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YOU CAN’T RAIN ON OUR PARADE - NEWCASTLE PRIDE CELEBRATIONS ACHIEVE HUGE IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY DESPITE DOWNPOUR

Over 70,000 people engaged with the joy of Pride during this year’s festival, which returned to the heart of the city centre with its message of being ‘unapologetically visible’.

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Jul 244 min read

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW AS NEWCASTLE PRIDE GEARS UP FOR A BIG CELEBRATION THIS WEEKEND

Newcastle Pride is getting ready to welcome thousands of festivalgoers across the city centre for a weekend of celebrations (19 and 20 July). Building on the success of last year’s event, which moved into the heart of Newcastle and saw record numbers with over 82,000 people engaging with the joy of pride, exciting new additions have been introduced for 2025.

Alex (they/them)

Jul 175 min read

NEWCASTLE PRIDE DEDICATES MARCH TO THE TRANS+ COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT FROM NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Newcastle Pride announces that this year’s Pride march will be proudly dedicated to the trans+ community, offering a message of hope, solidarity, and a call to action to end discrimination and challenge the rolling back of hard-fought rights for the trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse community.

Alex (they/them)

Jul 172 min read

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ABOUT US

Northern Pride are the North Easts biggest LGBTQIA+ charity specialising in events based activity, awareness campaigns and the Northern Pride Festival.

Focused on keeping their promise to the community, to proudly promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender culture through public celebration of their heritage, engaging in education and cultural activities that enrich the community, whilst raising awareness of the issues people face regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics whilst building mutual respect and working to end discrimination.

In summary, Northern Prides promise to protect, promote and provide for the LGBTQIA+ community.

🌧️ YOU CAN’T RAIN ON OUR PARADE 🌈
Newcastle Pride 2025 had a huge impact on the LGBTQIA+ community, despite the downpour.

Over 70,000 people engaged with the joy of Pride during this year’s festival, which started in June with Pride Fringe and culminated with a return to the heart of the city with the theme of being Unapologetically Visible.

💥 70,000+ joined in across the festival
🏳️‍🌈 16,500+ marched through the city
🎉 Thousands danced in the rain at the Pride Arena
🏙️ 8 free festival zones across the city centre
🎭 16 Pride Fringe events celebrated queer culture & community

From revellers dancing in the rain to powerful cultural moments across the Free Festival Zones and Market Village, the weekend had something for everyone. Showstopping performances from Pixie Lott, Gok Wan and drag kings and queens kept the energy high and the party going.

The Pride March brought over 16,500 people together in a colourful message of hope and solidarity, kicking off the weekend’s main events.

This year’s celebration was presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, Newcastle City Council and The North East Combined Authority, who helped bring the festival back to the city centre.

Despite the weather, Newcastle Pride proved to be a bold and brilliant success — a citywide takeover filled with love, resilience and visibility.

🫶 The positive impact of Pride is felt well beyond the weekend. Together, we’ve sent a clear message: to be unapologetically visible, we must do this as a community.

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🌈 Tell us what you thought of Newcastle Pride 2025

We’re always looking to improve,and your feedback helps shape what comes next.

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Thanks for being part of it. 💬

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🌈 Thank You, Newcastle! 🌧️❤️

To everyone who showed up despite the weather... THANK YOU.

You came out in full colour, full love, and full joy to celebrate PRIDE with us, and we couldn’t be more grateful. 🫶

From our eight free festival activities to the unforgettable moments in the Pride Arena with Gok Wan and Pixie Lott, this weekend was a celebration of community, creativity, and being unapologetically visible.

Huge love to all the queer artists, creatives, our community, and allies who made it happen, you are the heartbeat of this movement. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖

Let’s keep showing up, shining bright, and dancing through the storm together.

#NewcastlePride #UnapologeticallyVisible #ThankYou #QueerJoy #pride2025

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