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.

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 2026
30 Jul 2026 from 12:00 to 02 Aug 2026 20:00	Cottingham Pride    Cross Keys, 94 Northgate Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 4EH
31 Jul 2026 14:00 to 17:00	Bude Pride    The Pearl Exchange, No. 1 Broadclose Hill Bude, Cornwall EX23 8EQ
31 Jul 2026 from 16:00 to 01 Aug 2026 23:00	Kemptown Community Village Pride    St George's Church, St George's Road Kemptown, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1EF
August 2026
01 Aug 2026 11:30 to 20:00	Lanarkshire Pride    Quarry Street Hamilton, Lanakshire ML3 0XB
01 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 02 Aug 2026 21:00	Brighton and Hove Pride    Hove Lawns / Preston Park Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SD
01 Aug 2026 12:00 to 18:00	Pride in Coalville    Coalville Park Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 3JB
01 Aug 2026 12:00 to 15:00	Trans Pride Manchester    Windmill Street Manchester, Lancashire M2 3GX
01 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Pride in the Dales    Grassington Centre, Hebden Road Grassington, North Yorkshire BD23 5LB
01 Aug 2026 13:00 to 23:59	Wadebridge Pride    The Pearl & Trawl, West Hill Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7HW
01 Aug 2026 14:00 to 23:00	Causeway Pride    Kerr Street Portrush, Antrim BT56 8DG
01 Aug 2026 19:00 to 21:00	Brighton and Hove Rainbow Run    Hove Park Hove, East Sussex BN3 6LJ
02 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Middlesex Pride    Gunnersbury Park, Popes Lane Gunnersbury, Middlesex W3 8LQ
06 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 09 Aug 2026 23:00	Prestwich Pride    Cuckoo, 395-397 Bury New Rd Prestwich, Lancashire M25 1AW
07 Aug 2026 from 19:00 to 09 Aug 2026 16:00	Bute Pride    Bute Yard, Rothesay Isle of Bute, Argyll PA20 9AU
08 Aug 2026 10:00 to 22:00	Pride In Ely    Amherst Field, Bridge Road Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DY
08 Aug 2026 10:00 to 23:00	Margate Pride    Margate Main Sands Margate, Kent CT9 1XJ
08 Aug 2026 10:30 to 23:00	Wirral Pride (formerly New Brighton Pride)    Floral Pavilion, Marine Promenade New Brighton, Wallasey Merseyside CH45 2JS
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 22:00	Doncaster Pride    Town Field Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN2 6AA
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 22:00	Pride In Surrey    Stoke Park Guildford, Surrey RH2 7RL
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 23:59	Perthshire Pride    Perth Theatre & Concert Hall, Mill Street Perth, Perthshire PH1 5HZ
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 17:00	Solihull Pride    Mell Square Solihull, West Midlands B91 3AZ
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 22:00	Tonbridge Pride    River Lawn, Avebury Avenue & Tonbridge Castle Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1TF
08 Aug 2026 11:00 to 18:00	Wigan Pride    Wigan Town Centre Wigan, Lancashire WN1 1PE
08 Aug 2026 11:30 to 23:30	Bromyard Pride    Town Square, The Falcon & The Conquest Bromyard, Herefordshire HR7 4DL
08 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Ashby Pride    Market Street Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 1AF
08 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Beverley Pride    Flemingate Centre, 23A Chantry Lane Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 0EE
08 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 10 Aug 2026 20:00	Darlington Pride    South Park Darlington, Durham DL1 5TD
08 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Skipton Pride    Skipton High Street & Coach Street Car Park Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1LH
08 Aug 2026 12:00 to 21:00	Stafford Pride    Victoria Park Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2QF
08 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 09 Aug 2026 22:00	Wakefield Pride    Trinity Walk & Borough Road Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 1SA
08 Aug 2026 14:00 to 20:00	Trans Pride Derby   NEW Electric Daisy, 1-4 Bold Lane Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3NT
08 Aug 2026 from 20:00 to 09 Aug 2026 23:00	Lichfield Pride    Various Locations Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6DY
09 Aug 2026 12:00 to 21:00	Wakefield Community Pride    Wakefield City Centre and WX Wakefield Exchange, Union Street Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3AD
