Cities and towns across the UK will be taking it in turns to celebrate Pride this summer with dozens of parades and events planned over the coming months
While June is officially Pride Month, many cities and towns will be hosting their Pride events and parades over the summer – and they can range from small-scale marches to huge affairs with celebrity performers. Pride celebrations honour the LGBTQ+ community and bring together people from across the UK.
Parades are a Pride staple, and consist of individuals marching together with floats made by community groups, charities, and companies. Let’s take a look at the Pride parades set to take place over the coming months, including the full list of events on this summer…
London
London Pride will be held on July 5th and will be welcoming headline act Chaka Khan onto the Trafalgar Square stage. There will be more than 100 artists performing around central London on six different stages, including Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Golden Square, Soho Square, Dean Street, and a Family Stage.
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The Parade, set to start at 12pm and finish at 6pm, will run from Hyde Park Corner, through Piccadilly Circus, down to Trafalgar Square, before finishing at Whitehall Place. More than 500 groups will be taking part, making a total of 33,000 participants led by the Mayor of London.
Bristol
Bristol Pride will welcome more than 200 performers across five stages on The Downs, including Allie X, Kim Wilde, Cascada, and Brooke Lynn Hytes on July 12th. The walking parade will meet at 10am from the Bandstand end of Castle Park before setting off at 10.45am. The two-mile route will take about an hour to complete and will end at the Amphitheatre.
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Glasgow
Glasgow Pride will be held on the outdoor stage at Glasgow Barrowlands on July 19th and performers include Katie Price, Kelly Llorena, Subwoolfer and Karen Dunbar. It will be hosted by Bev Lyons and Miss Bella Houston and other acts set to perform are Roisin McCarney, Lee Cammy and Just the Brave.
Parade participants are set to meet at Kelvingrove Park at 10am if part of a registered group, and 11am if not required to register. The parade will move through Glasgow City Centre down Sauchiehall Street, through the Merchant City, and towards Barrowland Park.
Brighton
Brighton Pride welcomes more than 300,000 people to the city’s streets for the Parade which will take place on Saturday August 2nd and the theme will be “Ravishing Rage”. There will also be the Pride on the Park event, supported by Hayu, on August 2nd and 3rd with performances from Mariah Carey, Sugababes, Fatboy Slim, Confidence Man, Loreen, Will Young, Natalie Imbruglia, Ashnikko, Slater, Sister Sledge, and Ultra Nate, among others.
The Pride Street Party will also take place on the weekend with multiple stages and areas as well as bars and food. Artists performing include Danny Beard, Sonia, Freemasons, Tayce, Jaguar, Chico, and more.
Manchester
Manchester Pride is held between August 15th and 25th this year and will feature a host of events including Mardi Gras, Gay Village Party, Candlelit Vigil, The Rally, Superbia, Family Pride MCR, and Youth Pride MCR.
The parade will be on August 23rd and is set to start at midday. The exact route is yet to be announced, but it will weave its way through the city centre and typically runs all afternoon. The theme this year is “Love”, which has “long been a source of strength and resilience for LGBTQ+ people”, the event explains.
Full list of Pride events in July and August
July 5th
- Worthing Pride
- Bridlington Pride
- Bromyard Pride
- Caerffili Pride
- Caldicot Pride
- Fife Pride
- Hartlepool Pride
- London Pride
- Macclesfield Pride
- Pembrokeshire Pride
- Redruth Pride
- Tavistock Pride
- Ulverston Pride
July 6th
- Cleveland Pride
- Sherborne Pride
July 10th
- Brighton Bear Weekend – 10th – 13th
July 11th
- Trans Pride Hasting – 11th – 13th
- Bournemouth Pride – 11th-12th
July 12th
- Barnsley Pride
- Plymouth Pride
- Bristol Pride
- Darwen Pride
- Deal Pride
- Limerick Pride
- Llanelli Pride
- Newbury Pride
- Northampton Pride
- Redbridge Pride
- Sheffield Pride
- Southend-On-Sea Pride
- Tamworth Pride
- Trans Pride Cork Pride
- Weaste Pride
- Weston-Super-Mare Pride
- Wokingham Pride
- Worksop Pride
July 13th
July 18th
- Kerry Pride – 18th – 20th
July 19th
- Brighton Trans Pride
- Chesterfield Pride
- Congleton Pride
- Croydon Pride
- Eastbourne Pride
- Flint Pride
- Glasgow Pride
- Isle of Wight Pride
- Medway Pride
- Nantwich Pride
- Northern Pride – 19th – 20th
- Peterborough Pride
- Swale Pride
July 20th
- Cinderford Pride
- Forest of Dean Pride
- Halton Pride
- Leeds Pride
July 24th-25th
- Bolton Pride – 24th – 25th
- Stort Pride – 25th
July 26th
- Belfast Pride
- Braintree Pride
- Brecon Pride
- Chipping Norton Pride
- Cork Pride
- Folkestone Pride
- Hebden Bridge Pride
- Hull Pride
- Lichfield Pride – 26th – 17th
- Liverpool Pride
- Malvern Pride
- Morecambe Pride
- Norwich Pride
- Nottinghamshire Pride
- Oldham Pride
- Trans Pride London
- West Lothian Pride
- Stockton Pride
- Truro Pride
- Windsor and Eton Pride
- Wrexham Pride
July 27th
August 2nd
- Belper Pride
- Brighton Pride – 2nd – 3rd
- Causeway Pride
- Goole Pride
- Kidderminster Pride
- Llandovery Pride
- Thetford Pride
- Trans Pride Manchester
August 3rd
- Skipton Pride
- Wakefield Pride
August 8th
August 9th
- Coventry Pride
- Darlington Pride – 9th – 11th
- Ely Pride
- Gravesham Pride
- Levenshulme Pride
- Margate Pride
- Moray Pride
- Perthshire Pride
- Prestwich Pride
- Stafford Pride
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride
- Tonbridge Pride
- Trans Pride Birmingham
August 10th
August 15th
August 16th
- Basingstoke Pride
- Beverley Pride
- Bingley Pride
- Calderdale Pride
- Chester Pride
- Colchester Pride
- Crawley Pride
- Cumbernauld Pride
- Galway Pride
- Keighley Pride
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride
- Letterkenny Pride
- Lincoln Pride
- Merthyr Pride
- Tunbridge Wells Pride
- Warwickshire Pride
- Whitehaven Pride
- Wigan Pride
August 22nd
- Manchester Pride – 22nd – 25th
- Trans Pride Limerick
August 23rd
- Dover Pride
- Foyle Pride – 23rd – 24th
- High Wycombe Pride
- Scunthorpe Pride
- Southampton Pride – 23rd – 24th
- Trans Pride Cardiff
- Walsall Pride
August 24th
- Hastings Pride
- Trans Pride Sheffield
August 30th
- Didsbury Pride
- Hertfordshire Pride
- Leicester Pride
- Merton Pride
- Newquay Pride
- Newry Pride
- Oban Reading Pride
August 31st
- Bi Pride
- Coventry Trans Pride
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