Caesars Windsor Cares has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2025 Windsor‑Essex Pride Fest, contributing $10,000 to support the QConnect Plus program. The initiative offers bi‑weekly social drop‑ins for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors, fostering connections and reducing isolation. This partnership underscores ongoing community commitment to inclusion.
Caesars Windsor Cares has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2025 Windsor‑Essex Pride Fest, contributing $10,000 to fund the QConnect Plus Program. This bi‑weekly drop‑in offers 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors a supportive space to build connections and combat isolation. The donation ensures these vital services can continue.
Caesars Windsor has generously donated $10,000 to support Pride Fest, celebrating Pride month and addressing social isolation in the community. This contribution, announced by Susanne Tomkins, aims to foster connections for individuals aged 50 and older in the 2SLBBTQIA+ community. Wendy Nicholson, president of Windsor Pride Fest, expressed gratitude for the support’s role in sustaining essential programs. Discover how this partnership is creating a welcoming space for all and learn about the impact of this donation!
Caesars Windsor Cares has proudly stepped up as the presenting sponsor of the 2025 Windsor-Essex Pride Fest, making a generous contribution of $10,000 to the QConnect Plus Program. This vital initiative offers a welcoming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors, fostering meaningful connections and combating social isolation. As Wendi Nicholson, President of Windsor-Essex Pride Fest, emphasizes, the program aims to restore a sense of belonging for those who feel cut off from their communities. Join us in celebrating this partnership and the positive impact it will have on the lives of many in the Windsor-Essex area!
Prepare for Windsor-Essex Pride Fest 2025 from August 1 to 10. This year’s events include live performances, workshops, and activities for all ages, ending with the Pride Parade on August 10 at 11 a.m. Join us at Lanspeary Park to support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, with food vendors and performances available. Whether you participate in the parade or watch the festivities, there will be plenty to enjoy. This event highlights love, diversity, and inclusion.
Windsor still has considerable progress to make in supporting its 2SLGBTQIA+ population, a local advocate stressed. While recent community events like Windsor‑Essex Pride Fest bring visibility, gaps remain in services, safe spaces and targeted outreach. Sustained effort from all levels of government and society is essential.
On Friday, Windsor Essex Pride Fest welcomed local MPP Andrew Dowie, local media and members of the public to its office on Ottawa Street to reveal the recent renovations to as well as to recognize a $28,300 Capital Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
Glitter, balloons, confetti — and a whole lot of pride — filled Ottawa Street on Sunday as thousands gathered to celebrate Windsor’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community and inclusivity.
The Windsor-Essex Pride Fest Parade, which has been celebrated for 32 years, served as a vibrant finale to 10 days of festivities across the city.
The Windsor-Essex Pride Fest(opens in a new tab) Parade returns to Ottawa Street Sunday morning.
The parade begins on Argyle Road and continues down Ottawa Street to Lanspeary Park.
It was all about love Sunday morning on Ottawa Street when up to 3,000 people came out to march in the 32nd Pride Fest Parade.
By 10:30 a.m., supporters of the LGBTQ+ community were already lining the street ready to show their support. By the time the parade started, the crowd had grown in size and enthusiastically cheered on those participating.
We are a powerful statement of our region’s commitment to equality and diversity as well as to strengthen the sense of community and contribute to the vibrancy, health and overall well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Windsor-Essex. Your help ensures that this continues to be a number one priority for our community and your organization.
Windsor-Essex Pride Fest is a non-profit organization that depends on continued support of sponsors and donors to provide the services and programming to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community of Windsor-Essex
Whether you have a question about our organization, or one of our events, want to sponsor or donate, or just want to get involved, please get in touch by email or by using the contact form. One of our Windsor-Essex Pride Fest team members will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
Phone: (226) 348-3378
General Inquiries: [email protected]
2109 Ottawa Street, Unit 216
Windsor, Ontario, N8Y 1R8
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Windsor-Essex Pride Fest is funded in part by a generous grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
