It’s always one of the biggest events in the Bristol calendar. Bristol Pride returns on Saturday, July 13, 2024 as a HUGE celebration of all things LGBTQ+. This year’s Bristol Pride is set to be the biggest, baddest and most beautiful yet. So there’s plenty of reason to fly your flags whether you’re part of the community or simply an ally.
This year, on top of the march and giant party, a programme of events starts on June 29 leading up to the big event. This includes everything from club nights to board game nights, theatre shows and cabaret workshops in venues across Bristol. It is also one of the UK’s later Pride parties of the year, so we need to send Pride month off with a bang!
When is the Bristol Pride March?
Probably the most important aspect of Bristol Pride 2024. The Parade March is your chance to show how diverse and proud Bristol is as a city. It’s a statement for equality and justice, as well as a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s contribution to the city, and a protest against the injustices still plaguing LGBTQ+ people around the world. As such, the March remains a vital part of Pride.
The Bristol Pride March will gather from 10am at the bandstand end of Castle Park on July 13, before departing at 10:45am. The two-mile walking parade will take about 1 hour to complete, passing through Broadmead, the Old City and along Harbourside to where it will end at Lloyd’s Amphitheatre. From here, shuttle buses will take you to The Downs and the party will begin.
What is happening at the Pride Day Festival?
Pride Day is basically one of Bristol’s largest festivals. With synth-pop legends The Human League headlining – and the likes of electronica duo, Ladytron, Claire Richards from STEPS, and indie-pop sensation Georgia, also taking to the Main Stage – you’ll find over 200 artists performing across 5 stages at Bristol Pride 2024.
If that wasn’t enough, the breakout star of Drag Race Allstars 8, Heidi N Closet and Drag Race UK fan favourite, Pixie Polite will headline this year’s Cabaret Stage. You can also expect the very best drag queens and kings of the UK to be arriving in Bristol including Mary Mac, Lola Lasagne, Son of a Tutu, Alfie Ordinary, and the saxophone-playing drag queen, Snow White Trash.
How much are tickets to Pride Day?
What sets Bristol Pride apart from other UK Pride events is that it’s a donation entry festival (usually a few quid will do), but you can grab a Supporter Wristbands for £9 beforehand and get free travel, quicker entry and money off drinks. Plus, many other benefits. To purchase yours head here.
Will there be an afterparty?
Your house or mine? Seriously though, The Official Afterparty will take over the Bristol O2 Academy from 10pm. This fundraising night helps keep Pride Day a donation entry festival, with three incredible rooms of top international talent and local DJs performing. The Confidence Man DJs are headlining the main room, as well as local legends, Don’t Tell Your Mother.
In Room 2 the Bristol club night, One More Time, brings their huge collection 90’s & 00’s party anthems, while Room 3 has Bristol icons Jersey The Devil and Macha Zu present Aether in Room 3 spinning techno with special performances throughout the night. Tickets for the afterparty start at £14.50.
What else is happening across Bristol Pride 2024?
As we said, there’s a whole programme of events happening in the build-up to Bristol Pride Day. On June 29, Bristol Ballroom Community invites you to the kiki and celebrate trailblazing queer icons at St George’s. Catch an LGBT+ circus performance at Circomedia on July 4. Or watch a screening of Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the former IMAX cinema on July 6. But there’s too many to list. Check out all the events and learn more about Bristol Pride 2024 here.