![]() ![]() We asked Jordan about several changes and additions from prior years. In addition to this, the Jasper Pride Festival Society has sponsored Camp FYrefly to come to Jasper to facilitate workshops with the junior and senior high school, and has also worked to present the Proud & Free Party Performers with a feed into an adjacent function room for a teen friendly party." Fairytales Film Festival will introduce a touching documentary In the Turn, while the teens enjoy a pasta dinner. This year’s event will feature a workshop called Expanding your Alphabet, which is facilitated by the Pride Centre of Edmonton. "A special piece to our festival is to include family and young adult events such as the Annual Stories, Song’s and S’mores event for families, and we have enhanced our young adult event on Friday evening in support of the growing Gay-Straight-Alliance locally, and also visiting teens. Queer youth and families are important to Jasper Pride. Mountain Monsters and Matinee Movies with Fairytale Film Festivals is also returning, and we have been successful in adding new events such as a yoga class, a DJ party, and have enhanced our Friday evening events with a double feature, signature presentation of Burleque and Boylesque followed by a Lum-BEAR-Jack Party and Girls’ night out with a Drag King Show." Beer Launch, Ski Day and Fun Run with Marmot Basin, Ice Canyon Walk, Signature Proud & Free Gala Party, and the Sunday Brunch. "This year’s festival will host annual events such as our Kick Off Party, Jasper Brewing Co. Ga圜algary spoke to Jordan Tucker about Pride 2017. This upcoming year the theme is "Proud and Free", in celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday. For a small Pride, they have managed to secure over 50 sponsors that are local, as well as provincial and national. Last year was extremely successful, bringing close to 1,000 people into a town of just over 4,000, and has shown that Jasper is a welcome host to the LGBTQ community year after year. Jasper Pride is getting ready to host their eighth year. The only winter Pride in the Canadian Rockies is right around the corner.
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