- Fierté Montréal
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Not to be confused with Parti Fierté Montréal.
Fierté Montréal (full name Célébrations de la Fierté Montréal) aka in English as Montreal Pride is an LGBT multidisciplinary arts and music festival taking place each year in the heart of Montreal. It is the second biggest LGBT event in Montreal after Divers/Cité. It is held on four consecutive days (Thursday to Sunday) usually in mid-August of each year.
An avant-garde event in the heart of downtown Montreal and in Montreal's Gay Village area, it is open to all audiences, gay and heterosexual.
A majour event of Fierté Montréal includes the annual defilé (Montreal Gay Parade) on the major René Lévesque Boulevard in Montreal. It is open to all gay and gay-friendly associations and institutions and attracts a big number of participants from various institutions and is attended by the biggest crossection of Montrealers and international tourists. Around 160,000 took part in various Fierté Montréal events in 2009.[1]
Programming is diverse and includes theater, art exhibitions, live concerts, variety shows, concerts, club events and a grand gay parade. It also features La journée communautaire (in English "Community Day") in which many LGBT associations and enterprises organize events and displays to present their activities to the general public.
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