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UK LGBT EVENTS - Deal Pride 2025
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Deal Pride 2025

Deal Pride takes place on Saturday the 12th July 2025. Come along to Walmer Green for a day of celebration, performance and fun! Weve got a wonderful day of pride lined up for the 3rd Deal Pride event. Complete with a march through the town, performances on Deal Memorial Bandstand, Pride Market, community stalls and more, were kicking off the Deal Pride with a bang. Join us celebrating diversity and community in and around Deal whilst providing a safe space for the LGBTQ+ Community and raising funds to run projects throughout the year. Theme to follow Parade The march will kick off the events for the day. We are strictly limited to 500 people in our parade, so it is important to secure your place as soon as possible. Registration for march wristbands on the day will start from 09:00 at Alfred Square, Deal. The march will then start at 11:00, making its way along the High Street, turning left up King Street, on to the seafront promenade, passing Deal Castle and the paddling pool and eventually finishing on Walmer Green where we can then enjoy the Party on the Green. Festival After the march, we will celebrate our Pride on Walmer Green. The party will start from 12:00 and finish at 16:00. There we will have live local queer performers entertaining you from the Bandstand. At each end of the Green we will have our sponsors stands, makers market, bars and food stands and various organisations who support the LGBTQIA+ community. To join us at the party, you will need to have a separate free ticket from eventbrite. After party to follow

Address : Walmer Green

Deal
CT14 7DY

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