It’s less than 100 days to go until Pride in Hull takes place on Saturday 20 July! This year’s annual celebration of the LGBT+ community is going to be bigger, brighter, bolder and prouder than ever before! In 2018, we attracted over 50,000 people to Queens Gardens over the course of a single day, contributing over £1.2m to the local economy, making Pride in Hull one of the biggest Pride events in the country.
Our chair, Matt Walton, said: “Rising to the challenge of making Pride in Hull 2019 bigger, brighter, bolder and prouder has been at the forefront of our minds since the day after Pride last year and we’ve been working hard to deliver on that. We have been looking at how we have a greater presence in the community before the event, how we can expand into other areas and how people can get more involved. We hope people will enjoy what we have to offer.”
Parade
Excitingly, the Pride in Hull parade is now open for registration and whether you’re an individual, group of mates, charity or business, you can take part!
This year, we’ll be reflecting 50 years since the major catalyst of the LGBT+ protest movement – the Stonewall Riots.
The parade will be split into five sections and we’ll be encouraging you to dress in outfits reflecting one of the last five decades. To remind people of the history of LGBT+ rights, the parade will be filled with placards highlighting key moments in LGBT+ history – including those still happening around the world today.
Pride on Screen
Pride on Screen is a film festival organised in partnership with Hull Independent Cinema and Fringe! Queer Film Fest. We’ll be showing new releases, classic cinema, sing-along shows and a night of short films. If you’re a film-maker, you can even submit your own short for consideration.
Shop and workshop space
We’re super excited about the return of the Pride in Hull shop and workshop space, which will open at number 69 Humber Street on Saturday 6 July and will remain open until Sunday 21 July. It’ll sell Pride in Hull merchandise and other goodies, along with being a community hub for workshops, talks and even an LGBT self-defence class. The space has kindly been provided by Fruit Market LLP.
Pride Supporters
Pride in Hull has also launched a new way for local businesses to show their support for the LGBT+ community and to help secure the future of the event. Matt said: “We are often asked how local businesses can support Pride in Hull and how they can show people that they are welcoming to the LGBT+ community. This is why we have created the Pride Supporters package.”
For £250 local businesses receive a window sticker for the shop, bar, restaurant or venue stating they are an official supporter, a link on the Pride in Hull website and shout-out on social media. They will also be listed in the annual Pride Guide, which saw 15,000 copies distributed in 2018.
Matt continued: “We will also be regularly reminding all of our followers on social media to look out for the stickers in windows and asking them to support those businesses who support us, and in turn, them.”
Line up
“We’re massively excited about this year’s line-up. We’re keeping it under wraps for a little while longer, but we can promise a wealth of local talent, platinum popstars and one of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s biggest names. And condragulations, Hull… she’s a winner baby.”
Pride in Hull takes place 20 July 2019 in Queens Gardens. Find out more.
