Our circus tent is a place to showcase diversity within the LGBT+ community and promote gender variance, sexual diversity and equal rights.
Bassline Circus and Queer AF Cabaret bring you an exciting programme to celebrate diversity with outstanding performers within the community.
Experience real stories being told through circus, dance, spoken word and music to challenge what you might expect to see inside a traditional circus tent. Expect voguing, contemporary circus and Drag Kings & Queens!
Be sure to check out all the amazing acts plus:
Hula Hooping Workshop at 1.15pm & 3.30pm and
Kids Ball at 3.05pm & 4.45pm
For all our 2024 acts, events and stage times check out our 2024 Festival Guide
We do need your help! Please support us to keep Pride happening and improving year on year. You can do this by getting a Pride Supporter Wristband – 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.
Get ready to be blown away by Ella Golt, a.k.a, Ella The Great, London-based clown and Drag Artist…
Get ready to be blown away by Ella Golt, a.k.a, Ella The Great, London-based clown and Drag Artist known for playful, visual comedy that’s charmed audiences of all ages. After sell out shows across the UK, Ella travelled the world, from New York to Beijing, leaving audiences enchanted. In Ella’s wise words, ‘join the magic, share the laughter’.
Inspired by silent cinema, mime and the absurd, this “King of clowning brings it every time – BoiBox London
Ella The Great lights up the stage – Scotsman
Our host for the day; THE posh boy party prince of Bristol. Son of the Brizzle Boyz and House of…
Our host for the day; THE posh boy party prince of Bristol. Son of the Brizzle Boyz and House of Mannington, he’s a star that keeps on rising. Flaunting his flexibility and waving cash all over the city and beyond, he brings his Pink Circus to the Pride Stage, embodying the campest ringmaster you’ve ever seen!
She’s a legend, she’s an icon, she’s Ophelia Honey. This hula hooping extraordinaire can be found touring the world with…
She’s a legend, she’s an icon, she’s Ophelia Honey. This hula hooping extraordinaire can be found touring the world with The Majorettes, or performing to cabaret audiences all over the country, but she’s back in Bristol for the best part of the year – Pride. Her performances are uplifting, feminist, and incredible.
Cocogymnaasty is a multi-disciplined aerial performer and instructor from Bristol. Performing and teaching all over the country for the past…
Cocogymnaasty is a multi-disciplined aerial performer and instructor from Bristol. Performing and teaching all over the country for the past 6 years. She only hopes to motivate, inspire, and work with every person who is ready to elevate them self through the art of movement. With a deep desire to help people build physical strength and flexibility, unlock their inner naasty of course! Combining these with a positive mindest to ultimately empower them through the challenges of everyday life. Catch her at Pink Kitten weekly for your dose of Coco!
Alexandra Feit is an American-born multidisciplinary performer, artist, and acrobat known for highly musical and emotive work on the Cyr…
Alexandra Feit is an American-born multidisciplinary performer, artist, and acrobat known for highly musical and emotive work on the Cyr Wheel. Her artistic style is a juxtaposition of elegance and strength. She studied at Circadium in the US before moving to Bristol in 2019, and has just got off board the MSC Virtuosa where she’s been enthralling audiences every night with her Cyr Wheel skills.
Charlotte Greenstock is an international queer aerial artist currently based between Las Vegas and Bristol, specialising in Aerial Straps and…
Charlotte Greenstock is an international queer aerial artist currently based between Las Vegas and Bristol, specialising in Aerial Straps and Dance Trapeze.
She originally trained at Bristol’s Circomedia and developed a passion for combining circus, comedy and physical theatre. Her style now is greatly influenced by her experiences in Europe and the U.S.A, and is focused on combining fluid contemporary movements with high skilled, technical circus.
Bristol’s pole powerhouse is coming to the Pride Circus Tent. Taking the queer cabaret scene by storm this year, thecircusboi…
Bristol’s pole powerhouse is coming to the Pride Circus Tent. Taking the queer cabaret scene by storm this year, thecircusboi is a pole acrobat at the top of their game. He’s performed with WIG, Ourgasm, QAF, and Pussy Parlour, to name only a few – you don’t want to miss this!
Lola is a multidisciplinary artist who is in her 3rd year of studies at the National Centre for Circus Arts.…
Lola is a multidisciplinary artist who is in her 3rd year of studies at the National Centre for Circus Arts. They are currently specialising in aerial hoop & handstands! Lola’s artistry can be described as shocking, taboo and fierce. Be prepared to feel sinful as she blesses you with her feminine charm & holy hand balancing abilities!
Bee Kirkwood (they/them) is a Genderqueer circus performer from Bristol. They trained as an aerialist at Circomedia, specialising in Static…
Bee Kirkwood (they/them) is a Genderqueer circus performer from Bristol. They trained as an aerialist at Circomedia, specialising in Static Cloud. They love to create work that captivates an audience, using a mix of circus, physical theatre and contemporary dance, whilst showcasing their androgyny and queerness.
Back again! Come and join us for the Pride Mini Ball showcase!
Watch members of Bristol Ballroom…
Back again! Come and join us 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 off shoot 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!