Pride festivities in Edmonton are gathered from the bottom up, not dominated by one top-level organizer, says the curator and historian who collects those celebrations of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
“We’re very unique,” said Ron Byers of Pride Edmonton, which gathers and shares events from myriad organizers, great and small. “In most cities around the globe, they have one organization that celebrates Pride. It’s made up of a group of people from the community, they get together, they plan a weekend or a week of fun and activities, and it’s all focused around that.”
Colin Gallant/Taproot Edmonton
On May 22, 2026 Gina Schopfer, Marketing Account Manager, Consumer for Explore Edmonton and Ron Byers, Pride Promoter with Pride Edmonton and a Queer Historian with Rainbow Story Hub sat down with Taproot Edmonton Reporter – Colin Gallant and Taproot Edmonton Editor-In-Chief Karen Undland to talk about how Pride Edmonton amplifies the many events that celebrate Pride and the amazing work that Explore Edmonton and their Guide To Edmonton Pride does to bring visibility to Edmonton’s Queer community.
The podcast is only available to Taproot Edmonton subscribers but you can read the written story at the link below:
https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2026/05/27/pride-in-edmonton-seeks-to-amplify-not-dictate
The basis for this story was taken from the A Pride Unlike Any Other presentation now available on the Pride Edmonton website.