Northern Pride 2023 Tyne and Wear

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Northern Pride takes place over the weekend 22/23rd July 2023.

Northern Pride was formed in August 2007 after a brief gap in Pride activities following the closure of Pride on the Tyne. A research project was commissioned and carried out by MET Ltd to establish what the North East LGBTQ+ community would like from a Pride event. These results were fed back to the community in May 2007 and from this feedback, a group of volunteers came forward and formed the first Northern Pride Committee.

Parade
Northern Pride Festival 2023 will feature a spectacular march through the centre of Newcastle, and you’re invited to take part. The March will start at 12 noon. Saturday 22nd July, from Newcastle Civic Centre. But arrive early so we don’t leave without you!

Festival
The Rainbow Village, our market stalls being open for business on Saturday 22nd and due to huge demand from our festival attendees, they'll be open on Sunday 23rd as well!
This year’s event – taking place at Newcastle’s Town Moor over the weekend of 22-23 July -will continue in the format of recent years, with two distinct areas – The Festival Arena and The Community Village. And due to spiralling costs and the continued after effects of the pandemic, this year will see a small charge introduced to enter The Festival Arena. Northern Pride has remained the only event of its kind in the region not to have a charge attached, and while access to The Community Village remains free, this year organisers have introduced a small cost to access The Festival Arena, to ensure it can maintain its usual high standards across the entire festival.

After party
to follow