Happy Valley Pride 2021

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Happy Valley Pride is an eclectic, alternative and inclusive, week-long festival for everyone. Celebrating LGBT+ life in Hebden Bridge and surrounding areas, it will be taking place between 8th - 12th September 2021.

Founded in 2015, the festival has rapidly grown in size and stature - last year attracting over 15,000 attendees online during the pandemic. Set in the stunning location of the Calder Valley (recently recognised in National Geographic’s Cool List 2019) they have built an enviable reputation for creating a distinctive, LGBT+ arts-focused programme. This year they are planning a live festival in Hebden Bridge from 8th - 12th September.

Friday 10 September
Our Pride - Exhibition Launch night
A specially commissioned collection of portraits of members of the local, queer community taken by photographer Bruce Cutts (the After Alice Project)

Jinkx Monsoon and Peppermint in conversation with Kate O’Donnell
In this revealing discussion they chat to Happy Valley Pride’s patron Kate O’Donnell about gender, identity and their drag histories.

Saturday 11 September
There will be singers, speakers, DJ’s, food, drink, an info fair from local LGBTQ+ organisations, stalls and, yes, the legendary Pink Pooch Dog Parade will return!
Our amazing headliner, singer Horse McDonald will perform an exclusive, solo set especially for her much-loved Hebden audience.

Family Vogue Ball
Experience the life-enhancing power of the ballroom. Four houses go head-to-head in an epic vogue ball for all the family. A performer from each.

Matthew Todd – Out of the Straight Jacket.
In this live digital event, he explains how the experience of growing up in our society is deeply traumatic for many LGBTQ folk, how it can affect us.