Manchester Pride 2022 is finally with us! This year’s event, running from August 26-29, promises to put a big focus on the activism and unity that Pride has always been built on, while also enjoying there is a huge party to be had.
This year’s main headliners include Spice Girl Melanie C, Drag Race UK icon Bimini and Girls Aloud’s very own Nadine Coyle. Local performers, including Lady Bushra, Misty Chance, Cheddar Gorgeous, Jsky and Frogboi, will also be taking to the stage.
Marking a change to recent years, Manchester Pride’s main stages will all be based within the Gay Village, with the three stages found in Sackville Gardens, Chorlton Street Car Park and Sackville Car Park.
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Additionally, outside of the Village, there will also be Family Pride, Youth Pride MCR and Superbia, hosting a wide range of creative, artistic and family-friendly activities. You can find more about them here.
Manchester Pride will kick off at 7pm on Friday (August 26) with a celebration of Trans Filth and Joy in Sackville Gardens, alongside Fat Pride on the Mancunity Stage at Chorlton Street Car Park, and a cabaret showcase hosted by Donna Trump at Sackville Car Park.
Saturday (August 27) will see the likes of Bailey J Mills, Miss Blair, Tia Kofi, Yshee Black, Ginny Lemon, Danny Beard and Nadine Coyle take to the Alan Turing Stage. Saturday will also see the Mancunity Stage play host to SWAGGA and Black Pride MCR, featuring Alison Limerick, Mr Bruki and Queens In Kicks.
Meanwhile, an afternoon and evening of cabaret at Sackville Car Park will feature Lilly Snatchdragon, Carrott and the iconic 90s dance artist Rozalla.
On Sunday (August 28), K-Klass, Monopoly Phonic, Nimmo, Charity Shop Sue, Bimini and Melanie C will take to the Alan Turing Stage at Sackville Gardens, which will be hosted by drag performers Cheddar Gorgeous and Anna Phylactic. Sunday’s Cabaret Stage will be hosted by Misty Chance and will feature Pecs Drag Kings, the House of Suarez and another dance icon in the form of the one and only Angie Brown.
As usual, Monday’s events will be much more subtle, with a focus on the Candlelight Vigil at Sackville Gardens in the evening. Daytime events will feature a Disney Orchestra and a Silent Disco for those who still want a boogie.
It's worth noting that all the below times are subject to change.
Friday August 26th
Alan Turing Stage, Sackville Gardens
7pm - Trans Filth & Joy
Mancunity Stage, Chorlton Street Car Park
7pm - Fat Pride: Fat Britney
7pm - Fat Pride: Ivy Profrenne
8pm - Fat Pride: The Niallist
10pm - DJ Fat Tony
Cabaret Stage, hosted by Donna Trump, Sackville Car Park
7pm - Opening DJ
8pm - House of Fire
9.15pm - Patrick Saint James
10pm - Duncan James
10.20pm - Closing DJ
Saturday 27th August
Events
12pm - Parade, from Liverpool Road
12pm - Superbia: Feel Good Fest, Feel Good Club
12pm - Gay Village Party opens, The Village
12pm - Family Pride opens, Great Northern Warehouse
Alan Turing Stage, Danny Beard and Friends, Sackville Gardens
12pm - Parade viewing
3pm - Encore Youth Choir
4.30pm - Youth Pride MCR
4.50pm - Katherine Ellis
5.10pm - Lady Bushra
5.30pm - Miss Blair
5.50pm - Barb
6.10pm - Tia Kofi
6.30pm - Glitzy and Virgin Atlantic
6.50pm - Victoria Scone
7.15pm - Cara Melle
7.35pm - Bailey J Mills
8pm - Yshee Black
8.20pm - Kitty Scott-Claus
8.40pm - 2Funky2
9pm - Black Peppa
9.25pm - Ginny Lemon
9.45pm - Danny Beard
10.15pm - Nadine Coyle
10.45pm - Billy Andrew
Mancunity Stage, Swagga/Black Pride MCR, Chorlton Street Car Park
1pm - Mr Bruki
1.45pm - Shaquille
2.45pm - Queens In Kicks
3.30pm - Paigey Cakey
4pm - Monsta Boy
4.15pm - DJ KL
4.30pm - DJ NKay
5.30pm - DJ Stacy Bee
7pm - Black Pride MCR Take over (featuring Alison Limerick and DJ’s Jade Jaxson, Pops Roberts, and Suriya Aisha, alongside performers Mr Blaque, Jaded Ghetto, Angel Blaque, Tysie Blaque, De'vill Blaque, Birkin Blaque, Reece Ghetto)
Cabaret Stage, hosted by Donna Trump, Sackville Car Park
2pm - The Enby Show (with Carrott, Cyro, Mark Anthony, Frogboi and Flick)
4.30pm - Queeriosity Cabaret
7pm - The Bitten Peach (with Lilly Snatchdragon, Jason Kwan, Mahatma Khandi, Tequila Thirst, Cyro and Kitty Velour)
9pm - Rozalla
Sunday 28th August
Events
12pm - Superbia: Disabled Queer & Hear, Feel Good Club
12pm - Youth Pride MCR opens, YES
1.30pm - Superbia: Fatty Acid and The Niallist present QUEERCORE, Islington Mill
Alan Turing Stage, hosted by Cheddar Gorgeous and Anna Phylactic, Sackville Gardens
12pm - Opens
2pm - Ginny Lemon’s Dog Show
4.10pm - Jsky
4.40pm - Queen Bayard
5.05pm - Jova
5.25pm - TOMYUMSIM
5.50pm - K-Klass
6.25pm - Monopoly Phonic
7.00pm - July Jones
7.35pm - Nimmo
8.20pm - Charity Shop Sue (DJ Set)
9.05pm - Bimini
9.55pm - Melanie C
Mancunity Stage, Queer Women’s Takeover, Chorlton Street Car Park
1pm - What She Said
3pm - Vanilla Presents…
4pm - SWAGGA
6pm - Club Clam
9pm - Mix-Stress & Black Betty
8pm - DJ Nkay
9pm - Jaguar
10pm - Lucy Spraggan
Cabaret Stage, hosted by Misty Chance, Sackville Car Park
2pm - Pecs Drag Kings
4.30pm - House of Suarez
7pm - Misty Chance and Friends
9pm - Lindy Layton
Monday August 29th
Alan Turing Stage, Sackville Gardens
2pm - Disney Orchestra
3.20pm - Bowie Cabaret Show
4.20pm-7pm - Closed for Vigil Set Up
8pm - Candlelit Vigil
Mancunity Stage, Chorlton Street Car Park
1pm - Silent Disco
Cabaret Stage, Sackville Car Park
2pm - Village Disco
3pm - NoirTones
3.45pm - House of Spice
4.15pm - House of Noir
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