Pride in Liverpool

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| frequency = Annually in July/August

| location = Liverpool City Centre including the Pride Quarter

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| participants = 75,000 (Overall festival)
20,000 (March with Pride)

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Pride in Liverpool (formerly Liverpool Pride), is an annual festival of LGBT culture which takes place across various locations in Liverpool City Centre including the gay quarter. Audience numbers reach up to 75,000 people, making it one of the largest free Gay Pride festivals in Europe.{{cite web |url=http://212.110.178.1/liverpool-pride-2011-summer-of-love |title=Liverpool Pride 2011 – Summer of Love |publisher=Lgf.org.uk |access-date=2012-05-24}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/04/07/liverpool-pride-expected-to-bring-30-000-people-to-city-for-august-festival-100252-28475192 |title=Liverpool Pride expected to bring 30,000 people to city for August festival |date=7 April 2011 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2012-05-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/thousands-superheroes-celebrate-fourth-liverpool-5585712 |title=Liverpool Pride sees 75,000 people join in the fun: Superheroes visit city for festival |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2013-08-05 |access-date=2013-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://diva-magazine.com/listing-category-2/pride-organisations |title=Liverpool Pride 2022 |date=15 May 2020 |publisher=Diva Magazine |access-date=2023-01-12}}

The event is always held on the closest weekend to 2 August, in commemoration of the death of Michael Causer, the young gay man who was murdered in the city in 2008.

Pride in Liverpool usually features a parade and march which sets off on the Saturday at St George's Hall, winding its way through the city centre and ending up at the main site of the festival. The parade itself attracts over 20,000 participants which excludes the spectators who observe along the route. Also included is a large open air festival featuring a number of stages, street stalls and street entertainment. More relaxed events usually follow on the Sunday which often include sports, arts and cultural events across the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/live-pride-liverpool-2019-pictures-16650127 |title=RECAP: Pride in Liverpool 2019 - Pictures and updates from march and LGBTQ+ celebrations |date=27 July 2019 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-07-30/record-numbers-turn-out-for-liverpool-and-kyiv-pride |title=Record numbers turn out for Liverpool and Kyiv Pride |publisher=ITVX |access-date=1 August 2023}}

Pride in Liverpool is organised by the LCR Pride Foundation, which champions the rights of LGBT people across the six districts of Halton, Knowsley, City of Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoollep.org/news/new-lcr-pride-foundation-launches |title=New LCR Pride Foundation Launches |publisher=LCR Local Enterprise Partnership |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-2019-announces-major-15865225 |title=Liverpool Pride 2019 announces major shake-up - here's what you need to know |date=21 February 2019 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2021-06-24}}

The LCR Pride Foundation

Pride in Liverpool is organised by the LCR Pride Foundation, a registered charity established in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Emma |date=2024-07-31 |title=Record crowds descend on city's Pride event |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4yz84zzw1o |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

In 2025 the Foundation announced there would be no Pride Festival or march due to "financial and organisational challenges", in part as a result of their decision to end their partnership with Barclays.{{Cite web |last=Latcham |first=Sarah |date=2025-06-05 |title=Pride in Liverpool and March with Pride cancelled for 2025 |url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/pride-in-liverpool-and-march-with-pride-cancelled-for-2025/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Liverpool Express |language=en-GB}}

History

File:Liverpool pride 3.png

Up until 2010, Liverpool was the largest British city to not hold a Pride and it took many years of campaigning to establish a stable and lasting celebration in the city.{{Cn|date=June 2025}} The campaign took a significant turning point in 2008 when the newly formed Liverpool LGBT Network voted that establishing a permanent Pride in the city would be one of its key priorities.{{Cn|date=June 2025}} At the height of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, it was felt that staging a successful festival to rival those of other large UK cities was a realistic and attainable goal. Later in the year, the movement began to gather pace and was bolstered by a renewed sense of urgency and determination following the high-profile homophobic murder of Michael Causer on the outskirts of the city.

A motion in support of Liverpool Pride was approved by a full meeting of Liverpool City Council in 2009.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=Is it time to reclaim Pride? |url=https://www.livpost.co.uk/is-it-time-to-reclaim-pride/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=The Post |language=en}}

The first official Pride was successfully held in the gay quarter in 2010, centred on Dale Street and Stanley Street,{{cite web|author=Staff Writer |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/08/09/first-liverpool-pride-a-success/ |title="First Liverpool Pride 'a success", Pink News, 9th August 2010 |date=9 August 2010 |publisher=Pinknews.co.uk |access-date=2012-03-29}} however, in 2011 due to a funding shortfall the decision was taken to relocate the main focus of the festival to the city's Pier Head.{{cite web|author=Alan Weston |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/06/29/liverpool-pride-festival-moves-from-the-city-s-gay-quarter-to-pier-head-100252-28958153/ |title="Liverpool Pride festival moves from the city's gay quarter to Pier Head", Liverpool Echo |publisher=Liverpoolecho.co.uk |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=2012-03-29}} Following this announcement, a public backlash ensued and sections of the local LGBT community planned to boycott the event.{{cite web|author=twentyfirstcentury |url=http://www.midlandszone.co.uk/news.asp?thisId=1959&thisName=Liverpools-relocated-Pride-facing-boycott-&newsindx=National-and-World-News&idxid=5/ |title="Liverpool's relocated Pride facing boycott", Midlands Zone, 29th June 2011 |publisher=Midlandszone.co.uk |access-date=2012-03-29}} In response more than 30 businesses around Stanley Street organised a complementary festival to take place in the gay district alongside the main event.{{cite web |url=http://www.clickliverpool.com/business/business-features/1213984-over-30-businesses-sign-up-for-first-ever-stanley-street-pride-party.html |title=Over 30 businesses sign up for first ever Stanley Street Pride Party > Business Features > Business |publisher=Click Liverpool |date=3 August 2011 |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320184310/http://www.clickliverpool.com/business/business-features/1213984-over-30-businesses-sign-up-for-first-ever-stanley-street-pride-party.html |url-status=dead }}

Whilst Liverpool held its first "Official" Pride in 2010, it was not first ever in the city. Previous Prides have been held in 1979, 1990–1992, and in 1995.{{Cn|date=June 2025}}

