| Pride in Liverpool | |
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 Liverpool Pride 2011 at the Pier Head | |
| Frequency | Annually in July/August |
| Location(s) | Liverpool City Centre including the Pride Quarter |
| Years active | 15 |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Participants | 75,000 (Overall festival) 20,000 (March with Pride) |
| Website | Liverpool Pride website |
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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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
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- ^ "Liverpool Pride expected to bring 30,000 people to city for August festival". Liverpool Echo. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Liverpool Pride sees 75,000 people join in the fun: Superheroes visit city for festival". Liverpool Echo. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Liverpool Pride 2022". Diva Magazine. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "RECAP: Pride in Liverpool 2019 - Pictures and updates from march and LGBTQ+ celebrations". Liverpool Echo. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Record numbers turn out for Liverpool and Kyiv Pride". ITVX. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "New LCR Pride Foundation Launches". LCR Local Enterprise Partnership. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool Pride 2019 announces major shake-up - here's what you need to know". Liverpool Echo. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.