UWinnipeg is excited to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Week with a full schedule of on-campus and community events open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
The festivities formally kick-off Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m. with a Progress and Two-Spirit flag-raising ceremony on the Wesley Hall front lawn, and culminate with the Pride Winnipeg Parade on Sunday, June 7. A full event listing, including registration links, can be found below.
Pride Week is held annually at UWinnipeg to recognize and amplify 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and their voices. Events commemorate successes and achievements while remembering historic and current struggles and discrimination faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.
“We’re looking forward to Pride Week!” said Cara Isaak, Pride committee co-chair and Director of Wesmen Athletics. “We’re grateful to all our friends on campus who have worked hard planning fantastic events so we can read, learn, share, spend time in community, and celebrate ourselves and each other.”
“Pride Week is a meaningful time to celebrate the strength, joy, visibility, and contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ members of our campus community,” said Travis Greene, Pride committee co-chair and Associate Vice-President, Student Engagement. “It also reminds us that creating a university where everyone feels seen, valued, and supported is shared work, grounded in care and respect.”
In addition to attending events, community members can also purchase a 2026 Pride Week t-shirt from the Campus Store. Five dollars from each sale supports the 2SLGBTQIA+ Scholarship, a $500 award given to a second-, third-, or fourth-year undergraduate student who is active in community service or demonstrates academic promise in research on topics of relevance to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Schedule of Events
Take Pride, Give Pride mobile message board
- Monday, May 25 to Friday, June 5 in the Library
- Post your positive and uplifting messages to the Library’s Pride-themed mobile message board, which will travel around to all Library and Archives events.
“Celebrate You” book display
- Monday, May 25 to Tuesday, June 30 in the Library
- A selection of books by and about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community related to this year’s Pride theme, Celebrate You, will be on display.
“A Source of Spiritual Strength”: 40 Years of the Niciwâkan Native Gay Society archival exhibition
- Monday, May 25 to Monday, August 31 in the Archives
- This exhibition will highlight records from the Two-Spirit Archives illustrating the history of the formation of the Niciwâkan Native Gay Society in 1986, and its role in advocating for the rights of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer people in Manitoba.
Progress and Two-Spirit Flag-raising ceremony
- Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m. on the Wesley Hall front lawn (rain location: Convocation Hall)
- Join your fellow UWinnipeg community members in hoisting the Progress and Two-Spirit flags on campus in celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Week.
Drag Storytime in the Library
- Tuesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. in Bernice’s Reading Room (4CM46)
- The Library and the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) invite you to a special Drag Storytime to celebrate Pride. Enjoy joyful, captivating stories read by fabulous Drag Queens and Kings. Registration is encouraged.
Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer Tea and Bannock Social
- Tuesday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Archives
- To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Niciwâkan Native Gay Society, and the launch of the Archives’ related exhibit, the campus community and the wider public are invited to enjoy food, friendship, music, and a drag performance. Please RSVP online.
Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Makers Market
- Tuesday, June 2 from 12 to 5 p.m. in Riddell Atrium, presented by Gallery 1C03.
- Talented makers who identify as Two-Spirit or Indigiqueer will be on campus to sell their beautiful, handmade creations. From jewelry and beaded accessories to paintings, drawings, prints, puzzles, and home decor, there’s something for everyone’s tastes and budget at the market.
Pride Month Bead Club
- Thursday, June 4; Tuesday, June 9; Tuesday, June 16; and Thursday, June 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
- Gallery 1C03, in collaboration with the Indigenous Student Services Centre and the Métis Inclusion Office, will host a Pride-themed bead club on select days throughout June. Materials will be supplied and no experience needed. Participants can attend one or more dates of this free program. For more information, visit Gallery 1C03’s website.
Pride Parade
- Sunday, June 7 beginning at 10 a.m.
- All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to register to walk with UWinnipeg in the 2026 Pride Winnipeg Parade.
- Please arrive at 10 a.m. at the parade rally area in Memorial Park (corner of Broadway Avenue and Memorial Boulevard).
- The parade will start at 11 a.m. The parade route will take us north up Memorial Boulevard then east down Portage Avenue, past the Blue Cross Park baseball stadium, concluding at the Winnipeg Pride Festival at The Forks.
- Please dress for the weather and wear your best walking shoes. A hat, sunscreen, bottled water, and umbrella are also recommended.