Past festivals

class="wikitable" !Year !Dates !Theme !Location !Headliner(s) !Description
2023 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 29 July {{pb}}Sunday 30 July \|style="text-align:center"\| Shout it Loud \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head, Pride Quarter, Mann Island, Museum of Liverpool, Saint Nicholas Church Gardens, Liverpool One, Royal Albert Dock, Metquarter and St Johns Shopping Centre \|style="text-align:center"\|Kerry Katona (Pride Quarter) Arthur Britney Joestar (Pier Head) \|style="text-align:left"\|Pride in Liverpool 2023 adopted a new format compared to previous years. LCR Pride Foundation announced funding issues and lack of a major sponsor and confirmed that there would be no main stage or headline act. However, the festival went ahead with a number of pop-up events, curated zones, street parties, food vendors, chill out zones and areas suitable for children, which were spread across the City Centre. Organisers argued that the new format would allow the event to grow in the future. Continuing Liverpool's Eurovision 2023 legacy and solidarity with Ukraine, Liverpool's annual 'March with Pride' was held jointly with KyivPride on behalf of Ukraine's capital city Kyiv. Kyiv was unable to host their own event at home due to the ongoing Russian invasion. As a result of the combined efforts and attendance from Ukrainian delegates and community members from across the UK and Europe, an estimated 20,000 people participated in the march which set a new record for the festival. Street parties were held on Cumberland Street and Eberle Street in the Pride Quarter with performances hosted by The Masquerade Bar on a stage at Cumberland Street. Fringe events were organised by local businesses in the week running up to and during Pride including drag brunches, film and theatre performances, and a Mersey Ferry evening cruise on the River Mersey.{{cite web\|url=https://albertdock.com/pride-2023 \|title=Pride '23 \|publisher=albertdock.com \|access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web\|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/20000-join-liverpool-march-with-pride \|title=20,000 join Liverpool 'March with Pride' \|date=30 July 2023 \|publisher=LBN Daily \|access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/watch-as-20000-join-liverpools-biggest-ever-march-with-pride \|title=Watch as 20,000 join Liverpool's biggest ever March with Pride \|date=30 July 2023 \|publisher=The Guide Liverpool \|access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/whats-on/liverpool-pride-2023-full-details-of-whats-on-across-the-city-4227299 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2023: Full details of free events across the city - street parties, food vendors and march \|publisher=Liverpool World \|access-date=1 August 2023}}
2022 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 30 July {{pb}}Sunday 31 July \|style="text-align:center"\| Come Together \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams, Linda Gold's FunnyBoyz, Filla Crack, House of La Porta, Young Homotopia, Arthur Britney Joestar featuring Many Hands One Heart, performances on the main stage by local LGBT venues including OMG, The Lisbon and Superstar Boudoir. \|style="text-align:left"\|Due to planned roadworks on Tithebarn Street, the festival site was moved to Liverpool's waterfront at the Pier Head. The annual Pride march, which attracted over 12,000 people, was also altered to follow a route to the Pier Head. Irish pop star Samantha Mumba was due to headline at the main stage but due to difficulty travelling from the United States was not able to perform. The main stage was programmed by Sound City and was hosted throughout the day by Jordan Lee from Radio City (Liverpool) and Hits Radio Pride as well as Jay Hynd from The Guide Liverpool. Film with Pride Cinema Lorry was also held which showed LGBT films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Cabaret.{{cite web\|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/full-programme-for-pride-in-liverpool-2022-revealed \|title=Full programme for PRIDE in Liverpool 2022 revealed \|date=27 July 2022 \|publisher=Culture Liverpool \|access-date=2022-10-14}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/lifestyle/liverpool-pride-2022-when-is-the-march-and-festival-do-i-need-a-ticket-other-events-taking-place-near-me-3747129 \|title=Pride in Liverpool 2022: march route and time, do I need a ticket, festival headline act and line up \|publisher=Liverpool World \|date=29 July 2022 \|access-date=2022-10-14}}
2021 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 31 July {{pb}}Sunday 1 August \|style="text-align:center"\| From Now On \|style="text-align:center"\| Online and Indoor at Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Speeches from local leaders and short interviews were held online. The 13 LGBT venues in Liverpool's gay quarter also held an indoor festival. \|style="text-align:left"\|The street festivities at Pride in Liverpool 2021 were originally planned to go ahead as normal, however, on 15 March 2021, LCR Pride Foundation announced that the physical events (including the annual March with Pride) would be cancelled for a second consecutive year. The Foundation cited the uncertainty and risks around mass public gatherings and COVID-19 and argued that there was no way to deliver a safe festival for over 50,000 people. Lewis Collins, Chair of the LCR Pride Foundation Board of Directors, said: "Our decision to cancel Pride in Liverpool and March with Pride for 2021 has not been taken lightly." An alternative virtual Pride march was held on the LCR Pride Foundation's social media channels. Individuals, groups and businesses were invited to submit videos and images of marching, cheering and holding placards in their own homes whilst making a pledge outlining actions and changes that they would take to highlight the inequalities and injustices that the LGBT community face. Speeches from local leaders and short interviews were also held. In addition, the LCR Pride Foundation worked in collaboration with Marketing Liverpool to launch the ‘Pride Quarter Indoor Festival' on 31 July. The festival intended to launch a new era for the city’s LGBT quarter exactly ten years after becoming the UK’s first formally recognised LGBT area. The festival included an official rebrand of Liverpool's Stanley Street gay quarter as the 'Pride Quarter' and an indoor festival took place in the district's 13 LGBT venues. A dedicated LGBT page on the Visit Liverpool website was also launched to advertise the Pride Quarter as a tourist destination and banners were put in place in the numerous streets around the area to mark the inauguration. On 18 September at 1pm in Liverpool city centre’s Derby Square, a transgender led collective of local LGBT activists held a protest titled 'Reclaim Pride Liverpool'. The protest demanded better LGBT rights, transgender healthcare and self-determination, a conversion therapy ban, social justice, racial justice and climate justice. The event was not connected to the official Pride in Liverpool festival but was intended as a visible street protest to the commercialisation, corporate sponsorship and funding of Liverpool Pride. It was held in the wake of a surge of homophobic and transphobic violence which had taken place in Liverpool over the recent months. The event gained support from former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.{{cite web\|url=https://www.lcrpride.co.uk/pride-in-liverpool-cancelled-for-2021 \|title=Pride in Liverpool Cancelled For 2021 \|publisher=LCR Pride Foundation \|date=15 March 2021 \|access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/pride-liverpool-confirms-2021-event-20135874 \|title=Pride in Liverpool confirms 2021 event and march has been cancelled \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=15 March 2021 \|access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/liverpools-stanley-street-quarter-rebranded-pride-quarter \|title=Liverpool's Stanley Street Quarter Rebranded "Pride Quarter" \|publisher= \|date=14 June 2021 \|access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web\|url=https://secretliverpool.co/pride-liverpool-virtual-2021 \|title=Pride In Liverpool Has Announced Its Events Are Going Virtual This Year \|publisher=ecret Liverpool \|date=7 June 2021 \|access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/12/liverpool-reclaim-pride-lgbt \|title=Liverpool to 'reclaim Pride' after spate of violence with defiant, anti-capitalist protest \|publisher=Pink News \|date=12 August 2021 \|access-date=2022-06-05}}
