The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades. Much of the progress in our visibility is thanks in part to Gay Pride parades and demonstrations held in cities around the world.

The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location. Some destinations attract millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.

We are proud that the UK has grown from having just four or five annual events decades ago, to what's going to be more than 250 Pride events staged this year. It's a fantastic achievement for LGBTQ+ people in the UK, although it certainly hasn't been easy for those involved.

What is Gay Pride?

Gay Pride events, including Gay Pride parades and festivals were started in major urban centers to improve the visibility, acceptance and some of the legal protections for LGBTQ+ people living in those communities. While the aim of Pride day started with a political nature, many cities around the world have such wide acceptance and strong legal protections that events have now become a celebration of Pride for all.

Depending on the country or city where the event is being held, the marches and parades often campaign for recognition and acceptance of same-sex marriage, legal protections for couples and families, anti-discrimination laws or trans rights. Although there are still obstacles in achieving full acceptance and protections for the LGBTQ+ community, recent progress has been significant.

A Brief History of Gay Pride

On 28th June of 1969, a group of LGBTQ+ people in New York City rioted following a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. This series of events was a turning point for the LGBTQ+ community and marks one of the most significant events leading to the modern gay rights movement. The following year in June, organised demonstrations took place in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco to mark the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. As the years went on, additional cities in North America and Europe began to hold their own public demonstrations or a Pride day, eventually leading to what we know today as Gay Pride parades, Gay Pride festivals and Mardi Gras.

Find out more about the significance of Pride in the UK and around the world in our feature: Why Pride Is Important.

When is Gay Pride?

