No shade to the pride events in major cities (especially our local Manchester Pride!), but these LGBTQ+ celebrations can now be found in every colourful corner of the UK and Ireland. Not only does this mean you don’t have to go far to celebrate the liveliest event in the queer calendar, but you can march in a town or city you’re proud to call home.
From bonnie Scotland to the smaller Isles, we’ve shared some of the best and most unmissable Pride celebrations worth checking out.
Need an even bigger dose of Pride? Check out our comprehensive LGBTQIA+ UK Pride Events Calendar 2025 and start getting dates in the diary.
From the top to the bottom of the country, there are tons of Pride events in England putting on a party.
NORTH England
Sheffield Pride (June)
Blackpool Pride (June)
Haworth Pride (June)
Leeds Pride (July)
Hebden Bridge: Happy Valley Pride (July)
Newcastle: Northern Pride (July)
Pride in Liverpool (July)
Manchester: Sparkle Weekend (July)
Trans Pride Leeds (August)
Manchester Pride (August)
SOUTH England
- Exeter Pride (May)
Portsmouth Pride (June)
Pride in London (June)
Torbay Pride (June)
Bristol Pride (July)
Bournemouth: Bourne Free (July)
London Trans Pride (July)
Brighton & Hove Pride (August)
Southampton Pride (August)
St Ives Pride (October)
The Midlands
Birmingham Pride (May)
Wolverhampton Pride (June)
Corby Pride (June)
Nottingham: Notts Pride (July)
Loughborough Pride (August)
Coventry Pride (August)
Warwickshire Pride (August)
Leicester Pride (August)
Derby Pride (September)
Wales
Swansea Pride (May)
Colwyn Bay Pride (May)
Barry Pride (June)
Cardiff: Pride Cymru (June)
Abergavenny Pride (June)
Caerphilly Pride (July)
Wrexham Pride (July)
North Wales Pride (July)
Neath Port Talbot Pride (August)
Merthyr Pride (August)
Scotland
Trans Pride Scotland (March)
Porty Pride - Portobello, Edinburgh (June)
Grampian Pride (June)
Highland Pride (June)
Dundee Pride (June)
Pride Edinburgh (June)
Glasgow Pride (July)
West Lothian Pride (July)
Oban Pride (August)
Stirling Pride (August)
The Isles
Channel Islands Pride (June in Jersey/September in Guernsey — location alternates each year)
Orkney Pride (June)
Shetland Pride (June)
Isle of Wight Pride (July)
Republic of Ireland
Waterford: Pride of the Deise (June)
Dublin Pride (June)
Drogheda Pride (July)
Dundalk Pride (July)
Kerry: Kingdom Pride (July)
Limerick Pride (July)
Cork Pride (July/August)
Galway Pride (August)
Northern Ireland
Belfast Pride (July)
Mid Ulster Pride (August)
Portrush: Causeway Pride (August)
Derry/Londonderry: Foyle Pride (August)
Fermanagh Pride (September)
Belfast: Trans Pride NI (September)
Larne Pride (September)
Tilly Brogan
Tilly is a queer Freelance Copywriter based in Manchester. She balances her time between working with LGBTQ+ organisations and women’s rights charities - and people watching in various Manchester cafes. She is also a proud lesbian. You can read more of her work here .
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