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BBC News
12-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Thousands march through city for Bristol Pride
Thousands of people have attended Bristol Pride despite the heat, with temperatures reaching more than gathered at Castle Park before the march through the city, ahead of a festival on The Downs which continues into the of the event, Daryn Carter MBE, said last year they had 25,000 on the march and 40,000 on The Downs."It has grown massively," he said, "We're one of the largest prides in the UK, one of the biggest events to take place in Bristol." It is the 16th Pride Mr Carter has delivered in Bristol, and he said it was one of their busiest years ever, with an "incredible" people could be seen piling on the suncream, he added: "We've had a bit of rain in previous years, so it's really nice to have the sun out."Bristol's always better in the sunshine." Mr Carter explained that he works on it year-round, but volunteers pull it altogether on the day itself."Bristol is unique - we are a musical city, we are a festival city. Everyone gets behind us and becomes part of it," he said. The festival featured several different stages, tents and areas.A sensory calm space was also included, aimed at autistic people and run by the charity Diverse UK.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bristol Pride photographs on display in Martin Parr exhibition
A 'legendary' photographer has teamed up with a city's Pride organisers and a museum to showcase the annual Parr, a Bristol-based documentary photographer, will be displaying his colourful photographs from the parade in Bristol Museum and Art Gallery until November exhibition free exhibition features 'fly-on-the-wall' style photos of people who both celebrate and protest at Bristol Parr said: "It is fantastic how Pride marches are now enjoyed by so many people. This would not have been the case when these marches started." Daryn Carter MBE, Pride Director, said: "Having these photos showcased in Bristol Museum is also very special as throughout history, LGBTQ+ visibility often goes undocumented and forgotten." Bristol Pride has grown over the years and now hosts a range of events which build up to the Parade March through the city centre, and Pride Day festival on The Parr, added: "I have photographed more than four Prides and it is always one of the best days for shooting in the Bristol calendar."
The Guardian
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘So much joy': show brings Martin Parr's low-key visits to Bristol Pride to light
He is best known for his images of Britons at the seaside and candid shots of the working class, but a new exhibition by the photographer Martin Parr focuses on the annual Pride event in his adopted home city of Bristol. Parr has spent years discreetly attending Bristol Pride, capturing photographs of people parading and protesting, but most of all enjoying themselves at the event, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. A selection of his photographs are being shown at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, where Parr will appear this week to promote the show. Parr told the Guardian he first went to Bristol Pride in the 1980s but started attending more regularly over the past few years. Asked why it was such a good subject, he said: 'People dress up in the rainbow colours, you get some great placards, what's not to like?' He said he had shot Pride events in Manchester and the Isle of Wight. 'Bristol is more lively and quite cosmopolitan.' Though he has lived in Bristol since the 1980s, for years he did not take many photographs in the city. 'I told myself, when I am home in Bristol I should rest.' But he is making up for that now. 'About five years ago, I said: 'I must shoot Bristol.' I had been missing out. How stupid can you be?' Daryn Carter, the director of Bristol Pride, took his first look at the exhibition with the Guardian and was clearly thrilled at the show. 'It's amazing when you come around the corner and see them,' he said. 'The colour really grabbed my attention and then the images – just incredible. Pride is something that is so special and the parade and the festival itself brings so much joy and celebration and I can see that in this room.' Carter said Parr had never made a fuss of attending the event. 'I remember spotting Martin in the festival site, I think it was in 2018. I was just like: 'Is that Martin Parr?' And then we discovered obviously that he had been coming for a few years and we started to talk about the exhibition. We're so fortunate that Martin is so passionate and supportive.' Carter picked out an image of a child on someone's shoulders holding a Bristol Pride flag. 'Especially with the current climate, I think of the younger generation as the hope for our future. Times are quite hard at the moment for the LGBTQ+ community and we want to ensure that Pride is an event that's open for everyone and that all ages come so that they can see and celebrate diversity and expression.' Carter also highlighted a photo of a person carrying a sign reading: 'Trans. Here in 1969. Here in 2019. Here always.' Carter said: 'I think it's interesting because I think a lot of people think that trans and the gender debate is something that's new or it's just the current thing. But actually it's not. You know, trans people have always existed.' Another eye-catching image is of a drag queen looking intently at a phone with a can of Blackthorn cider – a drink closely associated with south-west England – balanced in the crook of their elbow. Carter said: 'Martin's got a very candid eye and he captures the behind-the-scenes and people enjoying and embracing the festival.' Sign up to The Guide Get our weekly pop culture email, free in your inbox every Friday after newsletter promotion The free exhibition runs until 23 November.
