Manchester Pride Festival 2023: Line-up and day splits of all acts performing in Gay Village across weekend

Manchester Pride Festival 2023 is almost here, and a wave of talent is set to perform across the weekend. The hub of the entertainment will be within the Gay Village. 

Hundreds of acts, including singers and dancers, will take to the stage across the upcoming bank holiday weekend. The festival kicks off on Friday August 25 and finishes on August 28, with events taking place in the Gay Village on each day. 

Some of the headline acts performing at this year’s Manchester Pride include singer Natasha Bedingfield and Conchita, who won the Eurovision Song Contest with Austria back in 2014. These are just two of the wonderful acts we can look forward to seeing across the weekend. 

Friday

The Village Stage

• 6.30pm: Stage Opens 
• 7pm- 7.30pm: DJ XZAN
• 7.30pm-8pm: Act 1 with Tito Bone, The Bollywitch, Anomaly, Sharon Le Grand
• 8pm- 8.30pm: DJ Jess Rose
• 8.30pm-9pm: Act 2 with Tito Bone, Finley, Cyro, Sharon Le Grand, The Bollywitch
• 9pm-9.25pm: DJ Jess Rose
• 9.25-9.45pm: Act 3 with Anomaly, Cyro, Tito Bone
• 9.45pm- 10.30pm: Bimini 
• 10.30pm-11pm: Trans Filth & Joy Cast

Fat Pride

• 6.30pm: Stage Opens 
• 7pm-12am: Fat Pride

The Alan Turing Stage

• 5pm: Stage Opens
• 5pm-6pm: Ingress (Playlist) 
• 6pm-7pm: Human Rights Forum
• 7pm-7.15pm: Changeover: DJ Fat Britney
• 7.15pm-8pm: The Enby Show
• 8pm-8.45pm: Pecs Drag Kings
• 8.45pm- 9.30pm: The Queeriosity Cabaret
• 9.30pm-10pm: Changeover: DJ Fat Britney
• 10pm- 11pm: LA Discotheque Orchestra

Saturday 

The Village Stage

• 12pm: Stage Opens
• 12pm-2pm: Playlist
• 2pm-2.30pm: Manchester Prairie Dogs 
• 2.30pm-4.30pm: Playlist
• 4.35pm- 4.50pm: Queen Bayard
• 4.50pm-5pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 5pm-5.15pm: JSKY
• 5.15pm-5.30pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 5.30pm-5.45pm: Violet Blonde
• 5.45pm-6pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 6pm- 6.15pm: Tom Aspaul
• 6.15pm-6.30pm: Conchita
• 6.30pm-6.45pm: Monopoly Phonic
• 6.45pm-7.15pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 7.15pm-7.30pm: Black Pepper
• 7.30pm- 7.45pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 7.45pm-8.45pm: Jodie Harsh 
• 8.45pm- 9pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 9pm-9.45pm: Pablo Vittar
• 9.45pm-10.15pm: Changeover with hosts 
• 10.15pm-11pm: Alison Goldfrapp
• Mancunity
• 1.30pm: Stage Opens
• 2pm- 7pm: Swagga
• 7pm-11pm: Black Pride MCR
• 11pm- 12am: Raven Mandella

The Alan Turing Stage

• 12pm: Stage Opens
• 12pm-2pm: Parade Viewing
• 2pm- 2.20pm: Welcome: Lucky Roy Singh
• 2.20pm-2.50pm: Rain 
• 2.50pm- 3.20pm: DJ Zindagi
• 3.20pm- 4.05pm: The Bitten Peach
• 4.05pm- 4.30pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 4.30pm- 5pm: Val The Brown Queen & Blaq Ivory presents
• 5pm- 5.30pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 5.30pm- 5.50pm:  Val The Brown Queen & Blaq Ivory presents
• 5.50pm-6.30pm:  Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 6.30pm-6.50pm: House of Spice
• 6.50pm-7pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 7pm-7.30pm: Bollyqueer 
• 7.30pm- 7.50pm: The Bitten Peach
• 7.50pm- 8pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 8pm-8.30pm: House of Spice
• 8.30pm-8.45pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 8.45pm- 9.45pm: Gracie T
• 9.45pm- 10pm: Changeover: DJ Zindagi & Lucky Boy Roy Singh
• 10pm-11pm: Gok Wan