July 2024
19 Jul 2024 from 12:00 to 28 Jul 2024 20:00	Belfast Pride    Custom House Square Belfast BT1 3ET
22 Jul 2024 from 11:00 to 28 Jul 2024 21:00	Happy Valley Pride    Calder Holmes Park Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 6LZ
26 Jul 2024 from 12:00 to 27 Jul 2024 20:00	Pride South Lanarkshire    Quarry Street Hamilton, Lanakshire ML3 0XB
27 Jul 2024 09:00 to 20:00	Stockton-on-Tees Pride    Stockton Town Centre Stockton-on-Tees, Durham TS18 1NA
27 Jul 2024 10:00 to 17:00	Barnstaple Pride    Barnstaple Library, Tuly Street Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1EL
27 Jul 2024 10:00 to 18:00	Norwich Pride    City Centre Locations Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1LX
27 Jul 2024 10:30 to 18:00	West Lothian Pride    West Lothian College Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7EP
27 Jul 2024 11:00 to 18:00	Bude Pride    The Castle Green Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LG
27 Jul 2024 11:00 to 22:00	Pride in Hull    Queens Gardens Hull, East Yorkshire HU1 1TU
27 Jul 2024 from 11:00 to 28 Jul 2024 01:00	Kidderminster Pride    The Cavalier, Tennyson Way Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 3YT
27 Jul 2024 11:00 to 23:00	Nottinghamshire Pride    Lace Market Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 1PB
27 Jul 2024 11:30 to 20:00	New Forest Pride    Bath Road Recreation Ground, Bath Road Lymington, Hampshire SO41 3SE
27 Jul 2024 12:00 to 23:00	Malvern Pride    Priory Park, Great Malvern Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3HB
27 Jul 2024 12:00 to 18:00	Middlesex Pride    Osterley Park, Jersey Road Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 4RB
27 Jul 2024 12:00 to 16:00	Nuneaton Pride    Riversley Park Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5TU
27 Jul 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Wrecsam Pride    William Aston Hall Wrexham, Gwent LL11 2AW
27 Jul 2024 13:00 to 22:00	Folkestone Pride    The Leas, Lower Sandgate Road Folkestone, Kent CT20 2JP
27 Jul 2024 13:00 to 21:00	London Trans Pride    Wellington Arch Hyde Park, London W1J 7JZ
28 Jul 2024 10:00 to 19:00	Glastonbury Pride    Market Cross Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9JJ
28 Jul 2024 12:00 to 17:00	Cinderford Pride    Triangle, Market Street Cinderford, Gloustershire GL14 2RX
28 Jul 2024 12:00 to 16:30	Pride in South Tyneside    Bents Park, Sea Road South Shields, South Tyneside NE33 2NL
28 Jul 2024 from 17:00 to 29 Jul 2024 03:00	The Official Pride in South Tyneside After Show Party    Arbeia Bar, 16 Ocean Rd South Shields, South Tyneside NE33 2HZ
August 2024
02 Aug 2024 until 05 Aug 2024	Brighton and Hove Pride    Hove Lawns / Preston Park Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SD
02 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 04 Aug 2024 16:00	Pride Youth Games    University of Cumbria Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 3JD
02 Aug 2024 19:00 to 21:00	Brighton and Hove Rainbow Run    Hove Park Hove, East Sussex BN3 6LJ
03 Aug 2024 10:00 to 22:00	Pride In Ely    Jubilee Gardens and The Maltings Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4BJ
03 Aug 2024 11:30 to 23:00	Tonbridge Pride    River Lawn Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1TF
03 Aug 2024 12:00 to 18:00	Pride in Belper    Belper Town Centre Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1FZ
03 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Lowestoft Pride    Sparrows Nest Gardens Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XG
03 Aug 2024 12:00 to 15:00	Trans Pride Manchester    Windmill Street Manchester, Lancashire M2 3GX
03 Aug 2024 13:00 to 15:00	Coventry Pride    FarGo Village Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1LL
03 Aug 2024 14:00 to 20:00	Pride at the Harbourside    Whitehaven Harbour Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7LH
04 Aug 2024 14:00 to 17:00	Pride in Belper Dog Show    Belper Memorial Gardens, Town Centre Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1PP
09 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 11 Aug 2024 20:00	Levenshulme Pride    Levenshulme Town Centre Manchester, Lancashire M19 2EP
09 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 11 Aug 2024 23:00	Prestwich Pride    Cuckoo, 395-397 Bury New Rd Prestwich, Lancashire M25 1AW
09 Aug 2024 from 19:00 to 11 Aug 2024 16:00	Bute Pride    Bute Yard, Rothesay Isle of Bute, Argyll PA20 9AU
09 Aug 2024 from 19:00 to 10 Aug 2024 16:00	Stort Pride    Bishops Stortford Town Centre Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3JG
10 Aug 2024 10:00 to 16:00	Pride in Gateshead    Gateshead Town Centre Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 1AG
10 Aug 2024 11:00 to 03:00	Swindon and Wiltshire Pride    Queens Park Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4EN
10 Aug 2024 11:00 to 22:00	UK Pride Doncaster    Town Field Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN2 6AA
10 Aug 2024 11:00 to 23:59	Wigan Pride    Wigan Town Centre Wigan, Lancashire WN1 1PE
