Manchester Pride will return for 2023 with an ‘exciting’ line-up of events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
The long-running festival, which takes place over the August 25-28 bank holiday weekend, will feature six free events alongside the return of last year’s ticketed Gay Village Party.
The party celebration, which replaced MCR Pride Live, took place in Sackville Gardens and featured an array of talent including Melanie C, Bimini and Nadine Coyle. This year’s line-up of artists will be announced shortly.
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Tickets for the Gay Village Party will go on sale from 12pm tomorrow (March 8), with prices starting at £31. Individual day and weekend tickets are available, alongside VIP and family tickets. Low income options, starting from £11.75, will also be available for those eligible.
Alongside the Gay Village Party, the free Manchester Pride Parade, Candlelit Vigil, Superbia Weekend, Human Rights Forum, Family Pride MCR and Youth Pride MCR will all make a welcome return this year.
£2.50 from every ticket sold this year will be donated to the Manchester Pride Community Fund, with money going towards grants for LGBTQ+ causes and projects across Greater Manchester.
£120,000 was raised for the Manchester Pride Community Fund from last year’s event, with more than £1.5 million raised since 2003.
Manchester Pride, which was named the ‘Best Large Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards in 2022, will be sponsored this year by digital travel company booking.com.
Mark Fletcher, CEO of Manchester Pride, said: “We’re delighted to announce the return of Manchester Pride Festival 2023 with an exciting schedule of events and our partnership with Booking.com.
“We know how important it is to make the festival as accessible as possible, which is why six out of the seven events are free to attend. £2.50 from each ticket sale goes directly to the Manchester Pride Community Fund, details of which can be found on our website.”
Ticket options include:
- Weekend: £37.50
- Friday ticket: £21.00
- Saturday ticket: £31.00
- Sunday ticket: £31.00
- Monday ticket: Free, plus £2.50 donation
- Diamond VIP (weekend): £182.50
- Gold VIP (weekend): £122.50
- Low Income Ticket options are £20 for a weekend ticket, £11.75 for Friday, and £16.75 each for Saturday or Sunday.
Tickets for the Gay Village Party are available to buy from March 8 here.
To apply for a low income ticket, visit manchesterpride.com/tickets.
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