2020 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 25 July {{pb}}Sunday 26 July \|style="text-align:center"\| Young at Heart \|style="text-align:center"\| Online \|style="text-align:center"\|Jurgen Klopp, {{pb}}Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, {{pb}}Leon Lopez \|style="text-align:left"\| Physical events were cancelled due to lockdowns and restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic including social distancing and cancellation of mass participation events. Events were moved to digital only. The physical Pride march was replaced with an 'online march' broadcast from the LCR Pride Foundation's social media pages. The online march consisted of video submissions from individuals and organisations across the Liverpool City Region, well wishes and celebratory messages from public figures including Liverpool Football Club manager Jurgen Klopp and Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. The theme 'Young at Heart' highlighted the physical and mental benefits of self care and being active. The online programme featured a range of themes from virtual interviews with LGBT+ champions and allies, question and answer sessions, inclusive sport, mental health, activism and LGBT+ youth support, film and music.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/pride-liverpool-confirms-2020-event-18024367 \|title=Pride in Liverpool confirms 2020 event has been postponed due to coronavirus \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=2 April 2020 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-launches-online-events-18268849 \|title=Pride in Liverpool launches online events for 2020 \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=18 May 2020 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://thetab.com/uk/liverpool/2020/04/03/pride-in-liverpool-2020-has-been-postponed-due-to-covid-19-58920 \|title=Pride in Liverpool 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 \|publisher=The Liverpool Tab \|date=25 July 2020 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/this-weekend-will-see-the-first-ever-virtual-march-with-pride-with-lcr-pride-foundation \|title=This weekend will see the first ever virtual March with Pride with LCR Pride Foundation \|publisher=The Guide Liverpool \|date=23 July 2020 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2019 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 27 July {{pb}}Sunday 28 July \|style="text-align:center"\| Come as You Are \|style="text-align:center"\| Tithebarn Street {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Little Boots, {{pb}}Saara Aalto, {{pb}}The Vivienne, {{pb}}Queen Zee \|style="text-align:left"\| Liverpool Pride was rebranded as 'Pride in Liverpool'. It became the first festival to be delivered by the newly established Pride Foundation. The theme 'Come as You Are' was in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Several stages were held with the main features of the festival being live entertainment, a dedicated youth zone, community expo, market stalls, food and drink vendors.{{cite web\|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2019-urges-people-come-together-shout-hatred \|title=Liverpool Pride 2019 urges people to 'come together and shout down hatred' \|publisher=LBN Daily \|date=7 July 2019 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-festival-2019-dates-16006127 \|title=Liverpool Pride festival 2019 - dates and parade route confirmed \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=21 March 2019 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.visitliverpool.com/blog/read/2019/07/your-guide-to-pride-in-liverpool-2019-b319 \|title=Your Guide to Pride in Liverpool 2019 \|publisher=Visit Liverpool \|date=23 July 2019 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/full-programme-revealed-for-pride-in-liverpool-2019 \|title=Full programme revealed for Pride in Liverpool 2019 \|publisher=The Guide Liverpool \|date=4 July 2019 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2018 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 28 July {{pb}}Sunday 29 July \|style="text-align:center"\| All Together Now \|style="text-align:center"\| Tithebarn Street {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Sophie Ellis-Bextor, {{pb}}Katy B, {{pb}}Courtney Act, {{pb}}Cast from Kinky Boots the musical \|style="text-align:left"\| The theme 'All Together Now' was a nod to 'Altogether Now', the number one song by the Liverpool band The Farm. It was also intended to celebrate every branch of the LGBTQ+ community coming together regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality or belief. The main events were held across three stages around a new larger site on Tithebarn Street. Various exhibitions and workshops were also held across the city's galleries. For the first time ever, Liverpool City Council staff took part in the Pride march.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/live-liverpool-pride-2018-pictures-14962548 \|title=RECAP: Liverpool Pride 2018 - pictures of the march and LGBTQ+ celebrations as they happen \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=28 July 2018 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/pride/liverpool2018 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2018 \|publisher=eFestivals \|date=26 June 2018 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://confidentials.com/liverpool/a-guide-to-liverpool-pride-2018 \|title=A handy guide to Liverpool Pride 2018 \|publisher=Liverpool Confidential \|date=21 June 2018 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/liverpool-pride-announces-date-and-theme-for-2018 \|title=Liverpool PRIDE announces date and theme for 2018 \|publisher=Culture Liverpool \|date=21 June 2018 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/new-location-revealed-for-liverpool-pride-2018 \|title=New location revealed for Liverpool Pride 2018 \|publisher=Liverpool Express \|date=12 June 2018 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2017 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 29 July {{pb}}Sunday 30 July \|style="text-align:center"\| International Love \|style="text-align:center"\| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Atomic Kitten, {{pb}} Kym Mazelle, {{pb}}Marcus Collins, {{pb}}Livin' Joy, {{pb}}Austin Armacost \|style="text-align:left"\| The theme 'International Love' marked the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England. Three stages were held: The main stage was sponsored by Barclays and the World On One Stage was sponsored by Manchester Airport. Marc Almond was originally due to perform, but due to TV and radio commitments surrounding the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation, he was forced to cancel. However, he did hold an exhibition at The Gallery on Stanhope Street.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/liverpool-pride-2017-programme-timings-13390230 \|title=Full programme and timings for Liverpool Pride 2017 \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=28 July 2017 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.visitliverpool.com/blog/read/2017/07/your-ultimate-guide-to-liverpool-pride-2017-b197 \|title=Your ultimate guide to Liverpool Pride 2017 \|publisher=Visit Liverpool \|date=7 July 2017 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2017-officially-launches-full-programme-events-revealed \|title=Liverpool Pride 2017 officially launches as full programme of events is revealed \|publisher=LBN Daily \|date=21 December 2017 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/liverpool-pride-announces-date-theme-for-2017 \|title=Liverpool Pride announces Date & Theme for 2017 \|publisher=Culture Liverpool \|date=29 July 2017 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/atomic-kitten-step-in-to-headline-liverpool-pride-2017 \|title=Atomic Kitten step in to headline Liverpool Pride 2017 \|publisher=The Guide Liverpool \|date=20 June 2017 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2016 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 30 July {{pb}}Sunday 31 July \|style="text-align:center"\| Liverpool Icons \|style="text-align:center"\| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Sonia, {{pb}}The Vivienne, {{pb}}Various groups and choirs and a range of X-Factor stars \|style="text-align:left"\| The theme 'Liverpool Icons' was chosen as a tribute to the first anniversary of the death of Cilla Black, a notable 'Liverpool icon'. The celebrations included live music and entertainment, food, drink, community and education zones, a market place, family activities and speakers. There was also a dedicated Youth Zone with events for under 25s. Liverpool Pride teamed up with Orb Events, the organisers of the very first Pride in 2010, and a new identity, logo and website was launched.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-2016-your-ultimate-11680736 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2016: Your ultimate guide to the festival \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=29 July 2016 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-2016-gets-underway-11684220 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2016 gets underway - spot yourself in the crowds \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=30 July 2016 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.northwestend.co.uk/index.php/professional-reviews/1261-liverpool-pride-2016-liverpool-city-centre \|title=Liverpool Pride 2016, Liverpool City Centre \|publisher=North West End UK \|date=30 July 2016 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/an-all-new-liverpool-pride-announced-for-2016 \|title=An all new Liverpool Pride announced for 2016 \|publisher=The Guide Liverpool \|date=9 February 2016 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2015 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 1 August {{pb}}Sunday 2 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Love is No Crime \|style="text-align:center"\| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Local drag acts, guest speakers, musicians and entertainers \|style="text-align:left"\| The theme 'Love is No Crime' paid respect to those countries where being LGBT was still illegal. Festivalgoers were encouraged to go along dressed in their most 'wild' and 'wonderful' interpretations of the theme. Due to financial constraints, the events were downsized and unlike previous years, The Pier Head was not used as the primary festival site. There were also no road closures or outdoor alcohol drinking zones. Smaller events were held at the city's gay quarter and around St George's Hall including markets, education and community zones, workshops, guest speakers, acoustic music, entertainment, a mobile cinema, a family zone and fundraisers for the following year's Pride.