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Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Your guide to London Pride as the annual LGBTQ+ event kicks off this weekend
More than a million people are expected to take part in London's Pride celebrations, attending the iconic parade and watching the dozens of performers across central London Off the back of another dazzling Pride month, the nation's capital is gearing up to host its annual Pride in London festivities, with more than a million expected to take part. The month-long celebration of individuality and Pride will culminate with the parade on Saturday (July 5), although there will be plenty of LGBTQ+ events lined up afterwards. More than 30,000 participants, making up 500 groups, take part in the UK's largest, and most diverse, Pride event. Here's the scoop on everything you need to know ahead of Pride in London 2025: When is Pride in London 2025? Pride in London is taking place on Saturday, July 5, beginning at 3pm. All events, including the parade, will run from 12pm until 8pm. What is the Pride in London parade route? The parade will set off from Green Park, by Hyde Park Corner tube station, before moving along Piccadilly towards Piccadilly Circus station. It will then travel south, down Haymarket, past Trafalgar Square and down Whitehall, before ending outside Big Ben. The event areas include: Trafalgar Square – Main stage Golden Square – The World Stage Leicester Square – LGBTQI, Women and Non-Binary Stage Dean Street – The Cabaret Stage Soho Square – Trans and Non-Binary Stage, with Pride in London Community Market Victoria Embankment Gardens – The Family Area Who is performing at Pride in London? Ain't Nobody star, Chaka Khan will headline this year's celebrations, which will take placed across the aforementioned six stages in central London. Elsewhere, there will be entertainment provided by the juxebox musical Titanique's Lauren Drew, Frankie Grande, brother of Ariana, and RuPaul's Drag Race UK star La Voix. Below is an extended list of performers across each stage: Trafalgar Square Chaka Khan Queenz Durand Bernarr Eurovision 2025 winner JJ La Voix Lauren Drew Frankie Grande Miriana Conte Jay Jay Revlon HERE AND NOW - The Steps Musical Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover Dylan and the Moon The Sing Space Choir Justin Peng The Cocoa Butter Club Anthony Hughes Butch, Please! Dan Devlin Talks from Queerwell Stonewall, Jake and Hannah Graf, and Not a Phase. Leicester Square Kaylee Golding (DJ) girli Miriana Conte Chloe Star Anita B Queen (DJ) CATTY, MABEL (DJ) Redrum Butch, Please! Lazy Violet Queer Edg Don One Smashlyn Monroe Golden Square Amaria BB Keanan Vanity Milan Carter The Bandit Mark-Ashley Dupé (DJ) Nile The Cocoa Butter Club, Reptile B Lexxicon Jay Jay Revlon Don One Thandi Phoenix Kelechi JiGH Shafire (DJ). Dean Street Crip Ladywood Sam Buttery Ghetto Fabulous Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover Dean McCullough's Pop Machine La Voix John Cameron Mitchell Coco Deville Trevor Ashley Viola Adam All & Apple Derrieres Alexandria St Payne Skylar Cister For more stories like this subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Gulp, for a curated roundup of trending stories, poignant interviews, and viral lifestyle picks from The Mirror's Audience U35 team delivered straight to your inbox. Soho Square Telisa Geri Love Tobre Trans fashion by Ms A London Bok Brandy X Presents Temptation Kit Green Ebony Rose Dark The Others The DIVAs with Alexa Vox Alexis Gregory with Jane Stevenson The Divine and Andrea Di Giovanni DJ Tasty Tim DJ Princess Julia DJ Kaspa Sarah Savage (Brighton Trans Pride) Alexis Solia (trans Activist) Saba (activist) Kayza Rose (Activist/producer) Lia B (trans Activist) Pippa Dale (LBTQWomen and StockExchange) Daniel Lismore (Artist) Arlene McDermott (StockExchange/Trans In The City) Bell Ribeiro-Addy (MP) Trans Legal Omar Okai (Black British Theatre Awards) Oscar Davies (the UK's first recognised non-binary barrister) Jake and Hannah Graf (Trans is Human) Family Area David Ribi Drag Queen Story Hour Amanda and Rachel An Act from Above Stilt Walking Ava Beau Close Up Magician Andi Dadda and Daddy Joelle D'Fontaine Olly N Pop Taryn Sudding from Cool Mindz How much are tickets to Pride in London? Pride in London is for all with the festival being a free-to-attend, unticketed event. Help us improve our content by completing the survey below. We'd love to hear from you!
