The Glittering Gull: a night of GULL-AMOROUS drag!

Our friends are hosting a night of glittering, glitzy, gull-amorous drag at The Tipsy Gull!

Join hosts Ruby Foxglove and Karmanda, with additional performances by Izzy Limpwrist, Randi E. Rogenous, and Rea LaClare Saturday night at the Tipsy Gull in Yarmouth, NS. Sip a cocktail, tip a queen, party all night!

You will not want to miss this show full of glitz and glam! Only 100 tickets available! Don’t be a drag!✨💋

Tickets available at Eventbrite ($20 presale) or on the door ($25):  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-glittering-gull-a-night-of-gull-amorous-drag-tickets-1006875901927?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Tipsy Gull is a 19+ venue.

Please note: this is not a SWNPA-hosted event. Please direct questions to Karmanda and Ruby Foxglove; additional details and tickets available through Facebook and Eventbrite.

Pride 2024 Drag Storytime with Ruby Foxglove!

By popular demand, Drag Storytime is back, hosted by the Acadienne diva herself, Ruby Foxglove! This is an all-ages, family-friendly event, guaranteed to be full of laughs, ‘awwws’, and ✨glitter✨.
Admission is free.

Pride 2024 Karaoke with Alexandra Rodgerson

Pride Karaoke is back!!! Come belt out your favorite songs with Alexandra Rodgerson at Th’YARC!
19+, alcohol and soft drinks available from Th’YARC.
Free admission, $5 suggested donation.

Pride 2024 Board Game Night

Kick off our 2024 Pride Festival with a Board Game Night! All-ages board game social at Pair-a-Dice Bistro (in the Yarmouth Mall)! Come hang out and relax with (hundreds of) board games and the local 2SLGBTQIA+ community & allies!
$5 per person includes table rental and games, but food and beverages are available, optional, and delicious

Pride 2024 Market

We’re back and better than ever! The SWNPA Pride Market is inside & outside Beacon Hall with something for all ages!
We have vendors of all kinds, from artists and crafters to 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy, support, and community organizations. We have food — sweet, savory, cute, crunchy — and of course, a bouncy climb & slide for the kids!
All-ages, admission is free. Event is wheelchair/mobility aid-accessible, with a quiet room.

Pride 2024 Keynote Speaker – Prof. Kate Krug speaks on Canadian Queer History!

SWNPA Pride 2024 Keynote Speaker Prof. Kate Krug, Chair of the Department of L’nu, Political, and Social Studies at Cape Breton University, is speaking on Canadian Queer history, including stories from her book, Under the Rainbow: A Primer on Queer Issues in Canada.

She has been a Queer activist since she came out as a lesbian in 1983, and this informs her approach to teaching which she sees as a performative, political, and transformative act that can provide the foundation for equity and social justice in the worlds we live in.

Prof. Krug is an engaging storyteller, accomplished academic, and has the activist bona fides to make this an unmissable event!

All ages, free admission, $5 suggested donation.

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Southwest Nova Pride Association 2023/24 Annual Report

Interested in learning what our last year looked like? Want to look over our financials, see pictures from our various events or otherwise learn more about the Association?

Download our 2023/24 Annual Report!

SWNPA Pride Festival 2024

This is your official ‘save the date’ notice for the 2024 SWNPA Pride Festival! Details forthcoming, but yes, we are hoping to bring back the parade, the fair, karaoke and all your faves!

Vendor & volunteer calls coming soon!

See you at Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Board Game Night

All-ages board game social at Pair-a-Dice Bistro (in the Yarmouth Mall)! Come hang out and relax with hundreds of board games, dozens of cool queers & allies, and delicious snacks! $5 per person includes table rental and games, but food and beverages are available and optional. It’s a great chance to meet new people and old friends in a welcoming, chill environment. Can’t wait to see you there!

Transgender Pride Flag creator Monica Helms in Yarmouth – FREE

FREE PUBLIC EVENT

Did you know that 2024 is the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Transgender Pride Flag??

It is with enormous pride and deep gratitude for our queer elders that the Southwest Nova Pride Association (SWNPA) welcomes American author, activist, and veteran Monica Helms, creator of the Transgender Pride Flag, to speak to our community on Friday April 19th, at 7pm, at Beacon United Church in Yarmouth.

Monica is visiting us as part of the International Day of Pink’s 2024 Visibility Anniversaries Tour. SWNPA is thrilled to once again be collaborating with the International Day of Pink after our hugely successful event with Day of Pink and Stonewall activist Martin Boyce last year.