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/your-guide-liverpool-pride-2015-9745806 \|title=Your guide to Liverpool Pride 2015 \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=28 July 2015 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2015/07/15/take-part-in-liverpool-pride-2015 \|title=Take part in Liverpool Pride 2015 \|publisher=University of Liverpool \|date=15 July 2015 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/pride/liverpool2015 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2015 \|publisher=eFestivals \|date=30 June 2015 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-pride-returns-for-2015 \|title=Liverpool Pride returns for 2015 \|publisher=Liverpool Express \|date=30 March 2015 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2014 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 2 August {{pb}}Sunday 3 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Glam Fairy Tales \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Katy B, {{pb}}Samantha Fox, {{pb}}Sonia, {{pb}}Heather Small, {{pb}}The cast of Wicked \|style="text-align:left"\| In the theme of 'Glam Fairy Tales', participants were encouraged to dress as princes, princesses, white knights or fairy godmothers. The festival was held across three stages: The Waterfront Stage at the Pier Head, the Stanley Street Stage at the gay quarter and the Garlands/GBar Eberle Street Stage. The Pier Head was a ticketed event.{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/liverpool-pride-2014-review-pictures-7551773 \|title=WATCH: Thousands hit the city streets for Liverpool Pride \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=2 August 2014 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/guide-to-liverpool-pride-2014-7448185 \|title=Liverpool Pride 2014: Your guide to this year's LGBT celebration \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=17 July 2014 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web\|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2014-arrives-weekend \|title=Liverpool Pride 2014 arrives this weekend \|publisher=LBN Daily \|date=1 August 2014 \|access-date=2021-06-24}}
2013 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 3 August {{pb}}Sunday 4 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Superheroes \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Kameelion, {{pb}}Black Lace, {{pb}}Baby D, {{pb}}Amelia Lily \|style="text-align:left"\| The theme ‘Superheroes’ was voted for by 1,300 members of the public. The day began with a march through the streets of Liverpool City Centre by more than 6000 people, and continued with stages and entertainment at the Pier Head and Gay Quarter. Overall audience figures for the festival reached a record 75,000.{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/03/30/superheroes-theme-for-liverpool-pride-2013-100252-33086171 \|title=Superheroes theme for Liverpool Pride 2013 \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=30 March 2013 \|access-date=2013-03-31}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/thousands-superheroes-celebrate-fourth-liverpool-5585712 \|title=Liverpool Pride sees 75,000 people join in the fun \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|date=5 Aug 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/its-liverpool-pride-waterfront-stage \|title=It's Liverpool Pride Waterfront Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/stanley-street-quarter-stage \|title=Stanley St Quarter Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/lomax-shout-it-live-loud-proud \|title=the Lomax: Shout It, Live, Loud & Proud \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-14}}
2012 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 4 August {{pb}}Sunday 5 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Nautical But Nice \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Marcus Collins, {{pb}}2 Shoes, {{pb}}Sarah Whatmore, {{pb}}Sam Clark, {{pb}}Liz McClarnon, {{pb}}Gaydio \|style="text-align:left"\| Organisers described the event as the biggest, most ambitious and most diverse Prides ever developed in the city. Highlights included three stages across the Pier Head and gay quarter, an LGBT market, food and drink stalls, 2 for 1 tickets on Mersey Ferry cruises, open Zumba classes for all the family and a Health and Wellbeing zone. For the first time ever in the UK, two Premier League football clubs (Liverpool and Everton) were represented in a Pride March. On Sunday, the Big Gay Brunch at Tate Liverpool and Gay Gardens at Bluecoat Chambers were held. Other highlights were the Love Music Hate Homophobia event, the Liverpool Pride Film Festival and the Liverpool Pride arts and culture programme.{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/31/07/2012/liverpool-pride-2012-countdown-begins-festival-prepares-set-sail \|title=Liverpool Pride 2012: Countdown begins as festival prepares to set sail \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=31 July 2012 \|access-date=2012-08-05}} Audience figures reached a record 52,000.{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19125252 \|title=Liverpool Pride festival attracts thousands \|publisher=BBC Liverpool \|date=5 August 2012 \|access-date=2012-08-05}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/nautical-nice/main-stage \|title=It's Liverpool Pride Waterfront Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2012 \|access-date=2012-07-29}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/nautical-nice/stanley-st-quarter-stage \|title=LCH Stanley St Quarter Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2012 \|access-date=2012-07-29}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/liverpool-pride-2012-nautical-nice/eberle-st-stage \|title=Eberle St Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=July 2012 \|access-date=2012-07-29}}
2011 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 6 August {{pb}}Sunday 7 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Summer of Love \|style="text-align:center"\| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Rowetta, {{pb}}Andi Fraggs, {{pb}}Britt Love, {{pb}}Kym Mazelle, {{pb}}Six D \|style="text-align:left"\| The festival was spread across three stages, a football area, over 50 market stalls, a health and wellbeing area and food outlets at the Pier Head and gay quarter. It was attended by over 40,000 people.{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/08/08/2011/proud-mersey-over-40000-attend-liverpool-pride-2011 \|title=Proud Mersey - Over 40,000 attend Liverpool Pride 2011 \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|access-date=2012-05-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511080952/http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/08/08/2011/proud-mersey-over-40000-attend-liverpool-pride-2011 \|archive-date=11 May 2013 }}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/01/08/2011/countdown-begins \|title=The Countdown Begins! \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|date=1 August 2011 \|access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web\|url=http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/countdown-begins-to-liverpool-pride.html \|title=The Countdown Begins to Liverpool Pride 2011 \|publisher=MusicMafia UK \|year=2011 \|access-date=2012-07-08}}
2010 \|style="text-align:center"\| Saturday 7 August {{pb}}Sunday 8 August \|style="text-align:center"\| Rainbow Circus \|style="text-align:center"\| Pride Quarter, Liverpool \|style="text-align:center"\|Natasha Hamilton, {{pb}}Rowetta with AJ Productions, {{pb}}Rozalla, {{pb}}Adam Rickitt, {{pb}}Carol Jiani, {{pb}}Hannah Trigwell, {{pb}}Ian McNabb \|style="text-align:left"\| The festival featured three stages across Liverpool's gay quarter showcasing over 18 hours of music, dance, cabaret and performances. It was attended by 21,000 people and covered over 70 different acts.{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/08/09/first-liverpool-pride-sees-21-000-enjoy-gay-lesbian-and-bisexual-festival-100252-27023006 \|title=First Liverpool Pride sees 21,000 enjoy gay, lesbian and bisexual festival \|date=9 August 2010 \|publisher=Liverpool Echo \|access-date=2012-05-24}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/main-stage \|title=Main Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|year=2010 \|access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/cabaret-stage \|title=Cabaret Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|year=2010 \|access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/acoustic-stage \|title=Acoustic Stage \|publisher=Liverpool Pride \|year=2010 \|access-date=2012-07-08}}

