The week-long Christchurch Pride will open with a party on Friday 14 March. There will be a Wine Tour and ‘Bears and Beavers’ event the following day, and a Rainbow Carnival on Sunday 16 March. Other events announced so far are a Mystery Bus Trip on Friday 21 March and a Closing Party the following night. The Christchurch Pride team will also run a Valentine’s Party on 14 February. A new website is on the way, as is further event information and ticket details. In the meantime you can follow Christchurch Pride on its Facebook page here It will be the second Pride since the quakes, with a massive three week festival held at the end of 2012 designed as a chance for the community to reconnect following the stress of the devastating jolts. Pride 2011 was in the planning stages when the February quake hit, and was cancelled as a result.
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First published: Friday, 20th December 2013 - 10:01am