Swift Current Pride Week 2020
Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 28
Show Your Pride Contest | 3 "Best Dressed" categories: Business, Home, Human | Deadline to send your pics to is Wednesday at midnight! | There will be prizes for the overall winners in each category, so include contact information in your 'fabulous' submissions.
Queer History | Watch our social media for daily history bytes & bios and links to videos about some of the most influential people in queer history.
Sunday-Bayard Rustin
Monday-Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Tuesday-The Brunswick Four
Wednesday-James Baldwin
Thursday-Harvey Milk
Friday-Marsha P. Johnson
Saturday-William Dorsey Swann
Monday, June 29
Pride Flag Raising | 12:00 pm | Market Square, Swift Current | Let's stay safe, and plan to attend virtually by watching the livestream on our Facebook page.
City Hall Proclamation | 6:30 pm | City of Swift Current's YouTube livestream link available at
Tuesday, June 30
Virtual Pride Trivia Night | 8-10 pm | Lucky Charlie’s Facebook Page | Free | 19+ | There will be prizes up for grabs, folks...get your game faces on!
Wednesday, July 1
Queer Author Spotlight - Lexie Bean | Author reading and Q & A | 2 pm | Lexie Bean is a queer and trans multimedia artist from the midwest USA. Their work in film, literature, and curation revolves around bodies, homes, cyclical violence, and LGBTQIA+ identity. Lexie is a Lambda Literary Award Finalist and passionate about creating honest and complex trans narratives that "transition and grow" alongside them. | Zoom link:
Thursday, July 2
"Best Dressed" Contest Winners Announced | Pics to come! Be sure to send your digital images and information by Wednesday at midnight! | Check out the winners and the pics on our Facebook page...thanks to all the people and businesses that sent in their entries! |
https://www.facebook.com/pg/SWSASKPRIDE/posts/?ref=page_internal
Friday, July 3
Netflix Party | "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson" | Viewing starts at 8 pm |Netflixparty.com | Must have a Netflix account to register-available through Chrome only on PC or laptop. | Come and go as you please!
Saturday, July 4
Drag Workshop | 2-6 pm | Virtual Interactive Workshop (Zoom) | Learn the art of drag makeup from kings, queens, and non-binary performers in your own home | Provide your own makeup | Suitable for teens & young adults. | Link :
Digital Drag Show | Virtual Show, 8-10 pm | Twitch Platform | All ages | free | Link twitch.tv/digital_drag | Will also livestream through our Facebook page!