Bradford Pride will be held in City Park on July 8

From 12pm to 6pm, local entertainers will be centre-stage alongside performers from across the UK including legendary pop act The Cheeky Girls, RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Ginny Lemon, The Bitten Peach – a queer pan-Asian cabaret collective and local voguing group House of Blaque.

The National Literacy Trust’s Bradford Stories Bus will be at the event (Image: UGC)

The family-friendly event will also include a community marketplace with stalls from local organisations and charities as well as inclusive stories on the National Literacy Trust’s Bradford Stories Bus. 

There'll be partying on the main stage while Cake'ole Bradford will play host to extra performances and act as the event’s dry space.

Other performers include: Laurence Kashmere, The Big Gay Disco Bike, Marigold Addams, Family Catwalk Extravanganza, Ding Frisby, Dragalicious; Heather Regions; Imani Versace; Luca The Drag Queer; Nathan Anthony; Robyn Banx; Sheba Black; The Vicar’s Daughter and Tras.

Bradford Pride is part of Proud BD – Bradford’s month-long celebration of LGBTQIA+ arts and culture from Bradford Council.

Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe will be speaking on the day.

Stories about inclusive will be shared (Image: UGC)

Alice Parsons, co-organiser of Bradford Pride, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming a range of performers to the stage and creating something which is representative of Bradford.

"There is a really fun mix of performers that you might not be used to seeing at the same time at a Pride event – it’s all about coming together to show off the breadth of LGBTQAI+ experiences and celebrating queer joy in all its forms.”

Councillor Sinead Engel, Bradford Council’s LGBTQ+ Champion, added: “The diversity of our district is one of our great strengths. Our active LGBTQ+ community contributes massively to making the Bradford district the inclusive and welcoming place that it is.

"The three Pride events being held across the district this July are fabulous opportunities for people to come together in celebration and allyship.”

Ding Frisby is one of the acts performing (Image: UGC)

Dan Bates, Executive Director of Bradford 2025, said: “Bradford Pride continues to evolve and it’s great to see how the programme strengthens year on year.

"It’s an opportunity for people to come together to celebrate and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community and drive positive change.

"Representation of Bradford’s LGBTQIA+ creative scene is important as we look towards our year as UK City of Culture – and it’s a thrill to see local artists and performers at the forefront of this year’s Pride celebrations."