With Pride nearly on us and the team getting everything ready. You may find the answers to your questions quickly right here.
Bristol Pride is being held on The Downs, The nearest postcode is BS9 1JA, and the site entrance is near to the water tower on Stoke Road, just past the top of Whiteladies Road.
See the location map and more information about getting to Pride on our Travel and Stay page
If you are able to, then it is a short walk from the city centre. There are also good public transport links, the nearest train station is Clifton Down, and buses 1,2,3, and 4 go from the city centre to the Downs.
With any Pride Tickets you can get free bus travel with First Bus in the Bristol Zone on Pride Day.
There will also be Shuttle Buses from the Amphitheatre to and from the site that are free for ticket holders.
All you need to do for free travel is show your wristband or eticket to the driver.
See more about travel on our Travel and Stay page.
Gates open at 12noon with last entry at 8pm and we ask that the site is clear of the public at 10pm.
Yes. Tickets will be available to buy on the gates if you want one and provided they are not sold out so if you know you are going to come you should buy one in advance. We also have a pay what you can lane where all proceeds go directly to making Bristol Pride happen but this way of attending doesn’t offer any of the benefits you get from purchasing tickets in advance such as discount on drinks and food, free bus travel, and more.
If the festival is at capacity a one-out-one-in policy will be enacted so make sure you buy one to avoid disappointment.
No. There is no parking provided at the festival.
If you are able to, then it is a short walk from the city centre. There are also good public transport links, the nearest train station is Clifton Down, and buses 1,2,3, and 4 go from the city centre to the Downs.
With any Pride Supporter Wristbands you can get free bus travel with First Bus in the Bristol Zone on Pride Day.
We also run a dedicated Shuttle Bus services to The Downs from the Amphitheatre. This service is free for wristband holders or charged at a standard First Bus single fare.
See more about travel on our Travel and Stay page.
You can still exchange your wristbands in advance at the Pride Hub from Mon 6 July – Fri 10 July, 12-6pm.
Your eticket will have been emailed to you when you purchased it, it will have come from Citizen Ticket. You may want to do a quick search on your inbox / Spam folder if you can’t find it.
If you can’t find your email you can log in to your Citizen Ticket Account to access it or speak to someone from the CT team by clicking here.
You exchange your eTicket for a wristband at the gates of the festival which are open from 12noon with last entry at 8pm. Please move forward to your designated lane according to your wristband type. ie. General Admission, Fast Track.
There may be a longer queue you see, this will be for the donation lanes, so keep moving up towards the festival to your designated gates.
Wristbands can also be exchanged in advance from the Pride Hub in City Hall, open 12-6pm, Mon 6 July – Friday 10 July.
With any Pride tickets you can get free bus travel with First Bus in the Bristol Zone on Pride Day.
All you need to do this year is to show the driver your e-ticket or your wristband if you have already collected it.
Yes – our bars, food traders and market traders are all card only, so make sure you have your card, apple pay or google pay with you ready. We offer a gift card solution if you don’t have either of these payment options which you can exchange for cash at the info tent.
Yes, you can get free drinking water at all of the bars across the site, and all the taps located near the toilets provide drinking water. We want to combat single-use plastic so please bring refillable bottle with you. You may be asked to empty it on arrival at the gates.
No glass is allowed.
The parade will gather from 10:30am in Castle Park nr St Peters Church, it will then leave at 11am. It will go through the city centre ending at the Amphitheatre.
Shuttle buses will be going from this end point up to the Downs or get free travel on the 1,2,3 or 4 bus. See more info about traveling to Pride here.
For more info on the Parade March visit our Parade Page.
Bristol Pride is an all ages event, celebrating LGBTQ+ parents, children, and all other families too.
We have a dedicated Family Area, with craft, special workshops, Story Time and Super Pirates play activities. You can find more information on the Bristol Pride website.
We now offer a child’s ticket to support the costs of delivering our Family and Youth Activity and this is for children under 16 you can purchase one on the ticket page.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
You’re welcome to feed freely within the festival site, there is lots of seating available and there are lots of nice grassy shady spots for a baby change.
