Birmingham Pride weekend is the climax of year round activity, where everyone gathers to celebrate LGBTQ+ achievement, life and love.

Birmingham Pride | Events in Birmingham

• Date(s): 24th - 26th May 2024
• Venue: Various venues around Birmingham
• Prices: The Parade and Big Community Event are FREE (other events at Pride are chargeable)
• Booking: Click here for tickets

Big Free Community Event

This year the Big Free Community event will be held in the heart of the Pride Village on Hurst Street between 6pm and 10pm on Friday 24th May. The event is FREE, but you will require a FREE ticket which you can claim from the BUY TICKETS section on the website. Birmingham Pride are delighted to feature some amazing local LGBTQ+ talent, choirs, keynote speakers, drag performers and a candlelit vigil. The area provides limited seating and a quieter vibe and provides the perfect start to the Birmingham Pride weekend.  Please keep checking their socials for further information.

Parade

The Birmingham Pride Parade march is one of the most important aspects of the entire Pride festival weekend, enjoyed by tens of thousands of participants, walking, marching or aboard creatively decorated floats, and viewed by in excess of 75,000 spectators lining the streets of Birmingham.

The Birmingham Pride Parade is a march for equality and justice, after all there is no pride without protest. The protest is relevant until every injustice to LGBTQ+ people around the world is brought to an end and universal equality is achieved.
The vibrant parade is also a celebration of LGBTQ+ life, demonstrating the LGBTQ+ contribution to the community and the city.

The event starts at Centenary Square in the heart of the city centre from 11am and the parade starts making its way through the city from 12 noon, to the LGBTQ+ village where you can join in with the other festival activities.

Smithfield Live

Birmingham Pride is excited to be back at Smithfield live for 2025! Smithfield live is an amazing venue just metres from the LGBTQ+ village and will play host to their biggest ever Main Stage, the legendary Conrad Guest Cabaret Stage, the ground-breaking Dance Arena and the additional attractions of popular street food stalls, community stalls, seating areas and more! 

You can expect an amazing line up over the weekend including the Natasha Bedingfield, Heather Small and Sophie Ellis-Bextor! 

Ticket prices start at £40.15 for Saturday or Sunday tickets and under 12s go FREE.

 Click here for more info and to get your tickets! 

Village Street Party

The area around Hurst Street, just down from the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre, Bromsgrove Street and the surrounding streets will be the home of the Birmingham Pride ‘Street Party’ providing you with the opportunity to purchase affordable tickets, subsidised by Birmingham Pride, whilst still maintaining a welcoming and safe environment for everyone.

The ‘Street Party’ includes your favourite LGBTQ+ bars and clubs, including Equator, The Fox, The Loft, Missing Bar, Nightingale Club and Sidewalk Bar, as well as easy access to our LGBTQ+ venues outside of the Pride Map, including The Fountain, Glamorous, Eden and Chic.

Each bar or club will host individual Pride events including cabaret, live entertainment and more, over the festival weekend. A full schedule of events can be found on the Venues page with direct links to your favourite bar or club. As always the ‘Street party’ will include a selection of street food vendors including vegetarian and vegan options and a mix of community and commercial market stalls.

Ticket prices start at £13.75 for Saturday or Sunday Street Party access. Under 12s go FREE.

Click here for more info and to buy your tickets!