It's 25th year anniversary of Pride in Belfast this year and here's your guide if your thinking on where to go this year to celebrate Belfast Pride in the city.
Belfast pride festival started last Friday 24th July with it's official launch in Belfast City Hall and every year the event runs for ten days. This years Pride Day in city will take place on Saturday 1st August with the event growing every year and in 2013 saw 50,000 people paved their way through Belfast streets and ever since launching in 1991 when 100 people first marched in the first Belfast Pride but ever since become a huge event on the cities calendar every year with a ten day festival with over 80 events showcasing the creativity, arts, history, culture, opinions and everyday lives of LGBT Community and this years theme is:
"25 Years Building Equality. It's Time".
Belfast pride festival started last Friday 24th July with it's official launch in Belfast City Hall and every year the event runs for ten days. This years Pride Day in city will take place on Saturday 1st August with the event growing every year and in 2013 saw 50,000 people paved their way through Belfast streets and ever since launching in 1991 when 100 people first marched in the first Belfast Pride but ever since become a huge event on the cities calendar every year with a ten day festival with over 80 events showcasing the creativity, arts, history, culture, opinions and everyday lives of LGBT Community and this years theme is:
"25 Years Building Equality. It's Time".
Where to start your Pride Day 2015:
Before taken to the streets to parade why not hit Belfast's Northern Whig on Bridge Street for Belfast Pride's Official Pride Breakfast from 10am. Where you can donate £1.50 for a cheap breakfast and do a good cause as the money raised with go to Belfast Pride.
Starts 10am-1pm
Starts 10am-1pm
Party In The Square:
After your breakfast follow that with a huge Party In Custom House Square which is Ireland's largest LBGTQ party which keeps getting bigger and better with full line up of music and entertainment featuring performances from 911, Runaway Go! plus many local and national loved acts performing in the square.
There will be a whole host of food and new redesigned beer garden and bar as well as Official Pride Merchandise on sale from the shop on site.
Starts 11am-6.30pm
Custom House Square
There will be a whole host of food and new redesigned beer garden and bar as well as Official Pride Merchandise on sale from the shop on site.
Starts 11am-6.30pm
Custom House Square
Kremlin Street Party:
After all that you can head down to Union Street in Belfast to experience Kremlin Street Party. It's gonna be one huge party with special guests including Shayne Ward, Bucks Fizz and Louis Walsh's new Irish band Hometown. The party starts from 5pm in Union Street followed by club night in Kremlin it's a night not to be missed.
