Canadian R&B diva Deborah Cox headlines the Pride Festival at Canalside June, 5, 1pm-7pm The parade quickly morphs into the Pride Festival at Canalside – a big happy party for 15,000-20,000 people with food, drink and live music that serves as the closing event for Pride Week–six days of events celebrating the gay community produced and organized by Pride Center and Evergreen Health Services. On June 5th the spectacularly colorful Gay Pride Parade will usher in summer with a celebration so joyful even Ebenezer Scrooge would be compelled to smile.