14 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 16 Aug 2026 20:00	Levenshulme Pride    Levenshulme Town Centre Manchester, Lancashire M19 2EP
15 Aug 2026 11:00 to 23:00	Colchester Pride    Firstsite, Lewis Gardens Colchester, Essex CO1 1JH
15 Aug 2026 11:00 to 23:59	Swindon and Wiltshire Pride    Queens Park Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4EN
15 Aug 2026 11:30 to 22:00	Lincoln Pride    Orchard Street Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN1 1DD
15 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Caldicot Pride    Caldicot Castle, Church Road Caldicot, Monmouthshire NP26 4HU
15 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Chester Pride    Castle Square Chester, Cheshire CH1 2DW
15 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Lurgan Pride    Banbridge Lurgan, Armagh BT66 6AS
15 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Merthyr Pride    College Merthyr Tydfil & Riverside Plaza Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1AR
15 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Queer Bloomsbury    Charleston Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6LL
15 Aug 2026 13:00 to 23:30	Croydon Pride    Boxpark, 99 George Street Croydon, Surrey CR0 1LD
15 Aug 2026 14:00 to 22:00	Calderdale Queerfest    The Pallet Bar, Ladyship Business Park, Mill Lane Boothtown, Calderdale, West Yorkshire HX1 1DL
19 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 29 Aug 2026 16:00	Foyle Pride    Guildhall Square, Derry Londonderry, Belfast BT48 6DQ
21 Aug 2026 from 10:30 to 22 Aug 2026 21:00	Oban Pride    Corran Halls Oban, Argyll PA34 5AB
22 Aug 2026 10:00 to 16:00	North Herts Pride    Market Place Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1HR
22 Aug 2026 10:30 to 23:00	Medway Pride    Rochester Castle Gardens Rochester, Kent ME1 1SW
22 Aug 2026 11:00 to 16:00	Basingstoke Pride    The Amphitheatre, Festival Place Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7BB
22 Aug 2026 11:00 to 22:00	Crawley Pride    Goffs Park, Horsham Road Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7JX
22 Aug 2026 11:00 to 19:00	Loughborough Pride    Queens Park Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3BJ
22 Aug 2026 11:00 to 18:00	Warwickshire Pride    Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa Warwick, Warwickshire CV31 4AA
22 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Goole Pride    Goole Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5FF
22 Aug 2026 12:00 to 22:00	Herts Pride    Cassiobury Park Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 7LG
22 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Newry Pride    Marcus Square, Hill Street Newry, Belfast BT34 1AE
23 Aug 2026 14:30 to 18:00	Glitter Pride    Temple of Peace Cardiff CF10 3AP
28 Aug 2026 from 12:00 to 31 Aug 2026 20:00	Manchester Pride    Gay Village Manchester, Lancashire M1 3LD
29 Aug 2026 10:00 to 18:00	Newquay Pride    Beach Road, by Towan Beach and Killacourt Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1DT
29 Aug 2026 11:00 to 20:00	Carmarthen Pride    St. Peter's Civic Hall, 1 Nott Square Carmarthen, Dyfed SA31 1PG
29 Aug 2026 11:00 to 18:00	Great Yarmouth and Waverney Pride    Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 3AH
29 Aug 2026 from 11:00 to 30 Aug 2026 23:00	Southampton Pride    Guildhall Square and West Marlands Road Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7DU
29 Aug 2026 from 11:00 to 30 Aug 2026 20:00	Whitehaven Weekender (incl Sunday: Pride in Harbourside)    Harbourside Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7LR
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 19:00	Gravesham Pride    Fort Gardens, Milton Place Gravesham, Kent DA12 1DD
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 18:00	Hinckley Pride in the Park    Hollycroft Park Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 0BG
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 19:00	Scunthorpe Pride    Church Square Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire DN15 6TA
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Stirling Pride    King Street Stirling, Stirlingshire FK8 1AY
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 19:00	Walsall Pride    Walsall Arboretum Extension, Broadway North Walsall, West Midlands WS1 2QB
29 Aug 2026 12:00 to 21:00	Pride in the Borders    MacArts Galashiels, Borders TD1 1SP
29 Aug 2026 14:00 to 22:00	Bi Pride UK    Kings Place, 90 York Way Kings Cross, London N1 9AG
30 Aug 2026 10:30 to 20:00	Hastings Pride    The Oval Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1QN
September 2026
