Manchester Pride - The Parade
Manchester Pride Parade Pride is a protest! And nerds deserve to be seen! The Rainbow Dragons are marching in the Manchester Village Pride Parade this year. Please be aware the sign up for this event closes on Monday 24th August as final numbers have to be provided for liability. This years Manchester Village Pride is being entirely community run. With businesses and community groups from the village itself organising the entire event, it will likely feel different to other years. The big corpo sponsors have been turned away, returning pride back to a more grass-roots approach. And we're so in! Official statement from this years organisers: 'Manchester Village Pride is a simple idea: Pride belongs to the people. Following the collapse of the previous organiser in late 2025, there was a real risk that our city's cornerstone celebration would disappear, and the Parade - something that our city has seen annually for the last 40+ years - hung in the balance. But Manchester doesn’t do "giving up." Business owners, residents, and activists from the Gay Village came together to form Manchester Village Pride CIC. We aren't a faceless corporation. We are your bartenders, your drag artists, your neighbours, and your friends. And we are proud to be bringing you the 2026 Parade.' The theme this year is No Place Like Home. So let’s dress to impress, wear our favourite fandom T-Shirts, go all out in our awesome cosplay, (or wear some comfortable clothes) and show Manchester how amazing we are. We have a banner that will lead the group and feel free to bring or make your own. We will be giving out Rainbow Dragon stickers on the day (and yes you get to keep a sticker too - we’ll be buying extra this year). The specific details surrounding this years parade are still being ironed out, so our exact meeting location is yet to be confirmed!! As soon as this is announced we will update you all. The parade has been confirmed to be starting at 12, so based on this (and previous years) we have set a meet up time for 10, be aware this may change. Public transport will be a nightmare on the day, give yourself plenty of time. And please bring plenty to drink! Dogs/pets are not permitted on the route. (Service animals are fine!) Important Information - Please Read Manchester Village Pride Parade uses a wrist band system to ensure that only official marchers take part in the parade. Feel free to bring your friends with you on the day, the more the merrier, just please add additional guests to your sign-up. We will give out these wrist bands to everyone who has signed up to the event on the day.
