This year’s event marks the 25th Anniversary Pride in the capital city, and it promises a lot of heart and a lot of celebration despite last minute planning and smaller than usual plans.
“Our visibility as a community has never been needed more, especially as we mark 50 years of Pride in the UK,” said Brett Herriot, Chair of Pride Edinburgh.
“Returning from the restrictions of the pandemic has meant us getting the green light from the government and the City Council far later than usual. We have worked relentlessly in this short period of time to deliver a March and mini festival featuring main stage entertainment and our community fair.
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The Pride Edinburgh March will assemble at The Scottish Parliament Buildings on the 25th of June 2022 at 12.30pm, and it will commence at 1pm.
The procession will march up the Royal Mile to Canongate and follow St Mary’s Street onto Candlemaker Row. The group will cross over to Bristo Place, turn down Potterrow, Crichton Street and Charles Street before arriving at the EUSA Campus to finish.
The main stage will be headlined by Scottish Drag Race Winner Lawrence Chaney, Grammy nominated singer Kelli-Leigh and Scottish X-Factor semi-finalists The Cutkelvins. Stage events are held in Potterrow and will commence at 2pm following the march.
A mini-festival village will also pop up around Bristo Square for the event. The EUSA buildings will host the village’s events including the community fair, trans chill space, George Square picnic area and youth zone.
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The event will continue to be entirely free to the public, and it will provide full accessibility for people of all abilities as well as safe spaces for those that may need them.
People with physical disabilities can also book onto the Pride Bus, which will allow those with mobility needs to see and take part in the event. The bus will be part of the entourage during the march.
“It’s been a lot of work to bring it all together this year and we’ve had to build everything from scratch in three months,” said Jamie Love, Marketing Director of Pride Edinburgh.
“There’s been some negativity about Pride Edinburgh in the past because we get compared to other paid events around the country, but it goes back to keeping it free and accessible to everyone in the community. We always have been and always will be a free event.”
For more information about Pride Edinburgh 2022, visit https://prideedinburgh.co.uk/pride-edinburgh-march-2022/
