Join us at Birmingham Pride

Get ready to march, dance, and celebrate as we hit the streets for this year’s Birmingham Pride Parade on Saturday 24 May.

We're teaming up with local universities to show the world that higher education stands proud and loud for LGBTQ+ equality.

Hundreds of our students, staff and alumni, including family, friends and allies, marched together at last year’s parade. his year, we're going even bigger, bolder, and brighter and we want you with us.

So grab your flags, throw on your glitter, and let’s paint Birmingham with love, pride, and a whole lot of colour!

The Big Free Community event

Taking place on Friday 23 May on the Main Stage at Smithfield Live, this event features local LGBTQ+ artists, keynote speakers, drag performers and candlelit vigil, as well as community stalls, street food and LGBTQ+ Community Support Hub.

Win a ticket to the exclusive area

Sign up for the parade and you could win one of ten tickets to access the Street Party, Main Stage, Dance Arena, Cabaret Stage, and Funfair on Saturday 24 May. If you win, you'll need to collect your ticket from the staff at the parade meeting point.

Register to parade

What can I do if I can't make the parade?

The University of Birmingham's Library has a host of LGBTQ+ resources you can explore, including the LGBT Magazine Archive and LGBT Thought and Culture, and find out about the first Birmingham Pride from our collections. You can also watch Prof. Mo Moulton discuss how they use the Archives of Sexuality and Gender in their teaching.