Explore our pick of this year’s most exciting dates for your diary. From city-wide celebrations bringing flair and flamboyance to bustling streets, to candlelight vigils which poignantly commemorate the challenges within the community, and festivals recognising LGBTQIA+ literature and film – you’ll find Pride events in full swing over the country.
Voted one of the UK’s best Pride events, Bristol Pride’s festival schedule has included an award-winning film festival, theatre, comedy, parade and massive music festival. Bristol’s Pride festival brings LGBTQIA+ celebrations to the city for over two weeks.
When: 28 June – 13 July 2025
Where: Bristol, South West England (90 minutes by train from London)
The UK’s biggest and most diverse Pride brings activists, Pride organisations, civil society groups, politicians and world leaders to the nation’s capital in a huge celebration of LGBTQIA+ love. From the Pride Parade through central London’s streets to live entertainment and partying in Soho – London is bursting with Pride.
When: 5 July 2025
Where: Soho, Central London
The UK’s most popular international Pride festival, Brighton & Hove Pride attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, with a huge parade through the city, an unmissable festival, dance tents and a community village.
When: 2 – 3 August 2025
Where: Brighton, South East England (60 minutes by train from London)
Scotland’s largest LGBTQIA+ Pride festival, Pride Glasgow is a two-day event held annually in summer. The parade is a colourful rainbow display, and inevitably includes some kilt-clad Scotsmen. Usually held at Kelvingrove Park, the party has in previous years welcomed LGBTQIA+ musicians Joe McElderry and Heather Peace.
When: 19 July 2025
Where: Glasgow, western Scotland (4 hours 30 minutes by train from London)
GREAT Love is the UK’s international campaign celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and promoting the UK’s values of inclusivity, diversity and freedom. Hear more from our storytellers sharing pivotal moments in their lives when they realised being part of the LGBTQIA+ community is a superpower to be celebrated.
A major cultural event for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and film buffs alike, 2024’s BFI Flare showcased 57 remarkable features and 81 shorts from 41 countries. Most screenings are held at the BFI’s home in Southbank.
When: 19 – 30 March 2025
Where: BFI Southbank, south London (Waterloo is nearest Tube station)
The Great British Bear Bash returns to Manchester’s Gay Village with a weekend full of social events including pool party, cabaret, ‘super-beareoke’, a history of Manchester walking tour and much more.
When: 1 – 5 May 2025
Where: Manchester, North West England (2 hours by train from London)
Birmingham Pride is one of the UK’s largest two-day LGBTQIA+ festivals, during which the streets of the city’s gay village pulsate with a carnival parade and live music. Don’t miss the dance arena with big name DJs, a cabaret marquee, a women’s area and a lip-sync stage, too. The event showcases international music artists and supports local upcoming talent across three stages in the city.
When: 24 – 25 May 2025
Where: Birmingham, West Midlands, central England (90 minutes by train from London)
Oxford Pride is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer life in Oxfordshire. The festival aims to promote awareness of the diversity of LGBTQIA+ communities by providing information, education and entertainment.
When: 7 June 2025
Where: Oxford, South East England (1 hour by train from London)
Out & Wild Festival is the UK’s first wellness festival designed specifically for queer, questioning, and curious women and non-binary individuals. Designed to be a ‘Pride in the Country’, the festival focuses on nature and shared experiences, with a real focus on wellness.
When: 13 – 16 June 2025
Where: Kingswood Adventure, Devon, South West England (nearest train station is Barnstaple, around 4 hours by train from London)
Showing its pride for all things LGBTQIA+, in addition to all things Welsh, Pride Cymru (the Welsh language word for Wales) is usually a massive event, where over 50,000 people come together to celebrate in the capital. Each year sees big-name Welsh and international pop acts performing live on the main stage, along with a cabaret garden, funfair rides, a cultural market with arts and crafts, and a family zone.
When: 21 – 22 June 2025
Where: Cardiff, south east Wales (2 hours by train from London)
Pride Edinburgh, Scotland’s national LGBTQIA+ festival, hits up the city so get ready to feel the love! Combining a colourful march through the city with a health and community fair and live music, the event brings together politicians, activists and individuals to support diversity and personal identity.
