Manchester Pride 2023

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The Manchester Pride Festival takes place over Summer Bank Holiday, 24th - 28th August 2023.

Manchester Pride campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality; celebrates LGBTQ+ life and creates opportunities that engage LGBT+ people so that they can thrive.

Parade:
Saturday, 26th August.
The Manchester Pride Parade is a march for equality and one of Manchester Pride Festival's most highly anticipated events. Thousands of people march proudly together through the streets of Manchester, in front of tens of thousands of supporters and allies cheering them along the way. 2019's Manchester Pride Parade was our biggest and boldest yet, with a whopping 200 organisations, over 14,000 people marching and tens of thousands spectators filling the streets with colour!

Gay Village Party
25th – 28th August
The roots of Manchester Pride and the Festival are firmly in the heart of our world-famous Gay Village. Taking place over all 4 days of the bank holiday weekend, the Gay Village Party proved to be the ultimate street party celebration as the sun shone down on the much loved cobbled streets! With community performances in Sackville Gardens, plus markets and parties across The Gay Village’s venues, the Gay Village Party continued to be home to the hub of the festival’s celebrations.

Family Pride
Saturday, 28th August.
You're never too young to celebrate Pride, and we wanted to ensure families could take advantage of the festivities at Manchester Pride Festival!

Youth Pride
Sunday 27th August
Youth Pride MCR is a free-to-attend event especially curated for the younger members of our LGBTQ+ family. This unique event brings together creativity, fashion, music and more as we create a safe and nourishing space for young people aged 14+, who wanted to experience Pride in a way designed just for them. Youth Pride MCR has been developed through engagement with young people from across Greater Manchester.

Other events that make up the Manchester Pride Festival include:
- Superbia
- Human Rights Forum
- Candlelit Vigil