Time Out
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
When does 2025's London Pride parade start and who is performing?
It's raining men, hallelujah. Because after the recent heatwave, we'll take any kind of precipitation we can get. But even more of a reason to rejoice? Pride in London 2025 is about to take over the capital with a giant, rainbow-hued celebration of LGBTQIA+ joy, visibility and protest. The annual extravaganza will see thousands of people flood the streets of central London for one of the biggest free Pride events in the world. From a star-studded line-up of drag acts and DJs to political speeches, queer cabaret and (of course) a big gay parade, here's everything you need to know. What time does this year's London Pride parade start? The main Pride in London parade kicks off at 12pm on Saturday, July 5, 2025, starting in Green Park (near Hyde Park Corner) then snaking it's way all the way to Whitehall Place – where it finishes around 7pm. Yes, that's seven whole hours of dodging your exes along the parade route. But, with Pride stages neatly situated throughout as well, there's still plenty to keep you the best thing is: it's all free to attend. There's no ticket needed, either, just turn up early if you want a good view. Who is on the lineup? Here is the full London Pride 2025 lineup, broken down by stage. Trafalgar Square Chaka Khan Queenz Durand Bernarr Eurovision 2025 winner JJ La Voix Lauren Drew Frankie Grande Miriana Conte Jay Jay Revlon HERE AND NOW – The Steps Musical Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover Dylan and the Moon The Sing Space Choir Justin Peng The Cocoa Butter Club Anthony Hughes Butch, Please! Dan Devlin Talks from Queerwell, Stonewall, Jake and Hannah Graf, and Not a Phase Leicester Square Kaylee Golding (DJ) girli Miriana Conte Chloe Star Anita B Queen (DJ) CATTY, MABEL (DJ) Redrum Butch, Please! Lazy Violet Queer Edg Don One Smashlyn Monroe Golden Square Amaria BB Keanan Vanity Milan Carter The Bandit Mark-Ashley Dupé (DJ) Nile The Cocoa Butter Club Reptile B Lexxicon Jay Jay Revlon Don One Thandi Phoenix Kelechi JiGH Shafire (DJ) Dean Street Crip Ladywood Sam Buttery Ghetto Fabulous Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover Dean McCullough's Pop Machine La Voix John Cameron Mitchell Coco Deville Trevor Ashley Viola Adam All & Apple Derrieres Alexandria St Payne Skylar Cister Soho Square Telisa Geri Love Tobre Trans fashion by Ms A London Bok Brandy X Presents Temptation Kit Green Ebony Rose Dark The Others The DIVAs with Alexa Vox Alexis Gregory with Jane Stevenson The Divine and Andrea Di Giovanni DJ Tasty Tim DJ Princess Julia DJ Kaspa Sarah Savage (Brighton Trans Pride) Alexis Solia (trans activist) Saba (activist) Kayza Rose (activist/producer) Lia B (trans activist) Pippa Dale (LBTQWomen and StockExchange) Daniel Lismore (artist) Arlene McDermott (StockExchange/Trans In The City) Bell Ribeiro-Addy (MP) Trans Legal Omar Okai (Black British Theatre Awards) Oscar Davies (UK's first recognised non-binary barrister) Jake and Hannah Graf (Trans is Human) Family Area David Ribi Drag Queen Story Hour Amanda and Rachel An Act from Above (Stilt Walking) Ava Beau Close Up Magician Andi Dadda and Daddy Joelle D'Fontaine Olly N Pop Taryn Sudding from Cool Mindz Parade Route Map After kicking off by Hyde Park Corner tube station, the parade then heads towards Piccadilly Circus station, before going south down Haymarket, past Trafalgar Square and down Whitehall, before finishing outside Big Ben. There are viewing spots positioned along the whole route -with most of central London being pedestrianised and transformed into a massive, glitter-soaked street party. The Pride stages are situated around the nearby area, with stages in Golden Square, Dean Street, Soho Square, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square and Victoria Embankment Gardens. Nearest tube stations include Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross and Embankment – but be warned: they'll be rammed. Bring water, sun cream, snacks and your most weather-resistant pride attire.
