The City of Brampton is inviting residents to city hall on Saturday (June 22) for the first annual “Mayor Brown and Council Love is Love is Love Toronto Pride Parade Prep Party”.

The event will take place between 2-4 p.m. in the Conservatory at city hall located at 2 Wellington St. W.

The two-hour event will feature a DJ, refreshments and balloon artists. Attendees can make balloon creations to carry or in the parade in Toronto the next day on Sunday (June 23). The mayor and Brampton council will be marching in the parade the next day and are inviting residents to join them in the march to represent Brampton.

The prep party is the first of two Pride events being hosted by the city followed by Pride in the Square on July 7 at Garden Square from 2-9 p.m.