Vancouver's 36th Pride Parade draws massive crowd

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets for today's Vancouver Pride Parade.

Vancouver's 36th Pride Week celebration wrapped up Sunday with a big show in the West End

CBC News Posted: Aug 02, 2014 10:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 3, 2014

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Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the Vancouver Pride Parade celebration Sunday

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streetsfortoday'sVancouver PrideParade.

It's the culmination of a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ pride in the city.

The #CBCVanPride crew proudly marches down the street at the 2014 Vancouver Pride Parade. (CBC)

On mobile? Click here for #CBCVanPridephotos from the2014 Vancouver Pride Parade

The parade, which is in its second year as an "officially designated civic parade,"beganat noon atThurlow and Robson, proceededwest onRobson Street, then tooka left on Denmanandproceeds to English Bay.

The party then movedon along Beach Avenue until Jervis Street, just up fromSunset Beach.

On mobile? Click here for a PDFmap of the parade route.

Click for a downloadable PDF of the parade route from VancouverPride.ca. (Vancouver Pride Society)

Parade organizers said everyone shouldbe prepared for hot, sunny weather, and should wear a hat, put on sunscreen and bring plenty of water.

The non-profit Vancouver Pride Society, which stages the event, said it would be asking for donations during the parade.

"Bring your loose change and watch for the toonie brigade as they move up and down the parade route collecting toonies for the Vancouver Pride Society," organizers ask.

The parade should be wrapping up between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. along the various portions of the route.

A giant rainbow flag is carried down Robson Street during the 2012 Vancouver Pride Parade. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

A number of road closures were putin effect in the West End, some beginning as early as 7 a.m. PT:

1000-1100 Robson St (BurrardtoBute)7:00 am to 2pm.
700-900 Thurlow St (Georgia toNelson) 7:00 am to 2pm.
1100-1600 Robson St (ButetoDenman)10:00 am to 3pm.
800-1200 Denman St (Robson toBeach) 10:00 am to 4pm.
1300-1700 Beach Ave (DenmantoJervis)10:00 am to 4pm.

The City of Vancouver says there will be road closures and traffic delays along the parade route. Click for an interactive map of these road closures. (City of Vancouver)

The City of Vancouver says thatRobson and Denmanwill be reopened once the parade has cleared and the streets have been cleaned.

Are you watching or participating inthe parade?

CBC Vancouverwants to see your pride!Snap aphoto that you feelcaptures the spirit of Pridein Vancouver, and share your pic on Twitter orInstagram with the hashtag #cbcvanpride.

And, if you can't make it out, this year the Vancouver Pride Society is live streaming the parade from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Click here to be taken to that page.