A fundraiser supporting Calgary Pride, Stonewall Recovery, SafeLink Alberta, Black Pride YYC, and Awowakiiks through celebration, connection, and year-round community care.
Calgary Pride invites you to step into a night of glamour, connection, and community.
Indigo Nights brings guests together for an evening where showing up means something. Every ticket and sponsorship helps keep Calgary Pride and our community partners’ year-round work moving forward, supporting visibility, safe spaces, health resources, recovery support and cultural connection.
This year, the indigo thread represents one part of the larger Pride story. It connects to Calgary Pride’s 2026 Threads theme and reflects the people, organizations, and communities woven together through this event.
Come as your true self, dressed in your glam best outfit, and step into the light with us.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM–10:00 PM
Afterparty: Until 1:00 AM
Location: Hyatt Regency Calgary
Dress Code: Formal/glam, dress to impress
Purpose: A fundraiser supporting Calgary Pride, Stonewall Recovery, SafeLink Alberta, Black Pride YYC, and Awowakiiks
Get Your Tickets
Your ticket helps create visibility, safe spaces, and year-round support for communities.
Early Bird Tickets: $100
General Admission: $150
Early Bird tickets are available for a limited time.
What to Expect
Guests can look forward to:
- Glamorous atmosphere
- Food and light bites
- Live performers
- Silent auction
- 50/50 Raffle
- Drag Bucks for tipping performers
- Networking and community connection
- Reserved tables and lounge spaces
- Afterparty until 1:00 AM
Drag Bucks are event tokens given to guests that can be used to tip performers throughout the night.
Who Your Support Helps
Calgary Pride
Calgary Pride brings people together so queer communities can feel seen, supported, and protected through visibility, advocacy, resources, and safer spaces. Calgary Pride’s work continues beyond Pride Week, including support for smaller queer communities, community events, advocacy efforts, and public education. A recent example of this work is Calgary Pride’s 2026 statement opposing Didsbury’s proposed Public Space Neutrality Bylaw, which Calgary Pride identified as a threat to 2SLGBTQIA+ visibility, representation, and belonging in municipal spaces.
Stonewall Recovery
Stonewall Recovery helps 2SLGBTQIA+ people in addiction recovery access support from folks who understand their experiences. Their work helps people feel supported, cared for, and less alone while navigating recovery.
SafeLink Alberta
SafeLink Alberta supports people with HIV-related health support, testing, education, and care. Their work helps communities access safer health resources, emotional support, referrals, and information without judgment.
Black Pride YYC
Black Pride YYC helps connect, represent, and celebrate Calgary’s Black queer community. Their work creates space for Black 2SLGBTQIA+ voices to be heard, supported, and recognized.
Awowakiiks
Awowakiiks supports cultural connection for Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer people. Their work helps create spaces where Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer people can connect with community, culture, and each other.
Why Your Support Matters
Safe spaces are still very needed.
Across Calgary and beyond, many queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ people are still looking for places where they can feel seen, welcomed, and safe. At the same time, funding is becoming harder to secure, making community support even more important.
Indigo Nights helps keep this work going. Every ticket, table, and sponsorship supports Calgary Pride and four community partners whose work reaches people in different ways, from health support and recovery to cultural connection, Black queer representation, advocacy, visibility, and community care.
When you attend or sponsor Indigo Nights, you are helping keep community support alive year-round.
Partner With Indigo Nights
Show your audience what your brand stands for while connecting with Calgary Pride’s wider community. Through Indigo Nights, sponsors support five organizations at once while gaining visibility through Calgary Pride and partner channels.
Sponsorship offers brand visibility, event presence, community connection, and the opportunity to be part of a fundraiser that supports Calgary Pride, Stonewall Recovery, SafeLink Alberta, Black Pride YYC, and Awowakiiks.
Part of Calgary Pride Week 2026
Indigo Nights is part of Calgary Pride’s expanded Pride Week 2026, a citywide celebration taking place from August 31 to September 6.
Pride Week is organized into program “threads,” each representing a different aspect of community, creativity, advocacy, and celebration:
🔴 Red Thread — Nightlife & Performance
🟠 Orange Thread — Two-Spirit Arts & Ceremony
🟡 Yellow Thread — All Ages Celebration
🟢 Green Thread — Queer Arts Market
🔵 Blue Thread — Community Collaboration
🟣 Indigo Thread — Indigo Nights Fundraiser
💜 Purple Thread — Calgary Pride Parade
Indigo Nights plays a central role in supporting the broader Pride Week experience and Calgary Pride’s ongoing community work throughout the year.
2025 Calgary Pride Reach
In 2025, Calgary Pride reached thousands of people across the city through Pride events, the Parade, and the Festival.
- 110,000 parade attendees
- 60,000 festival attendees
- 182 parade entries
- 20+ Calgary Pride events in 2025
Sponsorship Opportunities
| Package | Price | Best For | Tickets/Seats | Visibility Benefits | Event Benefits |
| Indigo Thread Package | $30,000 | Major brands looking for premium visibility and event presence | Two premium reserved tables, 16 seats total | Supporter naming rights, brand banner, prominent logo placement, one social media post, event program logo, website visibility through Calgary Pride and Stonewall Recovery | Official Drag Bucks Sponsor, $250 in Drag Bucks, complimentary booth/activation space, two sponsored community tickets, 20% off extra tickets |
| Table Package | $5,000 | Organizations bringing a team, clients, or community guests | Premium table with 10 seats | Recognition in day-of event brochure | $50 in Drag Bucks, 20% off additional Indigo Nights tickets |
| Booster Package | $1,000 | Businesses wanting accessible visibility and event recognition | Two 18+ Night VIP Lounge tickets | Recognition in day-of event brochure | 20% off Indigo Nights tickets |
| Community Package | Starting at $500 | Non-profits, grassroots organizations, and small businesses | Two 18+ Night VIP Lounge tickets | Group recognition social media post, newsletter recognition, event guide logo, Community Recognition Website Page | Accessible sponsorship option for community contributors |
| Individual Ally | Starting at $1,000 | Individuals who want to attend and be recognized as | Two Indigo Nights tickets | Recognition in day-of event program | Attend as a recognized community contributor |
Interested in a custom sponsorship opportunity? Connect with Calgary Pride to explore options.
Ready to partner with us? Complete the sponsorship form, or reach out by email if you’d like to talk through the best fit.
Step Into the Light With Us
Indigo Nights is a chance to dress up, connect, celebrate, and support the people and organizations helping communities all year long.
Step into the light with us and help keep community support alive.
