The pride parade

The Parade March is our chance to show how diverse and proud Bristol is as a city. Pride is a protest! It is a bold statement for equality, diversity and inclusion, to celebrate our community and to show that hatred and prejudice have no place in our city, or anywhere.

We do not charge or restrict members of the public to join the parade. We do ask larger groups coming together, even if you are a local community or social group, to register, for free, just to help us coordinate with you and manage numbers. You will need to register your organisation to take part, using the link below.

A Celebration of Love and Unity

Political parties have been banned from Bristol Pride since To fight against the roll back of our rights and to ensure that no parts of our community are left behind. Read our full ethical partnership and sponsorship policy here. Individuals or a group of friends marching do not need to register.

We operate a tiered pricing system to support varying sized organisations and charities and help enable smaller organisations to be able to join the and is open to businesses, unions, organisations, charities and groups. Pricing and some example structures:. Register to the newsletter for updates about Bristol Pride Bristol Pride is a walking parade.

We do not allow vehicles or floats in the parade due to the nature of our route, health and safety and to support parade city centre emissions. We do not section the parade and there is no business blocks, everyone joins in together to celebrate as a whole community together. Route We gather from 10am at the Bandstand end of Castle Park and will depart around It will take about 1 hour to complete and will end in the Amphitheater where our shuttle buses will be ready to take you to The Downs.

Travel is free on Pride Day if you have a Supporter Wristband. Water is not provided on the route however there is a refill fountain on Millennium Square at the end of the parade and prides outlets in Bristol participate in the Refill scheme if you have an empty bottle you can fill up with. There is a short hill incline on Union Street, so some may wish to join the parade at the other end of Castle Park, by Wine Street.

If you have access questions you may find the information on our Accessibility Webpage or please Contact Us. Donate News. Register for the Parade March. Pride Day The Downs. Cabaret Stage