Our Circus Tent is home to our Circus Stage and this year there are more performances and action than ever! Our Circus Tent remains a place to showcase diversity within the LGBTQ+ community and promote gender variance, sexual diversity, and equal rights.
For 2026 we’re excited to team up with three incredible curators from the Bristol Scene including, SCRiTCH, Queer AF Cabaret, and DTYM to bring you an exciting programme to celebrate diversity with outstanding performers within the community.
Experience powerful stories told through a wide genres from poetry, comedy, music, incredible circus performances and of course dance.
Don’t for get to get your Tickets for Pride this year – in return you’ll get money-saving rewards such as free bus travel on Pride Day, money off at the bar prices and discounts or freebies with our food traders.
There will be BSL Interpreters for this stage.
The Circus Tent will become the DTYM Dance Tent from 5pm.
A Bristol based absurdist drag king described as “the master of a million miserable faces”, Oliver’s performance is deadpan and theatrical with…
A Bristol based absurdist drag king described as “the master of a million miserable faces”, Oliver’s performance is deadpan and theatrical with a sprinkle of satirical politics thrown in!
Some call Ray-Ray a poet. She calls herself a hot mess. Her work focuses on love, loss, and longing. So…
Some call Ray-Ray a poet. She calls herself a hot mess. Her work focuses on love, loss, and longing. So prepare for a performance much like her: full of energy and humour to hide the pain within.
He’s an emo king, she’s a femme fatale queen, can we make it anymore obvious? It’s the drag power couple…
He’s an emo king, she’s a femme fatale queen, can we make it anymore obvious? It’s the drag power couple of Bristol, hailing from Heart Breakers Cabaret to sweep you off your feet!
Diomede is what happens when a theatre kid gets too much attention. Equal parts camp, cringe and colourful, this drama…
Diomede is what happens when a theatre kid gets too much attention. Equal parts camp, cringe and colourful, this drama king has one message: when times get tough, it’s time to get a little bit silly with it.
From Dublin to Bristol, Nikkie Stones is here to make her mark! With a Twitch Partnership under her belt and…
From Dublin to Bristol, Nikkie Stones is here to make her mark! With a Twitch Partnership under her belt and professional dance training, Nikkie’s here to become your favourite Irish Export!
Jelly Roll brings you queer jazz and slightly grubby blues. With bouncing guitar tunes, toe tapping beats and smooth clarinet…
Jelly Roll brings you queer jazz and slightly grubby blues. With bouncing guitar tunes, toe tapping beats and smooth clarinet solos this music is designed to make you shake your stuff like a bowl full of quivering jelly.
Juice is a multi-flavour mixed media drag thing performer, creating her own costumes, music, and mind bending interactive shows packed…
Juice is a multi-flavour mixed media drag thing performer, creating her own costumes, music, and mind bending interactive shows packed with silly joyful chaotic energy.
A Bristol based drag artist who is a high energy safety hazard of a performer. Esme doll graced 2025 as…
A Bristol based drag artist who is a high energy safety hazard of a performer. Esme doll graced 2025 as the PROM QUEEN and graces Bristol as one of it’s youngest performers!
Bristol’s impulsive, chaotic, and desperately romantic drag clown. Use her custom-made technology to control her acts, and brace yourself for…
Bristol’s impulsive, chaotic, and desperately romantic drag clown. Use her custom-made technology to control her acts, and brace yourself for totally unpredictable improvised mischief!
Escaped Cold War experiment longing to become a popstar, Eyre emanates dark, catchy chiptune from a pair of Gameboys. She…
Escaped Cold War experiment longing to become a popstar, Eyre emanates dark, catchy chiptune from a pair of Gameboys. She is joined by Rojo Mojo – hula-hooping clown and traveller in the digital domain.
Bristol’s Don’t Tell Your Mother don’t need any introduction. Inspired by house party vibes, host monthly parties around the city known for…
Bristol’s Don’t Tell Your Mother don’t need any introduction. Inspired by house party vibes, host monthly parties around the city known for a bustling dance floor and a welcoming sense of community.