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2023

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 29 July {{pb}}Sunday 30 July

|style="text-align:center"| Shout it Loud

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head, Pride Quarter, Mann Island, Museum of Liverpool, Saint Nicholas Church Gardens, Liverpool One, Royal Albert Dock, Metquarter and St Johns Shopping Centre

|style="text-align:center"|Kerry Katona (Pride Quarter)

Arthur Britney Joestar (Pier Head)

|style="text-align:left"|Pride in Liverpool 2023 adopted a new format compared to previous years. LCR Pride Foundation announced funding issues and lack of a major sponsor and confirmed that there would be no main stage or headline act. However, the festival went ahead with a number of pop-up events, curated zones, street parties, food vendors, chill out zones and areas suitable for children, which were spread across the City Centre. Organisers argued that the new format would allow the event to grow in the future. Continuing Liverpool's Eurovision 2023 legacy and solidarity with Ukraine, Liverpool's annual 'March with Pride' was held jointly with KyivPride on behalf of Ukraine's capital city Kyiv. Kyiv was unable to host their own event at home due to the ongoing Russian invasion. As a result of the combined efforts and attendance from Ukrainian delegates and community members from across the UK and Europe, an estimated 20,000 people participated in the march which set a new record for the festival. Street parties were held on Cumberland Street and Eberle Street in the Pride Quarter with performances hosted by The Masquerade Bar on a stage at Cumberland Street. Fringe events were organised by local businesses in the week running up to and during Pride including drag brunches, film and theatre performances, and a Mersey Ferry evening cruise on the River Mersey.{{cite web|url=https://albertdock.com/pride-2023 |title=Pride '23 |publisher=albertdock.com |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/20000-join-liverpool-march-with-pride |title=20,000 join Liverpool 'March with Pride' |date=30 July 2023 |publisher=LBN Daily |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/watch-as-20000-join-liverpools-biggest-ever-march-with-pride |title=Watch as 20,000 join Liverpool's biggest ever March with Pride |date=30 July 2023 |publisher=The Guide Liverpool |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/whats-on/liverpool-pride-2023-full-details-of-whats-on-across-the-city-4227299 |title=Liverpool Pride 2023: Full details of free events across the city - street parties, food vendors and march |publisher=Liverpool World |access-date=1 August 2023}}

2022

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 30 July {{pb}}Sunday 31 July

|style="text-align:center"| Come Together

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams, Linda Gold's FunnyBoyz, Filla Crack, House of La Porta, Young Homotopia, Arthur Britney Joestar featuring Many Hands One Heart, performances on the main stage by local LGBT venues including OMG, The Lisbon and Superstar Boudoir.

|style="text-align:left"|Due to planned roadworks on Tithebarn Street, the festival site was moved to Liverpool's waterfront at the Pier Head. The annual Pride march, which attracted over 12,000 people, was also altered to follow a route to the Pier Head. Irish pop star Samantha Mumba was due to headline at the main stage but due to difficulty travelling from the United States was not able to perform. The main stage was programmed by Sound City and was hosted throughout the day by Jordan Lee from Radio City (Liverpool) and Hits Radio Pride as well as Jay Hynd from The Guide Liverpool. Film with Pride Cinema Lorry was also held which showed LGBT films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Cabaret.{{cite web|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/full-programme-for-pride-in-liverpool-2022-revealed |title=Full programme for PRIDE in Liverpool 2022 revealed |date=27 July 2022 |publisher=Culture Liverpool |access-date=2022-10-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/lifestyle/liverpool-pride-2022-when-is-the-march-and-festival-do-i-need-a-ticket-other-events-taking-place-near-me-3747129 |title=Pride in Liverpool 2022: march route and time, do I need a ticket, festival headline act and line up |publisher=Liverpool World |date=29 July 2022 |access-date=2022-10-14}}

2021

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 31 July {{pb}}Sunday 1 August

|style="text-align:center"| From Now On

|style="text-align:center"| Online and Indoor at Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Speeches from local leaders and short interviews were held online. The 13 LGBT venues in Liverpool's gay quarter also held an indoor festival.

|style="text-align:left"|The street festivities at Pride in Liverpool 2021 were originally planned to go ahead as normal, however, on 15 March 2021, LCR Pride Foundation announced that the physical events (including the annual March with Pride) would be cancelled for a second consecutive year. The Foundation cited the uncertainty and risks around mass public gatherings and COVID-19 and argued that there was no way to deliver a safe festival for over 50,000 people. Lewis Collins, Chair of the LCR Pride Foundation Board of Directors, said: "Our decision to cancel Pride in Liverpool and March with Pride for 2021 has not been taken lightly." An alternative virtual Pride march was held on the LCR Pride Foundation's social media channels. Individuals, groups and businesses were invited to submit videos and images of marching, cheering and holding placards in their own homes whilst making a pledge outlining actions and changes that they would take to highlight the inequalities and injustices that the LGBT community face. Speeches from local leaders and short interviews were also held.

In addition, the LCR Pride Foundation worked in collaboration with Marketing Liverpool to launch the ‘Pride Quarter Indoor Festival' on 31 July. The festival intended to launch a new era for the city’s LGBT quarter exactly ten years after becoming the UK’s first formally recognised LGBT area. The festival included an official rebrand of Liverpool's Stanley Street gay quarter as the 'Pride Quarter' and an indoor festival took place in the district's 13 LGBT venues. A dedicated LGBT page on the Visit Liverpool website was also launched to advertise the Pride Quarter as a tourist destination and banners were put in place in the numerous streets around the area to mark the inauguration.