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Ashby Pride    Market Street Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 1AF
10 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 12 Aug 2024 20:00	Darlington Pride    South Park Darlington, Durham DL1 5TD
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 19:00	Gravesham Pride    Fort Gardens, Milton Place Gravesham, Kent DA12 1DD
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Havering Pride    Romford, South Street Romford, Essex RM1 1SX
10 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 11 Aug 2024 02:00	Margate Pride    Margate Main Sands Margate, Kent CT9 1XJ
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Mid Ulster Pride    Cookstown Community Centre Cookstown, Mid Ulster BT80 8AG
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 23:59	Perthshire Pride    North Inch Perth, Perthshire PH1 5DN
10 Aug 2024 12:00 to 21:00	Stafford Pride    Victoria Park Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2QF
10 Aug 2024 13:00 to 22:00	Keighley Pride    Keighley Cougars Rugby League Ground Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 3RF
11 Aug 2024 11:00 to 22:00	Wakefield Pride    Borough Road Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 1SA
11 Aug 2024 12:00 to 16:00	Pride in Gateshead Family Picnic    Saltwell Park, The Grove near the Bandstand Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE9 5AX
11 Aug 2024 12:00 to 22:00	LonGBoaT Pride    The New Union Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 1UZ
12 Aug 2024 from 10:30 to 17 Aug 2024 23:00	Medway Pride    Rochester Castle Rochester, Kent ME1 1SW
15 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 25 Aug 2024 16:00	Foyle Pride    Derry City Centre Londonderry, Belfast BT47 3GY
15 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 19 Aug 2024 12:00	Queer Spirit Festival    Bridwell Park Tiverton, Devon EX15 3BU
16 Aug 2024 from 19:00 to 18 Aug 2024 23:59	Wycombe Pride    Various Venues in High Wycombe High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2HQ
17 Aug 2024 10:00 to 21:00	Kings Lynn and West Norfolk    Tuesday Market Place Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JN
17 Aug 2024 11:00 to 23:00	Colchester Pride    Firstsite Colchester, Essex CO1 1JH
17 Aug 2024 11:00 to 22:00	Crawley Pride    Goffs Park Crawley, West Sussex RH11 8PG
17 Aug 2024 11:00 to 23:00	Warwickshire Pride    Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa Warwick, Warwickshire CV31 4AA
17 Aug 2024 11:30 to 22:00	Lincoln Pride    Tentercroft Street Car Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN5 7DB
17 Aug 2024 12:00 to 16:00	Basingstoke Pride    Place Amphitheatre Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7BA
17 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Calderdale Pride    The Piece Hall, Blackledge Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1RE
17 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Chester Pride    Castle Square Chester, Cheshire CH1 2DW
17 Aug 2024 13:00 to 17:00	Tewkesbury Pride    The Canterbury, Ashchurch Road Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8BT
17 Aug 2024 14:00 to 23:00	Tunbridge Wells Pride Festival    The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8YU
18 Aug 2024 11:00 to 17:00	Bideford Pride    Victoria Park, Kingsley Road Bideford, Devon EX39 2QQ
21 Aug 2024 17:00 to 21:00	Gateshead 5k Pride Colour Fun Run    Chopwell Wood Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE39 2AG
23 Aug 2024 from 12:00 to 26 Aug 2024 20:00	Manchester Pride    Gay Village Manchester, Lancashire M1 3LD
24 Aug 2024 10:00 to 16:30	Stranraer Pride   NEW Castle Square, George Street Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway DG9 7RJ
24 Aug 2024 10:30 to 16:00	Dover Pride    Roman Lawn Dover, Kent CT16 1DW
24 Aug 2024 10:30 to 20:00	Walsall Pride    Walsall Arboretum Extension, Broadway North Walsall, West Midlands WS1 2QB
24 Aug 2024 11:00 to 21:00	Seahaven Pride    Martello Fields Seaford, East Sussex BN25 1JD
24 Aug 2024 from 11:00 to 25 Aug 2024 23:00	Southampton Pride    Guildhall Square and West Marlands Road Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7DU
24 Aug 2024 12:30 to 18:30	Hinckley Pride    Hollycroft Park Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 0BG
25 Aug 2024 00:00 to 23:59	Pride at the Metrocentre    Town Square One, St. Michaels Way, Metrocentre Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE11 9YG
25 Aug 2024 11:40 to 20:00	Hastings Pride    The Oval Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1QN
25 Aug 2024 12:00 to 19:00	Scunthorpe Pride    Church Square Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire DN15 6TA
25 Aug 2024 12:00 to 20:00	UK Black Pride    Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stratford, London E15 2HG
25 Aug 2024 13:00 to 21:00	SESKU Pride    South Kirkby Colliery Cricket Club Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF9 3DP
26 Aug 2024 12:00 to 17:00	Dursley Pride    Rednock School Car Park & Chantry Centre Dursley, Gloucestershire GL11 4BY