Sunday 

The Village Stage

• 1pm: Stage Opens
• 1pm-2pm: Playlist
• 2pm-2.30pm: Manchester Queer Community Groups
• 2.30pm-3.30pm: Playlist
• 3.30pm-3.40pm: Welcome: Danny Beard
• 3.40pm-3.50pm: Lill
• 3.50pm-4pm: The Bollywitch
• 4pm-4.10pm: Banksie
• 4.20pm-4.30pm: Bailey J Mills
• 4.30-4.45pm: Lady Bushra
• 4.45pm-4.55pm: DJ Callum Parr
• 4.55pm- 5.10pm: Jonbers Blonde
• 5.10pm-5.20pm: DJ Callum Parr
• 5.20pm-5.40pm: Kelly Llorenna (N-Trance) 
• 5.40pm-5.55pm: Barb
• 5.55pm-6.15pm: Cheddar Gorgeous
• 6.15pm-6.45pm: DJ Callum Parr/ parade Awards
• 6.45pm- 7.15pm: Lisa-Scott Lee
• 7.15pm-7.45pm: DJ Billy Andrews
• 7.45pm-8.30pm: Natasha Bedingfield
• 8.30pm- 9pm: DJ Billy Andrews 
• 9pm-10pm: Jake Sheards
• 10pm-10.30pm: DJ Billy Andrews
• 10.30pm-11pm: Danny Beard 

Mancunity

• 1pm-2pm: Jessie Brooke (Gaydio) 
• 3pm-4pm: Fat Camp
• 4pm-5pm: Vanilla 
• 6pm-7pm: What she said
• 7pm-8pm: Club Clam
• 8pm-9pm: Mix-Stress and Friends 
• 9pm-10pm: Blasha and Allatt 
• 10pm-11pm: Kim Lana
• 11pm-12am: Monki 

The Alan Turing Stage

• 12pm: Stage Opens 
• 1pm-3.30pm: Ginny Lemon’s Dog Show
• 3.30pm-6.30pm: Your Manchester
• 6.30pm-7.15pm: DJ Nkay and Rikki Beadle-Blair 
• 7.15pm-7.30pm: The Noirtones
• 7.30pm- 7.45pm: DJ Nkay and Rikki Beadle-Blair 
• 7.45pm- 8.15pm: Ghetto Fabulous
• 8.15pm-8.30pm: DJ Nkay and Rikki Beadle-Blair 
• 8.30pm-9pm: The Noirtones
• 9pm-9.15pm: DJ Nkay and Rikki Beadle-Blair 
• 9.15pm-9.45pm: The Cocoa Butter Club 
• 9.45pm-10.15pm: Angie Brown
• 10.15pm-10.30pm: DJ Nkay and Rikki Beadle-Blair 
• 10.30pm- 11pm: Oneda

Monday 

The Village Stage

• 12pm: Stage Opens
• 12pm-2pm: Playlist
• 2pm-4pm: Misty Chance and Friends
• 4pm-4.15pm: Crip Ladywood Disabled Queer Joy Cabaret
• 4.15pm-4.25pm: Valkyrie Cain Disabled Queer Joy Cabaret
• 4.25pm-4.40pm: Frogboi Disabled Queer Joy Cabaret
• 4.55pm-5.10pm: Cuppa T
• 5.15pm-5.30pm: MX Dennis Queen 
• 5.35pm- 5.50pm: George the Dragon Disabled Queer Joy Cabaret
• 5.50pm-6pm: Host closes stage
• Mancunity
• 1pm: Mancunity 
• 2pm-5pm: The Runway by Banksie 
• 5pm-6pm: Egress and Markets

• 12pm: Stage Opens
• 12pm-2pm: Playlist
• 2pm-2.45pm: Disney Orchestra
• 2.45pm-3pm: Playlist 
• 3pm-3.45pm: Disney Orchestra
• 3.45pm- 4.30pm: The Alan Turing Stage Closes
• 9pm-10pm: Candlelit Vigil