On 18 September at 1pm in Liverpool city centre’s Derby Square, a transgender led collective of local LGBT activists held a protest titled 'Reclaim Pride Liverpool'. The protest demanded better LGBT rights, transgender healthcare and self-determination, a conversion therapy ban, social justice, racial justice and climate justice. The event was not connected to the official Pride in Liverpool festival but was intended as a visible street protest to the commercialisation, corporate sponsorship and funding of Liverpool Pride. It was held in the wake of a surge of homophobic and transphobic violence which had taken place in Liverpool over the recent months. The event gained support from former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.{{cite web|url=https://www.lcrpride.co.uk/pride-in-liverpool-cancelled-for-2021 |title=Pride in Liverpool Cancelled For 2021 |publisher=LCR Pride Foundation |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/pride-liverpool-confirms-2021-event-20135874 |title=Pride in Liverpool confirms 2021 event and march has been cancelled |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/liverpools-stanley-street-quarter-rebranded-pride-quarter |title=Liverpool's Stanley Street Quarter Rebranded "Pride Quarter" |publisher= |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://secretliverpool.co/pride-liverpool-virtual-2021 |title=Pride In Liverpool Has Announced Its Events Are Going Virtual This Year |publisher=ecret Liverpool |date=7 June 2021 |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/12/liverpool-reclaim-pride-lgbt |title=Liverpool to 'reclaim Pride' after spate of violence with defiant, anti-capitalist protest |publisher=Pink News |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=2022-06-05}}

2020

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 25 July {{pb}}Sunday 26 July

|style="text-align:center"| Young at Heart

|style="text-align:center"| Online

|style="text-align:center"|Jurgen Klopp, {{pb}}Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, {{pb}}Leon Lopez

|style="text-align:left"| Physical events were cancelled due to lockdowns and restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic including social distancing and cancellation of mass participation events. Events were moved to digital only. The physical Pride march was replaced with an 'online march' broadcast from the LCR Pride Foundation's social media pages. The online march consisted of video submissions from individuals and organisations across the Liverpool City Region, well wishes and celebratory messages from public figures including Liverpool Football Club manager Jurgen Klopp and Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. The theme 'Young at Heart' highlighted the physical and mental benefits of self care and being active. The online programme featured a range of themes from virtual interviews with LGBT+ champions and allies, question and answer sessions, inclusive sport, mental health, activism and LGBT+ youth support, film and music.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/pride-liverpool-confirms-2020-event-18024367 |title=Pride in Liverpool confirms 2020 event has been postponed due to coronavirus |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2 April 2020 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-launches-online-events-18268849 |title=Pride in Liverpool launches online events for 2020 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/liverpool/2020/04/03/pride-in-liverpool-2020-has-been-postponed-due-to-covid-19-58920 |title=Pride in Liverpool 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 |publisher=The Liverpool Tab |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/this-weekend-will-see-the-first-ever-virtual-march-with-pride-with-lcr-pride-foundation |title=This weekend will see the first ever virtual March with Pride with LCR Pride Foundation |publisher=The Guide Liverpool |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2019

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 27 July {{pb}}Sunday 28 July

|style="text-align:center"| Come as You Are

|style="text-align:center"| Tithebarn Street {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Little Boots, {{pb}}Saara Aalto, {{pb}}The Vivienne, {{pb}}Queen Zee

|style="text-align:left"| Liverpool Pride was rebranded as 'Pride in Liverpool'. It became the first festival to be delivered by the newly established Pride Foundation. The theme 'Come as You Are' was in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Several stages were held with the main features of the festival being live entertainment, a dedicated youth zone, community expo, market stalls, food and drink vendors.{{cite web|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2019-urges-people-come-together-shout-hatred |title=Liverpool Pride 2019 urges people to 'come together and shout down hatred' |publisher=LBN Daily |date=7 July 2019 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-festival-2019-dates-16006127 |title=Liverpool Pride festival 2019 - dates and parade route confirmed |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=21 March 2019 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.visitliverpool.com/blog/read/2019/07/your-guide-to-pride-in-liverpool-2019-b319 |title=Your Guide to Pride in Liverpool 2019 |publisher=Visit Liverpool |date=23 July 2019 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/full-programme-revealed-for-pride-in-liverpool-2019 |title=Full programme revealed for Pride in Liverpool 2019 |publisher=The Guide Liverpool |date=4 July 2019 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2018

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 28 July {{pb}}Sunday 29 July

|style="text-align:center"| All Together Now

|style="text-align:center"| Tithebarn Street {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Sophie Ellis-Bextor, {{pb}}Katy B, {{pb}}Courtney Act, {{pb}}Cast from Kinky Boots the musical

|style="text-align:left"| The theme 'All Together Now' was a nod to 'Altogether Now', the number one song by the Liverpool band The Farm. It was also intended to celebrate every branch of the LGBTQ+ community coming together regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality or belief. The main events were held across three stages around a new larger site on Tithebarn Street. Various exhibitions and workshops were also held across the city's galleries. For the first time ever, Liverpool City Council staff took part in the Pride march.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/live-liverpool-pride-2018-pictures-14962548 |title=RECAP: Liverpool Pride 2018 - pictures of the march and LGBTQ+ celebrations as they happen |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=28 July 2018 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/pride/liverpool2018 |title=Liverpool Pride 2018 |publisher=eFestivals |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://confidentials.com/liverpool/a-guide-to-liverpool-pride-2018 |title=A handy guide to Liverpool Pride 2018 |publisher=Liverpool Confidential |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/liverpool-pride-announces-date-and-theme-for-2018 |title=Liverpool PRIDE announces date and theme for 2018 |publisher=Culture Liverpool |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/new-location-revealed-for-liverpool-pride-2018 |title=New location revealed for Liverpool Pride 2018 |publisher=Liverpool Express |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2017

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 29 July {{pb}}Sunday 30 July

|style="text-align:center"| International Love

|style="text-align:center"| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Atomic Kitten, {{pb}} Kym Mazelle, {{pb}}Marcus Collins, {{pb}}Livin' Joy, {{pb}}Austin Armacost

|style="text-align:left"| The theme 'International Love' marked the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England. Three stages were held: The main stage was sponsored by Barclays and the World On One Stage was sponsored by Manchester Airport. Marc Almond was originally due to perform, but due to TV and radio commitments surrounding the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation, he was forced to cancel. However, he did hold an exhibition at The Gallery on Stanhope Street.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/liverpool-pride-2017-programme-timings-13390230 |title=Full programme and timings for Liverpool Pride 2017 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=28 July 2017 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.visitliverpool.com/blog/read/2017/07/your-ultimate-guide-to-liverpool-pride-2017-b197 |title=Your ultimate guide to Liverpool Pride 2017 |publisher=Visit Liverpool |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2017-officially-launches-full-programme-events-revealed |title=Liverpool Pride 2017 officially launches as full programme of events is revealed |publisher=LBN Daily |date=21 December 2017 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/liverpool-pride-announces-date-theme-for-2017 |title=Liverpool Pride announces Date & Theme for 2017 |publisher=Culture Liverpool |date=29 July 2017 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/atomic-kitten-step-in-to-headline-liverpool-pride-2017 |title=Atomic Kitten step in to headline Liverpool Pride 2017 |publisher=The Guide Liverpool |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2016