Resident DJs Mister Morgan & ElectroNic will be joined by the DTYM GoGO dancers and throwing out Indie Jams mixed with dirty pop, Bum Shakin’ RnB matched with disco and music to make you pull out all the shapes.
As seen on BBC3, E4, and winner of The Gold Rush Season 4, he is the premier metrosexual man about…
As seen on BBC3, E4, and winner of The Gold Rush Season 4, he is the premier metrosexual man about town and a wild ride indeed! Aspiring YouTuber and market stall aficionado, he brings improv, comedy, clown & music to the table & bids you…eat with your fingers, so we may all have a more equitable portion. Described in The Sunday Times as “Genuinely Hilarious” you’ll be sure to have a night to remember!
Photo credit: @danilozc Danilo Zocatelli Cesco
Amazi is a 4x Guiness World Record holding hula-hooper with a twist. She is equal parts dazzling and wildly chaotic.…
Amazi is a 4x Guiness World Record holding hula-hooper with a twist. She is equal parts dazzling and wildly chaotic. A hula-hooper, roller-skater, stilt walker, climb-in balloon specialist and a self-proclaimed ‘Professional Silly Billy’.
Amazi is Head of Performance for the record holding hoop troupe, The Majorettes. Amazi has dazzled crowds with her performances worldwide. You can find her in cabarets all over Soho, she is a regular at soho dinner shows The Windmill, Circus and was star of West End show Wonderville!
Photo Credit: Aimee McGhee
Described as a ferocious, commanding performer, Antonia trained at the National Institute of Circus Arts Melbourne where she specialised in…
Described as a ferocious, commanding performer, Antonia trained at the National Institute of Circus Arts Melbourne where she specialised in Aerial contortion in loops and Roue Cyr. She has been a part of productions such as; The Purple Rabbit (Strut&Fret), Stamptown (Sydney Comedy Festival), Club D’amour (Tone & Cheek), Matador, intimo (Gluttony) as well as being a founding cast member of the award winning Phat Cab Club (mother fishers).
Photo Credit: Nick Mic Pics
Queer performance artist and pocket-sized drag queen Envee Greene brings together aerial rope, drag, and movement to deliver a bold,…
Queer performance artist and pocket-sized drag queen Envee Greene brings together aerial rope, drag, and movement to deliver a bold, high-energy celebration of strength and identity. After performing at London Pride 2025, Envee is thrilled to be celebrating closer to home, in the city they trained circus in, at Bristol Pride.
Photo Credit: Harley Strong
Kate and Frankie are trans performance artists here to bring you some silly energy and dance like nobody is watching.…
Kate and Frankie are trans performance artists here to bring you some silly energy and dance like nobody is watching. Ever remember the time before you became jaded by the world and ran free with nary a care? Ever made your parents watch your dance routines in the living room? Yeah, us too. Anyway, this is what Kate Bush would look like if no one was watching.
Fierce and unapologetically queer, Jao is an Asian pole dancer and aerialist renowned for her raw energy and unrestrained sensuality.…
Fierce and unapologetically queer, Jao is an Asian pole dancer and aerialist renowned for her raw energy and unrestrained sensuality. With every move, Jao shows the crowd exactly what it means to be confident, unapologetic, and totally in control.
Fresh off the flight from Las Vegas Nevada, Charlotte and Leo debut their new rollerskating act. Both originally hailing from…
Fresh off the flight from Las Vegas Nevada, Charlotte and Leo debut their new rollerskating act. Both originally hailing from the south west of England they’ve been brushing up on their rolling and twisting with our freedom loving friends across the pond. This act features 16 wheels, 2 acrobats and a lot of dancing!
They are back again! Come and join them for the Pride Mini Ball showcase!
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They are back again! Come and join them for the Pride Mini Ball showcase!
Watch members of Bristol Ballroom ‘walk’ different categories from dance, performance and fashion to gender expression, beauty and more!
An offshoot of house culture founded in New York, Bristol Ballroom Scene started in 2019 to provide a safe space of expression for LGBT+ people of colour and has grown in talent and community ever since! No shade, this is a unique experience that you don’t want to miss!
The Circus Tent turns into the DJ Dance Tent at 5pm