UPCOMING PRIDES

Free celebrations at York’s Knavesmire will feature three stages, a dance tent, funfair, bars, food traders and community stalls, alongside a city centre parade travelling through York to the festival site. Organisers have announced performances from Nadine Coyle, Joe McElderry, Urban Cookie Collective and Victoria Scone, with entertainment running throughout the day across the main and cabaret stages.

Free celebrations in Bury town centre will run from 11am until 6pm around Knowsley Street beside the Town Hall, featuring two live entertainment stages, community stalls, food vendors and a licensed bar. Organisers have also confirmed a Pride parade through the town alongside performances from Just Giorge, Aunty Ginger, James McKenzie, WOLFY, Leah Lost, Dawson, Kelsie J and DJ Nate.

Ticketed celebrations at The Sands in Durham will begin with a parade setting off from Durham Cathedral before live entertainment continues from 11am until 11pm. Organisers have confirmed bars, food vendors, market stalls, funfair rides and performances throughout the day and evening, with festival activities taking place across the riverside site in Durham city centre.

Free celebrations in Banbury will run from 11am until late around Butcher’s Row and Market Square, featuring musicians, bands, drag performers, community stalls and family entertainment. Pride-themed events across the weekend will also include Drag Brunches, Bingo and venue takeovers, with organisers promising live entertainment and activities throughout the town centre.

Free celebrations in Arbroath will run from 9am until 5pm at Victoria Park, with live entertainment, community stalls and festival activities throughout the day. A Pride parade is expected to begin at Arbroath Abbey before making its way through the town, while evening celebrations and an after-party are also planned beyond the daytime festival programme.

The Suffolk Pride Fringe Festival will run across Suffolk for five weeks with mostly free or low-cost events including theatre productions, roller disco nights, spoken word performances, queer life drawing, film screenings, walking groups and community socials. Events are planned in Ipswich, Felixstowe, Stowmarket and Woodbridge, with activities for families, all ages and over-18s running from the end of May until late June.

Free celebrations in Leighton Buzzard will begin at Charter Market from midday until 3pm with storytelling sessions, street theatre, musical performances and craft activities. Entertainment will then continue along the High Street from 5pm until 9pm featuring live music, stilt walkers and stalls, with activities taking place across the town centre throughout the day and evening.

Free celebrations in Barry will run from midday until 7pm across Kings Square and Central Park, featuring live music, food vendors, bars and community stalls throughout the afternoon and evening. Entertainment and activities will take place across both sites, with festival areas spread between the town centre square and nearby parkland locations.