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 30 July {{pb}}Sunday 31 July

|style="text-align:center"| Liverpool Icons

|style="text-align:center"| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Sonia, {{pb}}The Vivienne, {{pb}}Various groups and choirs and a range of X-Factor stars

|style="text-align:left"| The theme 'Liverpool Icons' was chosen as a tribute to the first anniversary of the death of Cilla Black, a notable 'Liverpool icon'. The celebrations included live music and entertainment, food, drink, community and education zones, a market place, family activities and speakers. There was also a dedicated Youth Zone with events for under 25s. Liverpool Pride teamed up with Orb Events, the organisers of the very first Pride in 2010, and a new identity, logo and website was launched.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-2016-your-ultimate-11680736 |title=Liverpool Pride 2016: Your ultimate guide to the festival |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-pride-2016-gets-underway-11684220 |title=Liverpool Pride 2016 gets underway - spot yourself in the crowds |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=30 July 2016 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.northwestend.co.uk/index.php/professional-reviews/1261-liverpool-pride-2016-liverpool-city-centre |title=Liverpool Pride 2016, Liverpool City Centre |publisher=North West End UK |date=30 July 2016 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/an-all-new-liverpool-pride-announced-for-2016 |title=An all new Liverpool Pride announced for 2016 |publisher=The Guide Liverpool |date=9 February 2016 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2015

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 1 August {{pb}}Sunday 2 August

|style="text-align:center"| Love is No Crime

|style="text-align:center"| Cultural Quarter surrounding St George's Hall & St John's Gardens {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Local drag acts, guest speakers, musicians and entertainers

|style="text-align:left"| The theme 'Love is No Crime' paid respect to those countries where being LGBT was still illegal. Festivalgoers were encouraged to go along dressed in their most 'wild' and 'wonderful' interpretations of the theme. Due to financial constraints, the events were downsized and unlike previous years, The Pier Head was not used as the primary festival site. There were also no road closures or outdoor alcohol drinking zones. Smaller events were held at the city's gay quarter and around St George's Hall including markets, education and community zones, workshops, guest speakers, acoustic music, entertainment, a mobile cinema, a family zone and fundraisers for the following year's Pride.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/your-guide-liverpool-pride-2015-9745806 |title=Your guide to Liverpool Pride 2015 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=28 July 2015 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2015/07/15/take-part-in-liverpool-pride-2015 |title=Take part in Liverpool Pride 2015 |publisher=University of Liverpool |date=15 July 2015 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/pride/liverpool2015 |title=Liverpool Pride 2015 |publisher=eFestivals |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-pride-returns-for-2015 |title=Liverpool Pride returns for 2015 |publisher=Liverpool Express |date=30 March 2015 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2014

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 2 August {{pb}}Sunday 3 August

|style="text-align:center"| Glam Fairy Tales

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Katy B, {{pb}}Samantha Fox, {{pb}}Sonia, {{pb}}Heather Small, {{pb}}The cast of Wicked

|style="text-align:left"| In the theme of 'Glam Fairy Tales', participants were encouraged to dress as princes, princesses, white knights or fairy godmothers. The festival was held across three stages: The Waterfront Stage at the Pier Head, the Stanley Street Stage at the gay quarter and the Garlands/GBar Eberle Street Stage. The Pier Head was a ticketed event.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/liverpool-pride-2014-review-pictures-7551773 |title=WATCH: Thousands hit the city streets for Liverpool Pride |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2 August 2014 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/guide-to-liverpool-pride-2014-7448185 |title=Liverpool Pride 2014: Your guide to this year's LGBT celebration |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/liverpool-pride-2014-arrives-weekend |title=Liverpool Pride 2014 arrives this weekend |publisher=LBN Daily |date=1 August 2014 |access-date=2021-06-24}}

2013

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 3 August {{pb}}Sunday 4 August

|style="text-align:center"| Superheroes

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Kameelion, {{pb}}Black Lace, {{pb}}Baby D, {{pb}}Amelia Lily

|style="text-align:left"| The theme ‘Superheroes’ was voted for by 1,300 members of the public. The day began with a march through the streets of Liverpool City Centre by more than 6000 people, and continued with stages and entertainment at the Pier Head and Gay Quarter. Overall audience figures for the festival reached a record 75,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/03/30/superheroes-theme-for-liverpool-pride-2013-100252-33086171 |title=Superheroes theme for Liverpool Pride 2013 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=30 March 2013 |access-date=2013-03-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/thousands-superheroes-celebrate-fourth-liverpool-5585712 |title=Liverpool Pride sees 75,000 people join in the fun |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=5 Aug 2013 |access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/its-liverpool-pride-waterfront-stage |title=It's Liverpool Pride Waterfront Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2013 |access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/stanley-street-quarter-stage |title=Stanley St Quarter Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2013 |access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2013/liverpool-pride-2013-superheroes/lomax-shout-it-live-loud-proud |title=the Lomax: Shout It, Live, Loud & Proud |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2013 |access-date=2013-08-14}}

2012

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 4 August {{pb}}Sunday 5 August

|style="text-align:center"| Nautical But Nice

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Marcus Collins, {{pb}}2 Shoes, {{pb}}Sarah Whatmore, {{pb}}Sam Clark, {{pb}}Liz McClarnon, {{pb}}Gaydio

|style="text-align:left"| Organisers described the event as the biggest, most ambitious and most diverse Prides ever developed in the city. Highlights included three stages across the Pier Head and gay quarter, an LGBT market, food and drink stalls, 2 for 1 tickets on Mersey Ferry cruises, open Zumba classes for all the family and a Health and Wellbeing zone. For the first time ever in the UK, two Premier League football clubs (Liverpool and Everton) were represented in a Pride March. On Sunday, the Big Gay Brunch at Tate Liverpool and Gay Gardens at Bluecoat Chambers were held. Other highlights were the Love Music Hate Homophobia event, the Liverpool Pride Film Festival and the Liverpool Pride arts and culture programme.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/31/07/2012/liverpool-pride-2012-countdown-begins-festival-prepares-set-sail |title=Liverpool Pride 2012: Countdown begins as festival prepares to set sail |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=31 July 2012 |access-date=2012-08-05}} Audience figures reached a record 52,000.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19125252 |title=Liverpool Pride festival attracts thousands |publisher=BBC Liverpool |date=5 August 2012 |access-date=2012-08-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/nautical-nice/main-stage |title=It's Liverpool Pride Waterfront Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2012 |access-date=2012-07-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/nautical-nice/stanley-st-quarter-stage |title=LCH Stanley St Quarter Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2012 |access-date=2012-07-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2012/liverpool-pride-2012-nautical-nice/eberle-st-stage |title=Eberle St Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=July 2012 |access-date=2012-07-29}}