When: 21 June 2025
Where: Edinburgh, south east Scotland (4 hours 30 minutes by train from London)
Britain’s transgender community comes together to celebrate and shine at Manchester’s Sparkle Weekend and Sparkle Ball. This is the world’s largest free-to-attend celebration of gender diversity, welcoming all members of the transgender community as well as friends and families. Since 2005’s one-day inaugural event, it’s expanded into a three-day schedule of culture, music, comedy, film, sport and debate.
When: 27 – 29 June 2025
Where: Manchester, North West England (2 hours by train from London)
Britain’s bear community are sure to come out to play for this Brighton Bear Weekend. This increasingly popular date for bears and cubs comprises a range of events, including a garden party, a club night, a Sunday roast and ‘bear-aoke’.
When: 10 – 13 July 2025
Where: Brighton, South East England (60 minutes by train from London)
Expect plenty of top class entertainment at this fully inclusive and diverse Pride celebration, taking place on the sandy beach of Ryde. The parade will see dazzling floats, music and dancing along the streets – don’t miss this fabulous beach party celebration!
When: 19 July 2025
Where: Ryde, Isle of Wight, South East England (over 2 hours from London by train and ferry)
Yorkshire’s LGBTQIA+ community comes together for Leeds Pride every summer. You can expect a Pride parade and hours of entertainment including keynote speakers, local LGBTQIA+ talent and famous pop acts.
When: 20 July 2025
Where: Leeds, Yorkshire and Humber, northern England (2 hours by train from London)
Northern Ireland’s largest LGBTQIA+ festival, expect a host of musical talent and performances in Belfast City Hall and across the city.
When: 18 – 27 July 2025
Where: Belfast City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Celebrating pride in north-east England, Northern Pride is usually a three-day event in Newcastle. More than 12,000 people have joined the parade in previous years, plus there has been a main stage featuring great acts, community market stalls, a youth zone, fun fair, cabaret tent and dance tent.
When: 19 – 20 July 2025
Where: Newcastle, North East England (3 hours by train from London)
Since its beginnings in 2010, Liverpool’s festival has been one of the UK’s most flamboyant Pride events. With fun and fabulous themes like Rainbow Circus, Glam Fairy Tales and Liverpool Icons, you can expect a buzzing weekend of celebrations.
When: 26 July 2025
Where: Liverpool, North West England (2 hours by train from London)
Bring your lunch, picnic blanket and lots of love for a relaxed and fun afternoon in the park, complete with live music and the local LGBTQIA+ community.
When: 27 July 2025
Where: Walsall Arboretum Bandstand, Arboretum Rd, Walsall (around 2 hours by train from London)
Edinburgh welcomes hundreds of new guests in the summer, drawing visitors and world class performers from across the globe for the festival season. The Scottish capital becomes an explosion of colour and music, events, performances, comedy dance and more for the annual Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe Festival – which together make up the largest arts festival in the world.
When: 1 – 24 August 2025 (Edinburgh International Festival), 1 – 25 August 2025 (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
Where: Edinburgh, south east Scotland (4.5 hours by train from London)
Manchester’s Gay Village plays host to one of the biggest dates in the LGBTQIA+ calendar: Manchester Pride. Enjoy unmissable events such as Manchester Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, the Candlelit Vigil, Manchester Pride Parade and the Youth Parade. Showcasing art, culture and sport and with superstar performers as the headline acts, it’s a joyful toast to the diversity of LGBTQIA+ life.
When: 15 – 25 August 2025
Where: Manchester, North West England (2 hours by train from London)
This community-run event celebrates the diverse LGBTQIA+ community in and around Walsall, and aims to raise awareness, promote inclusivity and break down barriers through music, messages and tributes.
When: 23 August 2025
Where: Walsall, West Midlands, central England (3 hours 15 minutes by train from London)
The UK Black Pride is one of Europe’s largest events for the African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean-heritage LGBTQIA+ community. Previous years have blended live music, politics and poetry with a carnival atmosphere. The annual event features performances from dancers, singers, DJs and speakers. Celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary in 2025.
When: 10 August 2025
Where: Haggerston Park, Hackney, London
Held every October, the annual Iris Prize Festival is Cardiff’s LGBTQIA+ alternative to Cannes. Watch LGBTQI+ short films and features with panel discussions, filmmaker Q&As and legendary parties which are not to be missed.
When: 13 – 19 October 2025
Where: Cardiff, south east Wales (2 hours by train from London)
