JULY

PRIDE IN THE PARK When: 28 June 2015 Where: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Spring Gardens, London How much: Free Pride in the Park is the ideal way to chill out and recover from yesterday’s celebrations. Relax in the sun and enjoy the live stage entertainment, music, dance, sport, events, stalls, food and drink, and the presentation of the inaugural Pride in London Parade Awards. Run in conjunction with Black Pride. Go to: prideinlondon. org/ vauxhall Tourist info: visitlondon. com Gay info: londongaycities. com BRISTOL PRIDE When: 04 to 12 July 2015 Pride Parade Day: 11 July 2015 Where: Castle Park, Bristol How much: Free Following a week long festival packed with theatre, music, film and dance events, thousands of people will be taking to the streets of Bristol in a fantastic rainbow display which must be seen to be believed. Taking the main stage will be Tina Cousins, Nina, La Voix and the Va Va Voom Boys, while if cabaret is more your thing then the likes of Sandra, Son Ofa Tutu and Miss Penny will be providing the entertainment. There’s loads of fun too in the family area with kite-making classes, bouncy castles, magicians, face painters and even giant toys. Go to: pridebristol. co. uk Tourist info: visitbristol. co. uk Gay info: pridewest. co. uk/ bristol SHEFFIELD PRIDE When: 04 July 2015 Theme: No More Hate Where: Students’ Union, University of Sheffield How much: £ 3 Sheffield Pride returns celebrating diversity and pride throughout South Yorkshire. The mardigras style parade will make its way through the town centre before thousands of party people enjoy the star studded line-up on the main stage through to the chilled out gardens with an allstar DJ line-up combined with celebrity appearances in the lounge bars, lasting well into the night. Go to: sheffieldpride. co. uk Tourist info: tinyurl. com/ cqrm4bh Gay info: gaysheffield. co. uk BOURNE FREE, BOURNEMOUTH When: 10 to 12 July 2015 Pride Parade Day: 11 July 2015 Theme: Broadway Where: Lower Gardens and The Triangle, Bournemouth How much: Free but £ 10 for Saturday night wristbands Dress to impress and join the other Broadway Babies as the Bournemouth Pride Parade celebrates the Great White Way with more than just a few show tunes. Kicking off with a big screen showing of The Sound of Music, Bourne Free is one of the premier Pride events on the South Coast and regularly delivers some top-class fun and entertainment for all the family over three proud days of partying and politics. In the Triangle, Bournemouth’s gay village, big names will be performing on stage, family friendly movies will be playing on gigantic television screens and comedians and cabaret performers will be cracking the jokes. Alternatively just kick back and relax in the sun at the Bandstand in Lower Gardens, and enjoy some all-day entertainment. Acts confirmed so far include Brandon Block, Big Broxvaz v Booty Love, 2SHoes From the X Factor, Michael James and Dave Lynn. Friday’s entertainment and the Bandstand are free, but you’ll need to buy a wristband for the entertainment in the Triangle gay village on Saturday. Go to: bournefree. co. uk Tourist info: bournemouth. co. uk Gay info: gaybournemouth. net