro station) for the Mega T-Dance and the closing show.

In the heart of the Village, discover during the Community Days a multitude of organizations and community groups, businesses, as well as sport and sociocultural clubs, all active in the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

Celebrating Our Spirits is a day of presentations and discussions around Two-Spirit, Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Indigiqueer identities. Being indigenous, these people have to navigate through a world that imposes the gender binary in an environment contaminated by colonialism and Christian value systems which promote exclusion, violence and a life surrounded by homophobia and transphobia.

Tealey Ka'senni:saks Normandin, Scott Wabano, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Jo-Marie Einish & John Sylliboy, the guest speakers for this day, will talk about their personal experiences and the concrete needs of Indigenous communities. Their presence confirms Two-Spirit, Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Indigiqueer people’s resilience and the visible hope around a movement of revitalization of traditions that celebrate the divergence of spirits.

Celebrating Our Spirits is a collaboration between the Cercle Indigiqueer Circle, Quebec Native Women and Fierté Montréal.

Welcome to Tioh:tiàke and the 2023 version of the Fierté Montréal Festival. This year’s Opening Ceremony, co-organized with Cercle Indigiqueer Circle, will feature various Two-Spirited artists (and accompanying allies), on stage for you at the Jardins Gamelin on August 3rd, 2023.

5pm to 6pm: The evening begins with the sounds of LaFHomme, a Montreal DJ artist ready to get your blood and body moving, creating a musical experience sure to transport you into a spiritual space.

6pm to 7:30pm: As is protocol for the Indigenous nations of this territory, the festival will begin with an honouring of the territories and their original inhabitants. This will be followed by the traditional opening – the Ohenton Karihwatekwen – given by Kaniehke’haka elder and storyteller Tealy Normandin. The purpose of these opening words is to bring our minds together in a state of acknowledgement and gratitude for all that we have been gifted by our Mother Earth.

LSQ interpreter on site.