Bristol Pride
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| Formation | 1977-1994; 2010 |
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| Legal status | LGBT Charity |
Membership | UK registered charity: 1166817 |
| Website | bristolpride |
Bristol Prideis an annual festival in the city ofBristol,championing equality and diversity acrossSouth West England.Since 2010, the Bristol Pride festival has been organised by the charity 'Bristol Pride' (UK registered charity: 1166817). The festival is a fortnight of events in the city, and concludes with Pride Day on the second Saturday of July. Festival events include a mix of talks by prominent local activists and charities, screenings of LGBT films, performances, and various evenings of entertainment led by local drag artists.[1]Pride Day includes the traditional Pride March, which begins in the city'sCastle Parkand ends at the Amphitheatre on the harbourside.[2]Bristol Pride remains a free-to-attend festival, but encourages entry to the events by donation to enable the festival to continue.
History
[edit]The first Pride in Bristol was held in 1977 as a fundraiser for theGay News blasphemy trial.[3]The 1977 event evolved into Avon Pride and took place every year until around 1994. In 1991 a special postmark was issued to mark the 15th Pride festival in Bristol.[4]
A few small-scale festivals under the name Mardi Gras were held in the mid-2000s, with venues including the amphitheatre on Bristol harbourside and the Frogmore Street car park.
After a gap of some years, Pride was resurrected in 2010. Held at first in Bristol'sCastle Park,in 2012 it was moved toCollege Greenas a one-off due to the presence of anEnglish Defence Leaguemarch in the city centre. From 2016 the festival moved from Castle Park to theBristol Harbourside,atMillennium Squareand the Amphitheatre.[5]In 2017, 36,000 people (including duplicated attendance) attended 19 events organised by Bristol Pride.[6]To celebrate the tenth year of Bristol Pride in its current form and to accommodate ever-growing numbers of attendees, Bristol Pride moved the 2019 event from the Harbourside tothe Downs,a large area of open public land in the north-west of the city.[7]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,the 2020 event was suspended and it was later announced that it would be online-only;[8]the 2021 march was likewise cancelled due toCOVID-19 lockdowns,[9]but returned in 2022 with Pride Day festivities again being held on the Downs.[9]
Headliners
[edit]Bristol Pride Day has included headline musical acts such asKelis,Martha Wash,Blue,Sophie Ellis-BextorandLisa Stansfield.In 2018, singerAlexandra Burke,dance groupSnap!and indie bandRepublicaheadlined the festival. The 2019 Pride Day included a diverse line up includingMelanie C,Sink The Pink,RuPaul's Drag RacealumniPeppermintand the return of Sophie Ellis-Bextor.[10]The 2022 Pride Day includedCarly Rae Jepsen,Bright Light Bright Light,Toya DelazyandCanada's Drag RacewinnerPriyanka.[11][12]
Gallery
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BristolGreen Partyat Bristol Pride 2018 -
Main stage at Bristol Pride 2019 -
The start of the parade at Bristol Pride 2022 -
Bristol Anarchist Federationat Bristol Pride 2022 -
Mr Leather UKand theLeather pride flagat Bristol Pride 2022 -
Drummersat Bristol Pride 2022 -
The end of the parade at Bristol Pride 2022
References
[edit]- ^"Events".Bristol Pride.Retrieved6 July2019.
- ^"Parade March".Bristol Pride.Retrieved6 July2019.
- ^"OutStories - First Pride in Bristol".28 September 2011.Retrieved11 July2016.
- ^"Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps - first ever LGBT postmark issued in UK, for Avon Pride 15".Retrieved6 February2020.
- ^"Bristol Pride | 1–10 July | Latest News".bristolpride.co.uk.Retrieved29 June2016.
- ^"Bristol Pride Festival".Retrieved7 July2018.
- ^"Bristol Pride Is On The Move".Retrieved18 March2019.
- ^"The Show Must Go On-line!".Bristol Pride.30 May 2020.Retrieved2 June2020.
- ^abKit Million Ross (3 February 2022)."Bristol Pride Festival to return for 2022".Bristol 24/7.Retrieved14 July2022.
- ^"Pride Day".Bristol Pride.Retrieved6 July2019.
- ^"Main Stage".Bristol Pride.Retrieved14 July2022.
- ^"Cabaret Stage".Bristol Pride.Retrieved14 July2022.
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