Manchester Pride Festival is back in August 2020 for another four day celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, culminating in a weekend of campaigning, celebrating and fundraising over the August bank holiday.
Manchester Pride Festival is back in August 2020 for another four day celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, culminating in a weekend of campaigning, celebrating and fundraising over the August bank holiday. Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality, and is all about celebrating and creating opportunity that engages the LGBTQ+ community and allows them to thrive. Manchester Pride Festival is the charity’s flagship event and is made up of the Gay Village Party, the Manchester Pride Parade, Manchester Pride Live, The Superbia Weekend, Youth Pride MCR and the Candlelit Vigil. At the heart of the four-day celebrations is the Gay Village Party, taking over Manchester’s world-famous Gay Village with community performances, markets and parties across The Gay Village’s Venues. The Manchester Pride Parade is one of The Festival’s most highly anticipated events, with thousands of people marching proudly together through the streets of Manchester to create a kaleidoscope of colour, in front of tens of thousands of supporters cheering them along the way. The Superbia Weekend is an alcohol-free space providing a retreat into a rich hub of arts and culture events across the weekend, while the Candlelit Vigil closes the weekend with a poignant moment to reflect and remember together. Manchester Pride Festival 2019 saw the debut of Manchester Pride Live at Mayfield. Pop superstar and honorary Mancunian citizen Ariana Grande headlined 2019’s event, along with synth-pop band Years & Years, fronted by LGBTQ+ advocate Olly Alexander. With love, inclusiveness and acceptance at its core, join the celebrations at Manchester Pride Festival this August – a city to be proud in.
