Break out the rainbow colours and choose love
Pride in London is back in full force for 2025, with the annual parade returning to central London on 5th July. Attending the parade is just one of many ways to celebrate Pride in the city though, as there are a whole host of events popping up across the whole of Pride month, from queer theatre seasons to alternative Pride festivals to marches protesting the injustices faced by trans+ people.
Outside of the many parties, parades and concerts, you can also hit up the city’s best LGBTQ+ venues, and it’s worth keeping an eye out for the next events thrown by these queer club nights too.
HOWL Pride Festival
HOWL is a sexual wellness brand, education platform and LGBTQ+ party thrower, and this Pride it’s adding festival host to that list. HOWL Pride, taking over a number of venues in Hackney Wick, including Colour Factory, Number90 and Hackney Bridge, is offering an alternative to mainstream Pride events. Over 30 artists will be performing, with the likes of Julianna Huxtable, Manuka Honey, LOLSNAKE, Tedesco, Tygapaw, Ashtrey and more on the biil.
Sat 5th July 2025
Various Hackney Wick venues
@howlworldwide
UK AIDS Memorial Quilt at Tate Modern
The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, created to commemorate those lost to the AIDS epidemic, is going on display at Tate Modern this June after being in storage for several years. Inspired by the AIDS Quilt he saw in San Francisco in the late 80s, Scottish activist Alistair Hulme set up a similar project in the UK. The quilt is made up of 42 12ft x 12ft panels, each comprising up to eight smaller panels, and each panel is dedicated to someone who died of AIDS. The quilt as a whole represents 384 people who died from around the UK. The quilt was made and displayed at the height of the epidemic to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, and though antiretrovirals have made it possible to live with HIV, the disease still affects many people around the world and this quilt is a reminder of that. The entire quilt will be hung in the gallery’s Turbine Hall, with live readings of the names taking place at 11am and 2pm on Sat 14th June.
Thurs 12th – Mon 16th June 2025
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
tate.org.uk
Pride at Clapham Grand
It’s a double-header at Clapham Grand this Pride as the venue is hosting both a day and a night party. Kicking off at 5pm (so have plenty of time to get down after the parade), Nadine Coyle will be performing live, alongside Silly Bitch Disco and DJ TeTe Bang. The after party begins at 10pm, with Tulisa hitting the stage plus DJ sets from Bimini and Bestley. As well keeping the Pride party vibes going until 3am, Clapham Grand will also be raising money for the Good Law Project through its glitter make-up booth.
Sat 5th July 2025
21-25 St John’s Hl, London SW11 1TT
claphamgrand.com
Violet Chachki at The MAINE
Drag icon Violet Chachki is coming to town this June for a two-night showcase at The MAINE. Known for winning RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7 and for her burlesque performance art, Violet is one of the celebrated names in drag. She’ll be performing a solo showcase (and promising an immersive finale that’s sure to surprise), alongside a line-up of burlesque artists.
Thurs 19th & Fri 20th June 2025
6 Medici Courtyard, London, W1S 1JY
themainemayfair.com
Pride at the Natural History Museum
Head to the Natural History Museum after hours and learn about the diversity of sexual behaviour, biology and reproduction found in nature at this special Pride event. As well as being able to go on a gender and sexual diversity tour though the Museum, there’ll also be performances from drag king Bi-Curious George; games of Dino Bingo; a bookstall with Josh Davis, author of A Little Gay Natural History; and arts and crafts workshops.
Fri 27th June 2025
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
nhm.ac.uk
Pride Season at Seven Dials Playhouse
Seven Dials Playhouse is celebrating queer voices by running a Pride season this June, featuring a mix of returning hits and new work across comedy, cabaret, drag and clowning. The programme includes BI-TOPIA, a solo show on bisexuality, masculinity and mental health by Sam Danson; Jock Night, the Manchester-based hit that explores sex, stigma and intimacy; the Celine Dion drag tribute Moira Less: My Heart Will Go On; and work-in-progress shows from Sophie Duker, John Robertson, Lorna Rose Treen and Ania Magliano.
Tues 3rd – Sun 22nd June 2025
1A Tower Street, London, WC2H 9NP
sevendialsplayhouse.co.uk
Pride in London Parade
2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the first Pride in London parade and in honour of the milestone, that parade traced the event’s original route, passing by locations key to the LGBT+ movement in this country. It started at Hyde Park Corner, (where the first post-march picnic happened in 1972 and where the miners stood in solidarity with the LGBT+ community in 1985) before going down Piccadilly, turning onto Haymarket, going through Trafalgar Square (where the 1972 march ended) and finishing at Whitehall Place. The same route was used for the parade last year, and it’s expected that the 2025 Pride parade will also follow that route, which you can see here. There’ll be two grandstands – one on Piccadilly and one on Cockspur Street – where you can get a ticket for a seat to watch the parade in all its glory.
Sat 5th July 2025
Central London
prideinlondon.org
Aesop Queer Library
The Queer Library is returning to the Soho branch of Aesop for a fifth year this Pride. The books on the shelves will represent the literary history of the LGBTQ+ community and the store will be offering complimentary books by LGBTQIA+ writers.
Thurs 3rd – Sun 6th July 2025
41 Lexington St, London W1F 9AJ
aesop.com
Pride Shake at Shake Shack
Shake Shack is back with another limited-edition shake to raise money for local LGBTQIA+ charities. Made with vanilla frozen custard, crushed shortbread, rainbow sprinkles, whipped cream and strawberry glaze, £1 from every Pride Shake sold will be donated to a range of charities, including Not A Phase, Oxford Pride, Pride Cymru, The Kite Trust, and Birmingham LGBT.
Fri 23rd May – Mon 7th July 2025
All Shake Shack locations
shakeshack.co.uk
London Trans+ Pride
London Trans+ Pride, which was established in response to the daily injustices trans+ people face and to create an event where all trans+ people can freely express themselves, is coming back for 2025. LT+P continues the legacy of Pride being a protest, so the march will serve as a way to protest for justice and liberation, with this year’s theme being Existence & Resistance. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling on biological sex, which excludes trans women from single-sex services, this year’s London Trans+ Pride is more important than ever. The march will also be used to demand a ban on all forms of conversion therapy, advocate for access to trans healthcare and legal reform, and to push back against the rising tide of global fascism.
Sat 26th July 2025
Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DS
@londontranspride
UK Black Pride
The world’s largest celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent, UK Black Pride, is returning to London on 10th August. This year will mark the 20th anniversary edition of UK Black Pride, which was co-founded by Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah and a group of black lesbians, and the fourth year that the event has been hosted in the Olympic Park. On the day itself you can expect plenty of music and performances on the main stage, a community area hosting talks and workshops, stalls run by various charities and small businesses, and plenty of street food.
Sun 10th August 2025
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London, London E20 1GQ
ukblackpride.org.uk
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