United Kingdom Events

A massive free Pride festival in one of the England’s most attractive cities. Bristol Pride is a 10-day festival that showcases, celebrates and champions the LGBTQ+ community in the South West of England.

With a variety of events including live shows, cabaret and events for families, the main attraction is the Pride parade on Saturday 13th July through the city streets.

If you’re planning to be in Bristol for Pride, book your hotel early – check our list of top hotels in Bristol for gay travellers.

Colchester Pride 2019 will be the third gay pride event to take place in Colchester. ABBA tribute act, ABBA Magic, will be headlining. There will also be drag acts, acrobats and more. Asia Thorne and Miss Terry Tour are on the bill.

Very popular gay Pride event in the UK since 1991. The Brighton & Hove Pride is an exceptionally friendly event and one of Brighton’s most popular weekends, attracting tens of thousands visitors from around the UK and beyond.

The spectacular parade begins at Hove Lawns at 11:00 and continues through the town towards Preston Park. Expect plenty of colourful costumes, performances from top artists and a whole host of club nights.

Kylie Minogue will headline on Saturday. Jessie J and Grace Jones will headline on Sunday.

For hotel bookings, click list of recommended hotels in Brighton UK.

Melanie C (Sporty Spice!) has joined up with London nightlife supremos Sink The Pink. Together (2 become 1) they are combining pop with drag and hitting the road. They will be performing at some of the biggest pride events worldwide. In between shows, Sporty will be performing with the reunited Spice Girls at sold-out stadiums across the UK – without Posh, as she’s too fancy for them now.

Superstar DJ Honey Dijon will be in town for Brighton Pride 2019, the UK’s biggest Pride festival. She’ll be playing a set at The Arch on August 3rd from 21:00 until the early hours. She is one of the hottest DJs around today and she always knows how to get the party going. A New Yorker, she is currently based in Berlin where she often plays at the notorious Berghain.

Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend in 2019 promises to be bigger and better than the previous year, taking place from August 23th-26th in the Gay Village (Canal Street).

The Big Weekend features numerous art, culture, music, sports and debate events, with live music and various stalls and arenas hosting a wide range of activities. The parade will be on Saturday, August 24th, from around midday.

Check the website for more details and full program. For hotel reservations, check our list of top hotels in Manchester for gay travellers.

The Margate Pride Parade 2019 will begin in Cliftonville and continue on to the main sands. It’ll be the fourth consecutive Margate Pride. It’s a small town so it’ll be simple but fun and very inclusive.

There’ll be speakers and live performances by local artists. Margate has a growing LGBT population. It has attracted many creatives fed up with the excessive prices of London. That community could well grow considerably in the coming years.

On Friday 5th July take your seat in The LaLiT London’s pan-Indian dining destination, Baluchi at 7pm and enjoy an evening of unparalleled entertainment alongside either a decadent four-course dinner, or selection of canapés, created by Executive Chef Santosh Shah, and accompanied by free-flowing prosecco, wine or beer for an hour and a half. At this exclusive event in celebration of Pride, star studded acts will include trans icon Amanda Lepore, and the wildly distorted and ever avant-garde Hungry, plus many more. Your host for the evening will be Virgin Xtravaganzah, The LaLiT London’s fabulous ambassador and acclaimed drag star. After the show, party your night away to the tunes of two sensational queer queens, DJ Tete Bang and Prince JayJay.

Expect an array of delicious dishes on the menu, including aubergine steak with coconut sukka, spiced tofu mince and Malabar sauce; and seabass with grilled avocado, olive crumble and coriander chutney. Finish with a devilishly good liquorice dark chocolate and lime cake, with clove smoked lemon curd, mango crisp and caramel popcorn. VIP dinner tickets are priced at £130 per person, including a front row seat to the show and a four-course menu, along with a personal meet and greet with the star herself, Amanda Lepore.

Just keen to get the party started? Skip dinner and opt for the canapé ticket priced at £60 per person. In support of Pride, £2 from each ticket will be donated to Pride in London charity.

Whether you choose the indulgent sit-down dinner or standing canapé menu, the bottomless bubbles are sure to be the perfect accompaniment for a night of debauchery.

Pride in London is a large LGBT festival in London with many fun activities, cultural events, stage shows and parties, attracting tens of thousands of participants each year.

In 2019, the London LGBT Pride parade takes place on Saturday, July 6th, starting from the BBC Broadcasting House to Oxford Circus, down Regent Street, through Piccadilly Circus, Lower Regent Street, past Trafalgar Square and into Whitehall.

During this period, many gay bars, gay nightclubs, gay cruise clubs and saunas across London keep the fun going all night long, hosting various events and parties.

Planning to be in London for Pride 2019, check our list of top hotels in London for gay travellers.

The Sink The Pink Pride Ball is one of the biggest gay events on the London calendar. This year, Mel C (Sporty!) has teamed up with Sink The Pink (2 Become 1) and put together a brand new show. They’re performing at Pride events all over the world, from Brighton to Sao Paulo.

DJs Neil Prince & Chaka Khan’t will be spinning the decks until the early hours.

Pride Brunch @ House of Holland will support the Albert Kennedy Trust. Berners Tavern has put together an excellent three-course meal with two sittings at 11.30am and 1.30pm.

There will be raffle prizes from Gucci, Mark Ronson, Rita Ora and Christopher Kane.

Nick Grimshaw & Aimee Phillips will be DJing and Violet Chachki will be in attendance.

You can call or email for tickets: +44 (0) 20 7908 7979 or email [email protected]

The Drag Ball returns for its third instalment. This will be the largest drag convention in Europe this year. Top stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race will be in town, including Phi Phi O’Hara and many more.

Trans Pride arrives in London on 14 September. There will be an all-day festival in Hackney (location to be announced). There will be live performances, panel talks and more. All genders welcome.

This year’s Pride March will take place on 17th August. Due to an ongoing controversy with the council – handbags at dawn, dear! – the event on the 18th will take place at a yet to be confirmed venue. So late in the day – what a palaver.

It’s safe to say that the people of Glasgow (hi, guys) know how to throw a party! We’ll publish updates when they are announced.