Guide dogs and Working dogs are welcome, however for anyone with a pet dog, we strongly advise not bringing them. It will be very hot, busy and noisy for them so please be aware of this before bringing a dog.
Please don’t bring your dog during hot weather.
If you do they must be on a lead and you will also need to make sure they have enough shade, water, and are cleaned up after – we have a dedicated Dog Waste bin located just outside the accessibility gate.
Yes you can bring a small bag or tote which should not be larger than an A4 piece of paper. All bags will be thoroughly searched on entry and bag searches delay queues so don’t bring one unless you have to.
No Alcohol can be brought into the festival. This is to comply with our licence to hold the event. Soft drinks need to be sealed.
Food can be brought in with you however do consider supporting the food traders onsite.
No glass is allowed.
To allow for effective bag searches, please do not bring large rucksacks. We suggest a tote bag or a small bag (A4 size).
If you don’t need to bring a bag with you then don’t.
All bags will be searched on entry and this may delay the queues. Small bags or totes only roughly the size of A4.
You cannot bring alcohol in with you. You can bring soft drinks must be sealed and unopened. We encourage everyone to bring a reusable water bottle.
No glass is allowed onsite (including reusable water bottles).
We have a zero tolerance on drugs.
Folding camping chairs are OK but if asked to put them away by security you must comply and you cannot sit blocking emergency exits.
In hot weather we do allow umbrellas but NO gazebos or large beach umbrellas/parasols.
No Chinese Lanterns.
No soundsystems.
No BBQs.
No drones, laser pens, selfie sticks
No unofficial high vis jackets.
No potential weapons of any kind.
No fireworks, smoke bombs or flares.
No compressed gas containers.
No air horns.
No item that an Authorised Person considers dangerous, hazardous and/or illegal or that may be used as a weapon or a missile or that may compromise or otherwise interfere with the enjoyment, comfort or safety of (or pose a hazard to) any person or security at the Venue.
No objects bearing trademarks or other kinds of promotional signs and messages (of whatever nature) which we believe are for promotional purposes, except authorised stall holders and sponsors (and any Prohibited Items may be removed, confiscated and/or destroyed even if the item itself is not illegal without compensation at the discretion of any Authorised Person).
We have a new dedicated access gate at the south end of the festival near to the main gates which also have accessible gate lanes. There will be new trackway matting linking this gate to the viewing platforms via the mobiloo and community tent.
There will be access volunteers available on the day if you need assistance. There will be an access viewing platform for Mainstage and Cabaret stage with BSL areas front of stage for the Circus and Dance Stages.
BSL Interpreters are on the Main Stage, Circus Tent, Cabaret Stage and Uplift Stage to sign performances. The Mainstage and Cabaret stage will have them inset on the viewing screen.
The site is grass, though it is in good condition this may be something to be aware of for movement, there is track matting from the access gate across the site, via the community tent and to our viewing platforms as well as to the welfare, medics and info point. If you have any issues then our volunteers will be on hand to help.
There are accessible portaloos in every toilet block as well as at viewing platforms. These will be fitted with a radar lock to keep them clean and free for use for disabled people, so please remember to bring yours with you. Our Access Champions will have spares and keys will also be available to purchase from the Info Tent.
There will be a mobiloo accessible toilet with hoist, changing tables and attendants
For full details on our accessibility visit our webpage here.
The Official Bristol Pride Afterparty is happening at the O2 Academy on Frogmore Lane featuring Jodie Harsh, DTYM, Jayde Adams, Mutual Vibes, Disco Wonderland, performers, gogo and more.
Tickets are available in advance here
Pride Day+Night Wristband holders get free entry to the Queenshilling and Lakot and discounted entry to Booty Bass at Lost Horizons and Grrrl Cursh at Basement45
Super Supporter wristbands get free entry to all official Bristol Pride afterparties.
We have a number of official afterparties taking place. Our Pride Events page lists them.
All the stage times and Pride Day info is in our festival guide. Have a read online. You can also download your own copy.
Or visit our Festival and Stages page to see all the stages and click through to lineups where we show the timings for acts nearer the festival.
Yes, they are located to the left of the main gate when you enter the festival and are open for the duration of the event.
