SATURDAY MAY 31ST
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Barrie Pride is MARCHING through downtown Barrie again!
From 1pm to 1:45pm, come to the Spirit Catcher parking lot and follow the signs to the set-up area to get lined up, meet your fellow marchers, make some signs, paint your faces, and get ready to go! After a brief safety review we'll head out at 2:00pm, to walk/roll up Bayfield Street, briefly East across Collier, South on Clapperton and Bayfield again, to return to the Spirit Catcher and Barrie's beautiful waterfront.
Suggestions of what to bring:
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mobility aids and medication if needed - the route is approximately 1km total, and as accessible as possible, but for specific concerns or questions please contact us and we will do our best to help.
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water
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hat, sunglasses
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sunscreen
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signs and posters
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your dogs, cats, ponies, or other leashable/walkable/containable friends
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a wagon or stroller - get creative with mini-floats!
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a bike or a scooter (if you can ride slowly, in control, and mindfully of the people around you)
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kazoos, bells, horns, whistles, harmonicas, clackers, shakers, tambourines, castanets, vuvuzelas...
Please leave these at home:
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expensive personal items you don't want to lose
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things to throw or toss into the crowd - as per Barrie bylaws
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your car - this is an eco-friendly event, on feet or wheels only!
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weapons, drugs, alcohol
Registration for parade participants closes at 11:59pm on MONDAY MAY 5TH, 2025
For INDIVIDUALS:
Register as an individual for free to walk in the march! Choose this option if you aren't part of an official group, like a bank or a school, and instead just want to come as your lovely self or selves.
eg. Stacy and her friends from school want to march together. They all register as Individuals (or Individuals Under 17), they will all receive the Parade information package, and they will all be responsible for knowing the guidelines and adhering to them.
For GROUPS and SPONSORS:
Whether you're a group of 5 or 50, designate one of your most responsible team members to be your Team Lead. They will register here once, with their name and the name of their company/business/group/etc. On the big day, make sure the Team Lead has a list of all the people walking with them and their contact information in case of emergencies. The rest of the group members will RSVP to and check-in with their Team Lead at the march.
eg. Biff and their staff at Fabulous Sporting Equipment Inc. all want to march in the parade as a sponsor or a Pride Positive Place. Biff registers as a Team Lead with their group name. Biff will compile a list of the names and contact information of all their coworkers marching with them, and registers as BIFF - FABULOUS SPORTING EQUIPMENT TEAM and will receive the march information package. Biff is now responsible for communicating to them the guidelines and any health and safety concerns, and will be their emergency contact for the day-of.
