Blackpool Pride Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a landmark three-day event and a two-day street party when it returns in June 2026.
Blackpool Pride 2026 will run from Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June at the iconic Blackpool Tower Festival Headland.
Alongside this, in a shared celebration of diversity and inclusion, more than 20 local businesses have been working together in the Rainbow Quarter to organise a community street party on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June.
Across the two days, there will be music on Lord Street in the afternoon with a host of local talent throughout both evenings.
The events mark two decades of championing equality, diversity and inclusion, bringing local people and visitors together to celebrate under this year’s powerful community chosen theme, ‘One Love, One Pride’.
Friday 5th June, 6pm
Festival goers can expect a nostalgic celebration of iconic dance anthems featuring:
- Ultrabeat featuring Ian Redman (Headliners)
- MC Cover
- K-Klass
- Live PA from Rebecca Rudd
- Romina Johnson
- Blu James
- Local legend Jason Fubar
Saturday 6th June
The Pride Parade returns, filling Blackpool with love, colour, and unity! The Promenade will be closed to traffic on Saturday 6 June for the Pride parade between Burlington Road West and Springfield Road from 9.30am until 12pm.
Following the parade, the celebrations continue with an incredible Pride Party on the Prom featuring a great line-up of talent.
- Headliner - Heather Small
- 911
- Cheeky Girls
- Betty Legs Diamond, and many more
Sunday 7th June
Last but not least, everyone is invited to join the celebrations on Sunday 7th June for a free community day, marking the 20th anniversary of Blackpool Pride Festival.
But it's not just about the entertainment – Blackpool's Pride event is also a chance to come together and celebrate the progress we've made in the fight for equality, while acknowledging the work that still needs to be done. So, put on your brightest colours, wave your rainbow flags high, and join us for three days of love, acceptance, and pure joy.