The Heart of Pride, Meet Local LGBT+ Groups, Service Providers and Businesses
Community is what Pride is all about and a key part of the festival. Our Community area in the beating heart of Pride Day. It’s the place for you to meet social and sports groups, charities and support services all dedicated to supporting or providing services to the LGBT+ community.
Cost and payment
We operate a tiered pricing system for varying sized organisations to help enable smaller organisations to be able to join us. We require you to pay in advance of the day to ensure your booking.
Small orgs – (National income under £10,000) – £60 + VAT
Medium orgs including unions – (National income £10,001 – £100,000) – £150 + VAT
Large orgs including unions – (National income £100,001 and over) – £250 + VAT
Our Expo area is located near the food markets and is home to public and third sector organisations as well as our festival partners and supports showcasing their services, and support to our community and their own LGBT+ staff networks.
Thank you to our Community Partner South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, their support helps us to keep this vital part of the festival going.
The community area applications for 2025 are now open. Please apply here.
The Expo area applications for 2025 are now open. Please apply here.
Festival Partners | Festival Supporters | EXPOs |
Bath Spa University | Burges Salmon | Care Quality Commision |
Bristol City Council | EPR Engineering | Curo Group |
BT | IKEA | Diversity Trust |
City of Bristol College | Lovehoney | Endometriosis UK |
Dyson | NHS Blood and Transplant | National Trust |
So Divine | RWK Goodman | Redgrave Theatre |
First Bus | Stagecoach | South Gloucestershire Council |
SGS College | The Planning inspectorate | South Gloucestershire Adult and Children’s Social Care |
Sopra Steria | University of Bristol | South Gloucestershire Public Health |
USDAW |