Pride in STEM 2025

Celebrate the 2SLGBTQI+ community with us at this free event for the whole family

Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2G8

Saturday, November 15, 2025
11 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Enjoy a full day of fun activities and workshops facilitated by scientists, researchers and artists to celebrate and showcase the contributions of the 2SLGBTQI+ community to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

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Registration is open until Saturday, November 15, and is not required for entry but encouraged to help with event planning.

Plus, enjoy more hands-on science fun after the event with our Pride in STEM Special at KidSpark at Harbourfront Centre. Get a free adult or senior ticket with every child or youth ticket purchased with promo code: PRIDE2025SPECIAL. Offer valid November 15, 2025, only. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

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Fay and Fluffy

Join drag stars Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé for a special—and sparkly—storytime! Enjoy 45 minutes of story and song followed by a meet-and-greet with the famous duo who inspire a love of reading and encourage kindness through their fun, inclusive and colourful shows.

Trash Panda Brass

Experience the celebratory music of Trash Panda Brass, live on stage! Don’t miss this fun-loving band, performing two 30-minute sets, as they spread queer and inclusive joy with their pop bass vibes.

Suharu Ogawa aka Professor Fancy Pencil!

Get creative with Professor Fancy Pencil! Grab a pencil crayon and turn abstract shapes into imaginative elements of a community, helping to build a vibrant city map together. Plus, explore what makes a city tick and uncover fun facts from Cities: How Humans Live Together by Megan Clendenan, illustrated by Suharu Ogawa.

Minhi Wang

Meet Minhi Wang—drag performer, model and star of Season 5 of Canada’s Drag Race! Join her for a conversation about the joys and challenges of life in drag, followed by one of her dazzling signature performances.

Schedule

Vendors, info booths, activity tables.(11 a.m.–4 p.m.*)

Time	Performances (Lakeview Terrace)
11-11:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks Paul Kortenaar, CEO, Ontario Science Centre Followed by Design Your Own Drag Persona with Guy Anabella
11:30-12:00 p.m.	Dance and Sing Along with Trash Panda Brass
12-12:45 p.m.	Pride in STEM Panel + Q&A with Scientists Breanne Bevelander Dr. Jay Gordon Rawbyn Diamonds Moderated by Guy Anabella
1-1:30 p.m.	Dance and Sing Along with Trash Panda Brass
1:30-2:00 p.m.	Let’s Talk About Drag Smarts Safety & Style + Performance by Minhi Wang
2-3:00 p.m.	Fay and Fluffy’s Storytime + Meet & Greet
3-3:30 p.m.	Design Your Own Drag Persona with Guy Anabella

Activities & Workshops (11 a.m.–4 p.m.*)

- Arts in Health with Belinda Ageda
- Bracelet Making with Catholic Crosscultural Services
- Button Making with the Ontario Science Centre
- Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Exhibition
- Drawing Our Future Community Together with Professor Fancy Pencil
- Engineer a Parachute Plummet with Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)
- Face Painting with Children's Creative Village
- Natural History with RedsFaunaverse
- Oobleck, rainbow bubbles, magnetic slime and lava lamps with Science is a Drag
- Travel Through Prehistoric Time with Sauropsida
- Trivia and Giveaways with Pride Toronto
- Snapshot Photobooth
- Pride in Engineering with QueerSphere
- TELUS Raffle
- Tissue Engineering Experiment with Jell-O led by Breanne Bevelander
- Upcycled Patches for Pride with ACUDJ Creative Studio

Vendors (11 a.m.–4 p.m.*)

- Another Story Bookshop
- Canvas Programs
- Dawn Made
- Dento Dream Foods
- Diner's Corner

*Activities, workshops and vendors are subject to change and may not be available at certain times.

Location

Harbourfront Centre is wheelchair accessible and accessible by public transit. Paid underground parking is also available onsite.