04 Sep 2026 from 10:00 to 06 Sep 2026 18:00	Teignmouth Pride    Hollands Road Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 8SR
04 Sep 2026 from 12:00 to 13 Sep 2026 20:00	Trans Pride Northern Ireland   NEW Various Locations & Writer’s Square Belfast, Northern Ireland BT9 6JW
05 Sep 2026 10:00 to 20:00	Merton Pride    Morden Hall Park and Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way Morton, London SW19 2RD
05 Sep 2026 10:00 to 19:00	Reading Pride - Love Unites    King's Meadow Reading, Berkshire RG1 8BN
05 Sep 2026 11:00 to 19:00	Basildon Pride Festival    Basildon Sporting Village Basildon, Essex SS14 3GR
05 Sep 2026 11:00 to 23:59	Bedford Pride   NEW Harpur Square and Harpur Suite Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2QT
05 Sep 2026 12:00 to 21:30	Eastleigh Pride    Leigh Road Recreational Ground Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9DD
05 Sep 2026 12:00 to 23:00	Yeovil Does Pride    Addlewell Lane Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1QN
05 Sep 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Pride in the Port    The Riverfront, Newport Centre Newport, Gwent NP20 1AA
05 Sep 2026 13:00 to 21:00	Leicester Pride    Abbey Park Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 5AQ
05 Sep 2026 14:00 to 22:00	Bicester Pride    Garth Park Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6PS
10 Sep 2026 from 12:00 to 14 Sep 2026 20:00	Brighton Fetish Week    Nautilus Lounge Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1TH
11 Sep 2026 from 12:00 to 13 Sep 2026 20:00	Kirrie Pride    Thomas Muir Primary School, Kirriemuir East Kilbride, Angus G74 3PP
12 Sep 2026 10:00 to 20:00	East Coast Pride    Skegness Seafront Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 2UG
12 Sep 2026 11:00 to 20:00	Pride in Gloucestershire    Gloucester Park Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 1LY
12 Sep 2026 11:00 to 18:00	Penzance Pride    Penzance Promenade Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HH
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 21:00	Channel Islands Pride    2 High Street, St Peter Port Guernsey, Channel Islands GY1 2LB
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 17:00	Chorlton Pride    St Clements Church, Chorlton Manchester, Lancashire M21 9AE
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Derby Pride    Markeaton Park Derby, Derbyshire DE22 4AA
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Kintyre Pride    Campbeltown Campbeltown, Argyll
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Millport Pride    Garrison House, Glasgow Street, Millport Isle of Cumbrae, Ayrshire KA28 0DJ
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 22:00	Milton Keynes Pride Festival    Campbell Park Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK9 3NZ
12 Sep 2026 12:00 to 18:00	Scarborough Pride    Scarborough Town Centre Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 7LJ
19 Sep 2026 10:00 to 16:00	Dumfries Pride    High Street Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 2BA
19 Sep 2026 11:00 to 20:00	Ramsgate Pride    Town Centre Ramsgate, Kent CT11 0AA
19 Sep 2026 11:00 to 20:00	Pride Run 10k London    Victoria Park, Grove Road Tower Hamlets, London E3 5TB
19 Sep 2026 11:30 to 23:00	Rushmoor Pride    The Village Hotel & The Landing, Town Centre Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6EN
19 Sep 2026 from 12:00 to 20 Sep 2026 20:00	Pembrokeshire Pride    Dewslake Farm Campsite The Ridgeway, Lamphey Pembroke, Pembrokeshire SA71 5PB
19 Sep 2026 12:00 to 16:00	Trans Pride Brum   NEW Pigeon Park, Cathedral Square Birmingham, West Midlands B3 2QB
26 Sep 2026 11:00 to 23:59	Cumbria Pride    Box Arena Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR
26 Sep 2026 11:00 to 20:00	Preston Pride    Preston Flag Market Preston, Lancashire PR1 2AP
26 Sep 2026 from 12:00 to 27 Sep 2026 20:00	Shrewsbury Pride    Shrewsbury Town Centre Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1HF
October 2026
01 Oct 2026 from 12:00 to 05 Oct 2026 20:00	Manchester Leather Weekend    Townhouse Hotel, 101 Portland Street Manchester, Lancashire M1 6DF
15 Oct 2026 from 12:00 to 18 Oct 2026 21:00	Coast Is Queer    Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RA
17 Oct 2026 12:00 to 20:00	Neath Port Talbot Pride    Skewen Park, Wern Road Neath, Rhondda SA11 1DU

We hope you enjoy these very special and important events with Pride. UK Pride is buzzing for 2026 with plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy yourself and have a really great time!

All Previous and Future 2026 UK Pride Events