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UK LGBT EVENTS - Stoke on Trent Pride 2025
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Stoke on Trent Pride 2025

Stoke on Trent Pride takes place on Saturday the 21st June 2025. Stoke-on-Trent Pride has quickly grown into one of Stoke-on-Trents biggest and most vibrant annual community festivals, welcoming not only the Lesbian, Gay, bisexual and transgender community but everyone who values diversity in our City and wishes to celebrate equality. This popular one day event turns the Victorian built Hanley Park into a magical array of colours supported by street performers, dancers, singers and local artists. The purpose of Stoke-on-Trent Pride is to create a safe environment for people who are LGBT+ community, their friends, family can come together and celebrate diversity and culture in the city and promote acceptance and awareness of issues affecting people who are LGBT+ Pride is an inclusive event open to everyone; the pride committee will make every effort to recognise the needs of older people, younger people, people with a disability and those who are socially isolated. We will also encourage our neighbours from surrounding neighbourhoods to participate in our activities. Our aim is to organise a Pride festival in Stoke-on-Trent which celebrates the wide cultural and diversity of the LGBT+ community in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, to challenge homophobia and to increase the awareness and acceptance of their Human Rights. Theme to follow Parade Start from 14:00 in the part meeting at the garden area by the pavilion, starting from the Band Stand. Festival to follow After party to follow

Address : Hanley Park
Cleveland Road
Hanley
ST1 4DX

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