<P> For most of its history, Pride was a seven - to - ten day festival centred on the final week in June, with the parade falling on either the last weekend in June or the first weekend in July depending on the year's circumstances . As of 2016, Pride is now declared as the entire month of June, with a program of events throughout the month leading up to the parade . </P> <P> The organization's current executive director is Olivia Nuamah . She was appointed in February 2017 to succeed Mathieu Chantelois, who led the organisation from 2015 to 2016 . </P> <P> Main events of Pride Week include the Dyke March and the Pride parade . Although a definitive count of attendees cannot be determined, estimates in recent years have ranged from 500,000 to over one million for the entire week, and about 100,000 for the parade itself . The festival is often touted as being one of the largest cultural festivals in North America and the 22 city blocks that make up the festival site is closed to vehicular traffic . </P> <P> Toronto's Pride Week evolved out of the mass protests that followed the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids, and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005 . In the 2005 parade, newly appointed Toronto police chief Bill Blair became the first chief of police in the city's history to personally take part in the parade . He marched alongside politicians of all parties, including several federal and provincial cabinet ministers and Mayor David Miller . </P>

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