Pride 2021

We are releasing the first edition of our Provider Directory which features a wide variety of community service providers who offer either LGBTQ+ specific programming and/or offer LGBTQ+ affirming services. The directory is available as a free community resource. Community service providers ranging from medical, legal, counseling, accounting, spiritual, housing, youth, and other services are encouraged to list their services so that the LGBTQ+ community is aware of what resources are available. Providers wishing to be listed can complete the form located here: https://portal.niagarapride.org/provider-directory

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Niagara Pride is working with Power City Eatery in Niagara Falls, NY to create a Rainbow Garden. The garden is a way to show the diversity of Niagara County and how the LGBTQ+ community is integrated in the rich tapestry that is Niagara County.

If you’d like to get involved with the maintenance of the garden, please contact info@niagarapride.org.

If you wish to financially contribute to this effort, you can donate via PayPal or credit card below:

On June 1, 2021 at various times throughout the day, Niagara Pride will be partnering with the City of Niagara Falls, City of Lockport, the State Park of Niagara Falls, and ArtPark in Lewiston to do Pride Flag Raising Ceremonies. We welcome folks to attend the ceremonies and advise that attendees will need to wear masks and maintain proper social distancing.
Locations and Times
9:00AM to 9:30AM – ArtPark (near the Main Stage area), 450 4th St, Lewiston
10:30AM to 11:00AM – Niagara Falls State Park (near the Visitor Center), 332 Prospect St, Niagara Falls
11:30AM to 12:00PM – Niagara Falls City Hall, 745 Main St, Niagara Falls
3:30pm to 4:00PM – Lockport City Hall, 1 Locks Plz, Lockport

Rainbow Garden – Breaking Ground
We will be planting and assembling the garden at this time.
Location: Power City Eatery (PCE)
444 Third St, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Niagara Pride is thrilled to announce that there will be an LGBTQ+ Rainbow Garden in Niagara Falls, NY. The garden space will serve as a way of honoring all the LGBTQ+ individuals and families throughout Niagara County, NY and be a reminder that the LGBTQ+ community is another integral thread in the rich and diverse tapestry that is the Niagara County.

With COVID-19 still impacting many local outdoor events and festivals this summer, as well as local businesses still feeling the economic impacts of the pandemic, Niagara Pride is launching WNY SHOPPING WITH PRIDE as an annual fundraiser event, with the hopes of helping and promoting local businesses and celebrating June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Also, Niagara Pride is happy to announce Fidelis Care as the premier sponsor of this event for 2021.

Please patron these LGBTQ+ or ally owned business as part of Niagara Pride’s inaugural and annual WNY SHOPPING WITH PRIDE week-long event – June 4, 2021 through June 12, 2021.

Join us and sing at Niagara Pride’s VIRTUAL Pride Karaoke Night. Singers and Clappers welcome. All are welcome to come and sing your favorite songs. We’ll be playing a variety of LGBTQ+ pride anthems, both modern and older, and you can bring and sing your own. We are using Zoom App. You may have to download it in advance to your smartphone or iPad or computer.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86578569572?pwd=bmRqZERUOE5EN2toR0YwRERybmxLQT09
Meeting ID: 865 7856 9572 Passcode: 584880
Phone: +16465588656,,86578569572#

Join us as we celebrate equality for all at Heritage Park located at 166 Oliver St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120! This is a family-friendly event filled with informational booths, vendors and food trucks! The fest will have entertainment throughout the day! On our stage, be on the look out for drag shows, performances by North Tonawanda's own Oasis Belly Dance Troop, musical and DJ performances, and much more. Kids and those young at heart can enjoy carnival games.
Stop by Niagara Pride's table for lots of freebies and a chance to spin the Rainbow Wheel!
Masks will be required by all attendees and all COVID protocols will be followed!

NP will be doing an art auction based on the generous donation from LGBTQ artists. The art auction will run from 6/11/21 at midnight until 6/19/21 at 9pm.

Monies raised from this auction will go to fund 2021 and 2022 Niagara Pride programming and events. Niagara Pride is not grant funded and relies on the generous support of the community.

So please, check it out, spread the word, bid high, and help Niagara Pride continue to serve the LGBTQ+ community of Niagara County and the surrounding WNY area.

The link to the auction is: www.32auctions.com/niagaraprideartauction

Join us for a couple hours to catch up with old friends, unwind, and play some games over Zoom. This is a family friendly event.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81816450490?pwd=ZUc4OHNocm5GYThTOW9FYTBxbytTZz09
Meeting ID: 818 1645 0490 Passcode: 870814
Phone: +16465588656,,81816450490#

In recognition of Pride month, Niagara Pride will be sponsoring an LGBTQ affirming interfaith church service on Sunday, June 27th at 2 pm at Oppenheim Park, Shelter #4, located at 2713 Niagara Falls Blvd.
Participants included:
* Rev. Susan Frawley (Unitarian Universalist)
* Rev. Michael Keicher (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
* Rev. Patrick Bradley (Episcopalian)
* Rev. Laura Norris-Buisch (Presbyterian)
* Monk D. Wilkes Alexander (Buddhist)

Rainbow Garden - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Location: Power City Eatery (PCE)
444 Third St, Niagara Falls, NY 14301

Niagara Pride is thrilled to announce that there will be an LGBTQ+ Rainbow Garden in Niagara Falls, NY. The garden space will serve as a way of honoring all the LGBTQ+ individuals and families throughout Niagara County, NY and be a reminder that the LGBTQ+ community is another integral thread in the rich and diverse tapestry that is the Niagara County.

Join Niagara Pride, Niagara Falls State Park, and Old Falls Street in celebrating Pride Month and the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Old Falls St invites you to walk down the Pride Rainbow decorated street and stop by the "Let's Fall In Love" Mural for a selfie at the Niagara Pride selfie station. This beautiful mural boasts a rainbow of color along the building on Old Falls St in Niagara Falls, featuring a pattern of hearts and the phrase "Let's Fall In Love."
Niagara Falls will be lit up 3 times in the Pride Rainbow on June 28, 2021 at 9pm, 10pm, and 11pm. Each instance will last for 15 minutes. Experience the beauty and majesty of the Falls while at the same time seeing them lit up in the Pride Rainbow as a tribute to the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
If you're unable to see it in person, you can find a live shot of the Falls at: EarthCam - Niagara Falls