30 Aug 2024 from 10:30 to 01 Sep 2024 21:00	Oban Pride    Corran Halls Oban, Argyll PA34 5AB
31 Aug 2024 10:00 to 19:00	Cornwall Pride    Lemon Quay Truro, Cornwall TR1 2LW
31 Aug 2024 10:00 to 19:00	Reading Pride - Love Unites    Reading Station & King's Meadow Reading, Berkshire RG1 8BN
31 Aug 2024 10:30 to 23:00	New Brighton Pride    Victoria Quarter, Victoria Road New Brighton, Merseyside CH45 2JS
31 Aug 2024 11:00 to 17:00	Brighton Dog Pride    Preston Park Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SD
31 Aug 2024 12:00 to 21:00	Chase Pride    Hednesford Park Hednesford, Staffordshire WS12 1TB
31 Aug 2024 12:00 to 23:00	Didsbury Pride   NEW Emmanuel Church Parish Gardens 6 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury Manchester, Lancashire M20 6TR
31 Aug 2024 12:00 to 21:00	Leicester Pride    Abbey Park Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 5AQ
31 Aug 2024 12:00 to 22:00	North Herts Pride    Cassiobury Park Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 7LG
31 Aug 2024 12:00 to 01:00	Qeltic Games    Bells Sports Centre Perth, Perthshire PH1 5HS
31 Aug 2024 14:00 to 22:00	Bi Fi Festival UK    University of West London, St Mary's Road Ealing, London W5 5RF
September 2024
06 Sep 2024 from 12:00 to 08 Sep 2024 21:00	Torbay Pride    Tore Abbey Meadows Torquay, Devon TQ2 6DP
07 Sep 2024 10:00 to 16:00	Dumfries Pride   NEW High Street Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 2BG
07 Sep 2024 10:00 to 20:00	East Coast Pride    Skegness Seafront Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 2UG
07 Sep 2024 10:00 to 17:00	Sandbach Pride    High Street, The Cobbles and Park Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1EG
07 Sep 2024 11:00 to 19:00	Basildon Pride Festival    Basildon Sporting Village Basildon, Essex SS14 3GR
07 Sep 2024 11:00 to 23:00	Pride in the Port    The Riverfront, Newport Centre Newport, Gwent NP20 1HG
07 Sep 2024 12:00 to 22:00	Bicester Pride    Garth Park Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6PS
07 Sep 2024 12:00 to 23:00	Yeovil Does Pride    Addlewell Lane Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1QN
07 Sep 2024 13:00 to 20:00	Pride in Moray    Grant Park, Forres Moray, Highlands and Islands IV36 3BT
07 Sep 2024 14:00 to 21:00	Guernsey Pride    Market Square, St Helier Guernsey, Channel Islands JE2 3QA
07 Sep 2024 19:00 to 23:00	Dursley Pride After Party   NEW Chantry Centre, 34-36 Long Street Dursley, Gloucestershire GL11 4JB
13 Sep 2024 from 10:00 to 15 Sep 2024 20:00	Teignmouth Pride    Hollands Road Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 8SR
14 Sep 2024 11:00 to 20:00	Gloucestershire Pride    Gloucester Park Gloucester, Gloustershire GL1 1LY
14 Sep 2024 11:00 to 17:00	Saltash Pride    Jubilee Green Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6JD
14 Sep 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Derby Pride    Markeaton Park Derby, Derbyshire DE22 4AA
14 Sep 2024 12:00 to 21:30	Eastleigh Pride    Leigh Road Recreational Ground Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9DD
14 Sep 2024 12:00 to 22:00	Milton Keynes Pride Festival    Campbell Park Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK9 3NZ
21 Sep 2024 from 11:00 to 22 Sep 2024 01:00	Cumbria Pride    Caldew Riverside (Lower Viaduct) Car Park Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR
21 Sep 2024 11:00 to 22:00	Pride In Surrey    Stoke Park Guildford, Surrey RH2 7RL
21 Sep 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Taunton Pride    Vivary Park Taunton, Somerset TA1 3SX
22 Sep 2024 11:30 to 18:30	Wolds Pride    Pocklington Arts Centre and Market Place Pocklington, East Yorkshire YO42 2AR
28 Sep 2024 from 09:00 to 29 Sep 2024 03:00	Middlesbrough Pop-Up Pride    Middlesbrough Town Centre Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS1 2QJ
28 Sep 2024 10:00 to 16:00	Preston Pride    Preston Flag Market Preston, Lancashire PR1 2AP
28 Sep 2024 10:30 to 18:00	Scarborough Pride    Scarborough Town Centre Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 7LJ
28 Sep 2024 12:00 to 20:00	Shrewsbury Pride    Shrewsbury Market Square Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1LH
October 2024
03 Oct 2024 from 12:00 to 06 Oct 2024 20:00	Bear Scot Fest    Edinburgh City Centre Edinburgh EH1 1AD
04 Oct 2024 from 12:00 to 07 Oct 2024 20:00	Manchester Leather Weekend    Townhouse Hotel, 101 Portland Street Manchester, Lancashire M1 6DF
05 Oct 2024 11:00 to 16:00	St Ives Pride    The Island Centre, 6 Burrow Road St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1PL
December 2024
01 Dec 2024 12:00 to 16:00	Ellesmere Port Winter Pride    Labour Club, 30-50 Flatt Lane CH65 8DN & Civic Hall Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 0AZ

We hope you enjoy these very special and important events with Pride. UK Pride is buzzing for 2024 with plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy yourself and have a really great time!

All Previous and Future 2024 UK Pride Events
Photos: OutUK and Phil Thurston