A number of road closures have been announced for Pride Cymru 2022, the annual celebration of LGBT+ equality and diversity in Wales. This year's festival takes place on the bank holiday weekend, Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, in Cardiff.
The event is comprised of a city centre parade and a festival on Cardiff City Hall Lawns, in front of the City Hall and the National Museum of Wales. It will feature several stages and a family area, plus faith-based and deaf-inclusive tents.
The parade is on Saturday and has been a fixture in the calendar since 1985. It will start at 11am from Windsor Place. Entry to the parade is free with a suggested £2 donation, and entry to the festival stages is ticketed.
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The line-up on Saturday includes Spice Girl Melanie C, Drag Race UK star Bimini, Cardiff-based pop star Dead Method, the South Wales Gay Men's Chorus and a handful of other Welsh singers, drag acts, DJs and more. Sunday will play host to an equally sparkling roster which includes Boney M, BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts and Welsh of the West End.
A number of roads will be closed during the event as well as in the days before and after. We have the full list here:
Road closures for Pride Cymru 2022:
In preparation for the event, from 6am on Wednesday August 24th , the bottom of King Edward VII Avenue will be closed from the junction with City Hall Road down to the war memorial.
From 6am on Thursday, August 25th , the following roads will be closed:
- Gorsedd Gardens Road from the junction with Park Place
- Museum Avenue from the junction with College Road down to City Hall
- King Edward VII Avenue up to the Glamorgan Building
- City Hall Road in its entirety.
After the celebrations, these roads in the Civic Centre will be re-opened by 6pm on August 30th at the latest.
On the day of the parade - which is on Saturday August 27th - the following roads will be closed:
- From 4am until 12 noon , Windsor Place from the junction with Queen Street to the junction with Stuttgarter Strasse and Windsor Lane will be closed in its entirety
- From 9am until 2pm , there will be a full city centre road closure put in place for the parade, but North Road from Boulevard De Nantes to the junction with Column Road will also be closed. Access for buses and residents will be maintained on Westgate Street.
The full city centre road closure on August 27th includes:
- Kingsway from the junction with North Road to the junction with Duke Street
- Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Cathedral Road to the junction with Westgate Street
- Tudor Street from the junction with Clare Road to the junction with Wood Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment)
- Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street from the junctions with Despenser Place to the junctions with Tudor Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted)
- Saunders Road from the junction with St Mary Street
- Customhouse Street throughout its length (access to private car parks will be permitted)
- Penarth Road from the junction with Saunders Road to the entrance leading to the rear of the Central Train Station
- North Road up between Boulevard De Nantes to the junction with Column Road
- The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street; Castle Street; High Street; St Mary Street; Caroline Street; Wood Street; Central Square; Westgate Street; Quay Street; Guildhall Place; Golate; Park Street; Havelock Street and Scott Road
- King Edward VII Avenue; Museum Avenue; City Hall Road; College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.
Tickets for Pride Cymru are £15 per day for standard entry or accessible tickets and £5 for children aged five to 14 (children under five do not need a ticket). They can be purchased here.
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