Pride Week in Kelowna postponed

The Kelowna Pride Society has announced that it is postponing Kelowna Pride Week 2020 to September due to COVID-19.

Following on from the biggest pride celebrations Kelowna has ever seen in 2019, Pride Week 2020 was originally scheduled to run from June 6 to June 14 but will now take place from September 19 to 27, 2020, instead.

General Manager of the Kelowna Pride Society, Dustyn Baulkham, said as the pandemic unfolded, it became clear that an in-person pride celebration this June was not feasible.

“We’re actively working with the City of Kelowna and our other partners on a number of innovative ideas. We will celebrate pride one way or another in Kelowna this year, but we will only do so in a way that is safe and in keeping with the required health protocols. This is our responsibility, and we are taking it seriously. We need to keep folks safe.”