Belfast Pride 2025: Full details of parades and events in Belfast
More than 85,000 spectators flocked to the capital last year for Northern Ireland's biggest LGBTQ+ event, which was established in 1991.
The festival runs from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 27 and features over 150 events across 10 days.
Pride Day and the main Pride Parade, the festival's centrepiece, will take place on Saturday, July 26.
Every year the parade adopts a theme with this year's being 'No Going Back,' in what organisers have said is a nod to the 'non-negotiable' fight for acceptance.
A statement on Belfast Pride's website said: 'This theme is a reminder that the fight for dignity, rights, and acceptance is non-negotiable – there is no turning back from the advances made in visibility, legal protections, and societal recognition.
"From the ban on hormone blockers in Northern Ireland, the failure of any government in the UK or Ireland to ban conversion therapy, the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of trans people, and the bans on pride parades – LGBTQIA+ rights are under attack here, and across the world.
'The message from Belfast Pride 2025 needs to be heard far and wide – NO GOING BACK.'
When is the Belfast Pride Parade?
The parade is set to begin at 1pm on Saturday, July 26 with the parade build-up starting from 11.30 am.
The Belfast Pride Parade is the main event in the LGBTQ+ calendar, a major city event and the biggest cross-community parade in Belfast.
What is the Belfast Pride Parade Route?
This year's parade will set off from Custom House Square, continue along Bridge Street, Donegall Street, and past Writers Square, then head up Royal Avenue to City Hall before looping along Chichester Street and ending near Victoria Square.
What can you do after the parade?
A Pride Village will also pop up in the city centre, featuring a market, live music, children's entertainment, and a quiet space — all in an alcohol- and smoke-free environment.
It will be based at the Big Fish, Donegall Quay where you can grab a bite to eat in a relaxed environment.
Meanwhile, a party begin at 12 at Custom House Square and continue after the parade is finished.
The 'infamous' Dj Kenny K will take to the stage followed by a number of drag queens and other performers.
Topping off the day will be the Belfast Pride after-party at the Telegraph building with doors opening from 9pm.
The line up includes Judas DJs and Froot Factory as well as The Harland & Poof Collective and many more.
What other events are on throughout the week?
From Monday until Saturday theatre lovers will get the chance to see The Rocky Horror Show at the Grand Opera House with performances from drag queens including Time Warp and Dammit Janet.
BRIT Award winner Kate Nash will also be in town on July 22 for a live interview at the Oh Yeah Music Centre. The artist will also discuss the future of music industry as well as standing up for what's right.
On Thursday a golf social event will be held at Laganview Golf Centre where visitors can pick up skills and dance between putts.
At the QUB Student Union's bar on July 25 a selection of classic pop songs will be played throughout the night, including hits from Bon Jovi, Queen and Phil Collins.
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