Bristol Pride 2015: Proud to be Green and Gay.
BRISTOL PRIDE 2015 organisers promise this year’s event will be very special as they work towards supporting EU Green Capital and celebrating being the first ever UK Green Capital Pride.
A number of initiatives and events are planned to celebrate being Proud and Green including making Pride Day a generator-free festival.
Last year over 30,000 people attended Bristol Pride and it remains the largest free Pride Festival in the UK.
The week-long festival runs from July 4 to 12 and will see a diverse range of events take place all over the city, including a comedy night, theatre with curated performances, LGBT history night and following the success last year, the return of the Pride dog show.
The week is also home to the Bristol Pride Film Festival featuring a week of specially-selected and award-winning LGBT films hosted at the Watershed.
Pride Day will take place on Saturday, July 11 and will again see the festival returning to the City Centre’s green space Castle Park. An exciting outdoor music and arts event, Pride Day features multi-stage entertainment showcasing the best local talent as well as international artists, cabaret, dance and roaming performances across the festival site.
Onsite there will also be a dedicated family area with play activities and kite making from Bristol Kite Festival, market and expo stalls, locally sourced food traders, bars and the Pride Community Area where over 60 organisations, charities and groups are on hand with information and support. Pride will also be showcasing work on local conservation and offering free ‘seed bomb’ workshops.
Entry to Pride Day is by donation (£3 suggested), or you can get a £5 day pass which offers discounts onsite, including money off at food stalls and reduced bar prices all day, allows you to bring your own alcohol on-site, and other benefits.
Acts already confirmed for Pride Day include Mysterious Times singer Tina Cousins, Ireland’s Eurovision representative Ryan Dolan, Synth Pop sensation NINA, Twisted Rio, Britain’s Got Talent finalist La Voix and American singer-songwriter Justin Utley, with more yet to be announced including the festival headliner.
The evening will see a specially-created multi-roomed spectacle featuring a collaboration of many of Bristol’s top LGBT club nights and live PA performances with a few surprises promised. A £15 Day and Night wristband is available, which as well as the Pride Day discounts includes entry to the Pride Night afterparty and free entry to other partner Pride afterparties.
Organiser Daryn Carter said: “2015 is set to be an amazing year for Bristol and I am proud that Bristol Pride is recognised as an integral part of this. We have ambitious plans to make Pride stand out as a showcase event for European Green Capital by not only partnering with Pride events in EU countries with a poor track record on equalities but by aiming to improve onsite recycling, support local conservation and reduce our own, already very low, carbon footprint. Pride is a fantastic event that welcomes everyone who values equality and diversity to come celebrate with and find out more about your LGBT Community. We’ve built Pride from scratch, with no core funding, to be named Number 2 Best Pride in the country and, with our eyes firmly set on the top slot, we hope to keep building on our success, creating the opportunity for people to celebrate and feel engaged, whilst also making a stand against discrimination both here in Bristol and around the world.”
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