Brighton & Hove Pride, the city’s biggest and brightest event celebrating the diversity, joy and unity of our LGBTQ+ communities, takes place this Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 August.
Whether you're dancing in the parade, cheering from your window, or quietly expressing your truth, we wish you a wonderful, fabulous and uplifting Pride.
The main Pride events get underway on Saturday with the Pride Community Parade setting off from Hove Lawns at 11am, followed by the vibrant Pride on the Park festival and the Pride Street Party.
The Pride on the Park Festival and the Pride Street Party celebrations continue on Sunday.
This year, the most significant change in our Pride celebrations is that the Pride Street Party is moving from St James’s Street to Marine Parade.
The party will feature all the traditional attractions, including drag stages, a variety of music zones and bars.
There will be no outside bars or music on St James’s Street and the street will be managed as any other busy area outside the official Pride event areas during the Pride weekend.
There will be higher than usual safety measures, including some road closures and additional security staff to help visitors and residents.
A Public Service Protection Order (PSPO) is in place in the city to help manage alcohol-related nuisance behaviour. This will be used if needed to ensure safety and access to the street for the whole community.
The preparations are being carefully planned and constantly reviewed by Brighton & Hove City Council, Sussex Police and Brighton Pride, with a focus on the wellbeing of the public
Pride’s official fundraiser for our local LGBTQ+ community groups, the vibrant Pride on the Park festival, will take place in Preston Park and feature a fresh new layout, with dance stages, cabaret stages, live stages, a community area, a family area and a funfair.
There are still tickets available for events on both days. Tickets can be bought online in advance at the Pride website or at the box office.
Visit the Brighton & Hove Pride website for full detail of what’s planned.
If you're watching the Pride parade year, give a cheer to our LGBTQ+ Workers Forum.
Forum members will be a third of the way into the parade from the front, adjacent to the tremendous rhythmic presence of Drum and Blaze samba band - you'll hear them before you see them!
Their theme this year is classic Pride protests, featuring a range of fierce, fun and relevant placards highlighting the continuing LGBTQ+ struggle for full equality, with costumes reflecting the diverse range of Queer community flags that have been adopted over the last decade.
The Forum is proud to host the Village Food Bank this year as part of their parade entry to platform the excellent work they do with LGBTQ+ peoples across the city.
The Village Food Bank is an emerging initiative for low-income LGBTQ+ people in Brighton & Hove to access food, toiletries and other essential items in a welcoming and affirming community space.
Councillor Birgit Miller, Cabinet Member for Culture, Heritage and Tourism, said: “This year’s theme of ‘Ravishing Rage’ marks a celebration of resilience, spirit, passion and unity. We’re very proud to support that theme and will be celebrating our city’s LGBTQ+ communities and flying the flag for greater rights of LGBTQ+ communities across the world.
“As many of you‘ll be aware, we’ve listened to our communities and worked with Pride and all our partners to plan a new street party in the heart of Kemp Town.
“The idea is to keep St James’s Street open and accessible for all, while keeping the celebratory spirit at the heart of one of the city’s most vibrant and longstanding LGBTQ+ communities.
“It is a big change and there will likely be some teething troubles. We’ve been listening to our communities and working closely and continuously with Pride organisers, Sussex Police and all our partners to create a safe and enjoyable weekend for all.
“We are proud of our Pride and proud that Brighton & Hove is an inclusive city with a large LGBTQ+ community and a welcoming place for all.
“Please approach the weekend with compassion and respect for all and we wish everyone a safe and happy Pride!”
As the city’s biggest celebration and protest, we’re expecting a busy weekend with thousands of residents and visitors joining the festivities.
Many city centre roads will be closed and on-street parking bays suspended for the celebrations.
Bus services will also be affected over the weekend.
There will be a rainbow queuing system in place at the train station and people are advised to allow enough time to get to and from the city as trains will be very busy and people may not be able to board the first service.
Read our latest travel information for full details.
Take care of yourself, don’t overdo it and look out for others. If you’re out all day, take a water bottle and dress according to weather!
Support is available if you need it but remember that health services are extremely busy and make sure you use the right services for your needs.
Check our stay safe at Pride advice for all you need to know.
And please do your bit to help keep Brighton & Hove tidy.
We're working over the weekend to keep on top of litter and cleaning - please help by recycling and disposing of your rubbish responsibly.
We’re putting out 84 extra large-capacity rubbish bins across the city, with a focus on the parade route, the area around Brighton Station and on St James’s Street. There will also be additional bins at the park and ride bus stop near Preston Park.
Over 300 volunteers have signed up to help us keep Brighton & Hove clean and tidy, but following a busy Pride weekend it may take a few days to catch up with cleaning in the city centre – please bear with us.
Everyone in Brighton & Hove has a right to feel safe.
We are committed to LGBTQ+ equality and supporting communities harmed by hate crime.
We encourage anyone who has experienced anti-social behaviour or hate incidents, harassment or distress due to their identity, to report it.
You can report hate incidents or ASB to Sussex Police on 101 if it’s not an emergency. In an emergency, always call 999.
You can also report using our online anti-social behaviour and hate incident reporting form or contact our Community Safety team by emailing communitysafety.casework@brighton-hove.gov.uk or calling 01273 292735.
