2025 Bristol Pride Festival Wristbands are available now!
Wristband support us to deliver this incredible festival, our year round work and give you fantastic rewards like money off the bars at Pride, free travel on Pride day and quicker entry via dedicated access lanes to beat the queues.
As festival costs continue to grow, we need you to get your wristbands and get the early. When you get one you’ll get great benefits on Pride Day including free travel on First Bus (Bristol Zone) and Pride Shuttle Bus services, quicker entry lanes at the gates, money off drink prices at our onsite bars, plus discounts/freebies with our food traders – you’ll save money whilst supporting Pride!
Get your wristband now and you’ll be entered into our monthly prize draws for the chance to win festival food/drink vouchers, Bristol Pride Merch, PLUS special merch signed by Pride Day artists and money can’t buy experiences.
Bristol Pride is a not-for-profit charity, we do not get any core funding and have to raise the money to to put Pride on ourselves. Every penny from our Supporter Wristbands goes to make Pride happen.
Children do not need a wristband but a donation on the gates would be greatly appreciated.
All Wristbands include the Pride Day Supporter benefits plus additional benefits as outlined below.
Prices shown exclude booking fee unless stated. A small percentage of booking fees made through Bristol Pride website are returned to the Bristol Pride charity from ticketsellers.
Support Pride and gain access to great rewards at Pride and across the city, including cheaper bar prices for wristband holders and dedicated entry gate lane for wristband holders.
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Guaranteed anytime fast track entry using a quicker dedicated Fast Track gate lane
You will get all the Day Supporter discounts and benefits listed above plus:
Guaranteed anytime fast track entry to Pride Day and Fast Track entry to the official Pride After Party at O2 Academy Bristol.
You’ll also get all the Fast Track Day Supporter discounts and benefits, free or discounted entry to partner after parties, plus:
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Access to our Super Supporter area of the Pride Day festival with views of the Main Stage and Cabaret Stage, dedicated bar, toilet, seating and shade plus a quick access Fast Track gate lane.
35% of all sales from these wristbands go straight into our Community Fund.
All the benefits of our wristbands above plus:
Purchase a Day Supporter wristband for someone who is being supported by one of our charity partners, these include charities working with LGBT+ young people to experience Pride for the first time.
Plus online booking fees unless stated.
We believe in ensuring Pride is financially accessible to everyone who needs it. There will be donation entry lanes available, everyone will be asked for a £5 donation to support our costs to put on the event.
Bristol Pride is a registered charity that is volunteer-led and run by a small team. Bristol Pride is committed to ensuring the festival remains accessible to all, so therw will be donation-entry lanes at the festival, You’ll be asked for a £5 donation to Pride if you can. With rising costs and increasing pressure we want to create a sustainable future for the event. Wristband sales are vital to this effort, helping to fund not only the festival but also the charity’s year-round work
Pride is our chance to connect with each other and the wider communities and it is your chance to celebrate who you are.
Please support us by buying in advance!
To help make Pride Day happen we introduced Supporter Wristbands, these start from £9 and not only do they support us they also offer you great rewards too.
PRIDE DAY RUNS FROM MIDDAY AND THE SITE CLOSES AT 9:30 PM. Last entry 8pm.
If you do not have a wristband you join our donation gate lanes. Everyone will be asked for a suggested £5 donation on Pride Day or you can get a Wristband to save you money and get free bus travel.
We could not continue without your support, the money we raise through your wristbands goes towards the costs of nearly everything you see, including things such as stages, marquees, security, first aid and loos!
Fast Track Day+Night / Super Supporter Wristbands
Afterparties are for those over 18 years of age, to comply with the venue licence laws, and ID will be checked.
You will be sent confirmation of purchase at time of purchase and your eTicket will be sent to you a week before your event.
eTickets are exchanged for a festival wristband at the festival gates on Pride Day or at the Pride Hub once open.
Please ensure you bring ID for wristband exchange as staff may need this for verification.
You do not need to print your Eticket but please have the PDF and QR code downloaded and ready to scan on the gates as signal is patchy and this will help get you all in quicker.
NO ALCOHOL can be brought into the festival, this is to comply with police and licence conditions required to hold the event.
All bars onsite will be cashless, so please ensure you are able to pay on card or Apple / Google Pay before entering to site.
Profits from the bars go back into the Bristol Pride charity, supporting our work and allowing us to continue to produce the festival.
We have a fair pricing policy and with a Supporter Wristband you will also save 50p on bar prices.
There will be strictly enforced bag searches in place, to speed up your entry and reduce queues please do not bring a bag unless you need to.
Children do not need a separate wristband. Please be reminded that those under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult to comply with our event licence.
Wristband holders get free travel all day with First Bus services within the Bristol Zone.
Wristband holders will also continue to have free travel on the Pride shuttle bus services running to and from The Downs. Those without a wristband will pay the standard single fare for using the shuttle services.