2011

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 6 August {{pb}}Sunday 7 August

|style="text-align:center"| Summer of Love

|style="text-align:center"| Pier Head {{pb}}and Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Rowetta, {{pb}}Andi Fraggs, {{pb}}Britt Love, {{pb}}Kym Mazelle, {{pb}}Six D

|style="text-align:left"| The festival was spread across three stages, a football area, over 50 market stalls, a health and wellbeing area and food outlets at the Pier Head and gay quarter. It was attended by over 40,000 people.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/08/08/2011/proud-mersey-over-40000-attend-liverpool-pride-2011 |title=Proud Mersey - Over 40,000 attend Liverpool Pride 2011 |publisher=Liverpool Pride |access-date=2012-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511080952/http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/08/08/2011/proud-mersey-over-40000-attend-liverpool-pride-2011 |archive-date=11 May 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/01/08/2011/countdown-begins |title=The Countdown Begins! |publisher=Liverpool Pride |date=1 August 2011 |access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web|url=http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/countdown-begins-to-liverpool-pride.html |title=The Countdown Begins to Liverpool Pride 2011 |publisher=MusicMafia UK |year=2011 |access-date=2012-07-08}}

2010

|style="text-align:center"| Saturday 7 August {{pb}}Sunday 8 August

|style="text-align:center"| Rainbow Circus

|style="text-align:center"| Pride Quarter, Liverpool

|style="text-align:center"|Natasha Hamilton, {{pb}}Rowetta with AJ Productions, {{pb}}Rozalla, {{pb}}Adam Rickitt, {{pb}}Carol Jiani, {{pb}}Hannah Trigwell, {{pb}}Ian McNabb

|style="text-align:left"| The festival featured three stages across Liverpool's gay quarter showcasing over 18 hours of music, dance, cabaret and performances. It was attended by 21,000 people and covered over 70 different acts.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/08/09/first-liverpool-pride-sees-21-000-enjoy-gay-lesbian-and-bisexual-festival-100252-27023006 |title=First Liverpool Pride sees 21,000 enjoy gay, lesbian and bisexual festival |date=9 August 2010 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2012-05-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/main-stage |title=Main Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |year=2010 |access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/cabaret-stage |title=Cabaret Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |year=2010 |access-date=2012-07-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/whats-on/2010/rainbow-circus/acoustic-stage |title=Acoustic Stage |publisher=Liverpool Pride |year=2010 |access-date=2012-07-08}}

Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride in the 1990s

After holding a one-off event in 1979, for many years the lesbian and gay community of Liverpool could not claim a home grown Pride of their own. The community instead opted to march annually in London in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall uprisings.

However, between 1990 and 1992, various 'unofficial' community Pride festivals were held in the city thanks to an organised effort between the Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Action group, various arts bodies and local gay clubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.seenmag.co.uk/news-and-features/liverpool-pride-move--the-full-interview-.phuse |title=Liverpool Pride Move- The full interview |publisher=Seen Magazine |access-date=2012-05-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/blog/feasts-eyes |title=Feasts for the Eyes |publisher=Liverpool Pride |access-date=2012-05-27}}

'Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride', as it was known then, was not in any way connected nor indeed related to the contemporary Pride festival.{{cite web|url=https://planetslop.co.uk/articles/liverpool-pride-interview-want-people-remember-streets |title=Liverpool Pride Interview: "We want people to remember why we're on the streets" |publisher=Planet Slop |access-date=2021-06-30}} The main differences being that Liverpool Pride is now officially sponsored by public authorities, has a legal structure and framework, is a weekend event as opposed to week-long, and does not include references to 'Lesbian' and 'Gay' in its title through fear of alienating transgender people. Moreover, Pride in the early 90s tended to concentrate more on arts, exhibitions, culture, talks, workshops and function evenings, in contrast to the party on the scene/popstar on stage format as seen today. The events of the 1990s also had a strong political element and aimed to explore and challenge society's attitudes towards sexuality at that time. To put it into perspective, gay men still faced an unequal age of consent, the infamous Section 28 was still in existence, there would be no partnership or adoption rights for same sex couples for at least another decade whilst OutRage!, a UK based LGBT activist group, was only in its infancy.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2551523.stm |title=Timeline: Gay fight for equal rights |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2012-05-28 |date=6 December 2002}} Highlights of the festivals included discussions on women in the church, LGBT parenting and literature, support for gay and lesbian victims of sexual abuse and health awareness workshops. T-shirts and badges bearing the Pride logos were sold in local gay venues and at events themselves to help cover running costs (see brochure of events below).

The celebration took a brief break, but returned in 1995 under the new name 'Mersey Pride'. A more outdoor cabaret and stage type atmosphere was created around Pownall Square, which was chosen for its close proximity to The Brunswick and Time Out, two popular gay frequented pubs of the day. The occasion was modestly successful as a political statement and was attended by some 1200 revellers from across North West England, albeit attracting noticeable protests from the Christian right.{{Cite web| title=Pulse magazine | url=http://www.qrd.org/qrd/world/europe/uk/scotland/pulse/37-09.95 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020907004251/http://www.qrd.org:80/qrd/world/europe/uk/scotland/pulse/37-09.95 | archive-date=2002-09-07}}

In many ways, Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride of the early 90s paved the way for Homotopia, the city's modern day gay arts festival launched some 12 years later, in the sense that Homotopia took on a similar formula.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8730000/8730769.stm |title=Liverpool's journey to Gay Pride |publisher=BBC Liverpool |access-date=2012-05-24 |date=11 June 2010}} The Mersey Pride of 1995, however, bore a stronger resemblance to the present day festivities at Tithebarn Street and Gay Quarter in spite of being significantly smaller and much less mainstream.

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1990 Brochure.gif|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride Brochure 1990

Image:Liverpool goes to London Pride 1990.jpg|Liverpool goes to London Pride 1990

Image:Tea Dance Ticket.jpg|Tea Dance Ticket from Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1990

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1991 Brochure.gif|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride Brochure 1991

Image:Coach ticket to London Pride 1991.jpg|Coach ticket to London Pride 1991

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1990 & 1991 Badges.jpg|Badges from Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1990 & 1991

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 Brochure.gif|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride Brochure 1992

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 Poster.jpg|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 Poster

Image:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 T-Shirt.jpg|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 T-shirt

Image:Pride flyer for benefit night at Jody's.jpg|Benefit night at Jody's, Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992

Image:Liverpool Pride 1992 tea dance programme.gif|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1992 tea dance programme

File:Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1995.gif|Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Pride 1995

Liverpool Gay Pride 1979

The first recorded Liverpool Pride commenced on 22 June 1979 and consisted of a week long celebration in remembrance of the New York Stonewall riots, which took place in the June some ten years earlier. The Liverpool event can legitimately claim to be one of the earliest known Prides to ever take place in the United Kingdom, the oldest being a march of 700 people through central London in 1972.{{cite web |url=http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issues/nerve11/june/june.htm |title=Merseyside Resistance Calendar - June |publisher=Nerve Issue 11 (Winter 2007) |access-date=2012-05-28 |archive-date=16 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716061123/http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issues/nerve11/june/june.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/pride-london-from-gay-protest-to-street-party-551908.html |title=Pride London: From gay protest to street party |work=The Independent |access-date=2012-05-28}}

References

External links

[https://www.lcrpride.co.uk/ Pride in Liverpool (Official Site)]

Category:Pride parades in England

Category:LGBTQ culture in Liverpool

Category:Festivals in Liverpool

Category:LGBTQ organisations in England

Category:Summer in England