Saturday 13 July | Gather from 10am | Departs 1045am
Over 12,000 of you joined us last year for a bold statement for equality and diversity, to celebrate our community and to show that hatred and prejudice has no place in our city, or anywhere.
This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the birth of the Pride movement around the world. This along with our own 10th-anniversary celebrations means we want even more people to join the parade this year. Let’s remember where we’ve come from, celebrate where we are and keep fighting for a future of true equality for all.
The parade will remain in the city centre with free travel on First Bus and a free shuttle service from the parade end for everyone with a Pride Supporter wristband to get you up to our new home on The Downs.
Subject to final approval from highways
We will gather in Castle Park and will march through the city centre, at present the plan is to end the parade at Millennium Square. Those with a Pride Supporter wristband can then get free bus travel on First Bus to The Downs or jump on one of our free shuttle services from the Parade end.
The route is 2 miles long and will take about 1 hour to complete. We have tried to reduce the number of hills we take (not easy in Bristol) but those with restricted mobility or wheelchair users may struggle with the first loop around Cabot Circus, due to hills, but can join us as we pass Castle Park again. If you have access questions please Contact Us.
We’ve seen tough times for communities at home and overseas and Pride is a chance to remind us the prejudice and hatred have no place in our city or society. We’ve seen horrific incidents take place overseas and backwards steps on hard fought changes in policy overturned. Let’s be a beacon for those many who cannot be out in their countries, to the 77 countries that ban homosexuality and offer lengthy prison sentences, to the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death and to all those where people have been driven to suicide by bullying or entrapment – sadly some of these are EU countries.
Everyone is welcome and every year more and more people are joining the parade, with more lining the streets to cheer us on. We will again be working with KIKI, St Paul’s Carnival and UK Black Pride to present an LGBT+ PoC block in the parade, contact us if you want to know more.
Pride is that chance to come and be yourself among friends or to come and show your support to loved ones, family, friends and the LGBT+ community, join us to showcase and celebrate your community, the L, G, B, T, + everything in-between & beyond. We have a wonderfully diverse community but sometimes it’s difficult for some of our community to have a voice or to be seen, Pride is your time to shine.
Even the Parade costs us money, more and more every year.
So we do ask all businesses, corporate and large organisation wishing to take part in the Parade that hasn’t sponsored or booked a stall at Pride Day to be a Parade Supporter and contribute toward the costs of the parade. This helps keep the Parade happening and ensures that it is still possible for members of the public to join in, for free.
Parade entry is £250. Contact us for a booking form.
Lastly, we ask the organisation not to flyer as this causes large amounts of litter. Why not get stickers made, give away edible treats or reusable gifts.
