Manchester Pride 2024: dates, tickets, times, line-up and all you need to know about three day festival

The pride schedule is packed and there will be plenty of things for people to do in Manchester across the weekend. 

When is Manchester Pride 2024? 

Manchester Pride 2024 starts on Friday August 23. It then concludes on Monday August 26

When is the Manchester Pride Parade? 

The parade is a big part of Manchester Pride, taking to the streets of the city as it has done for many years. This year, it takes place on Saturday August 24.

What is the theme of Manchester Pride 2024? 

The world famous parade returns to the Manchester Pride Festival and this year the theme is ‘Buzzin’ to be Queer’! This is a nod to the famous Manchester bee, which has been re-imagined as a proud symbol for Mancunians. 

Can I still get tickets to Gay Village?

Tickets to all three nights at the Gay Village are available now. Weekend tickets can be purchased for £49.25 through Ticketmaster, with day tickets available for £41.

Gay Village Line-up

The line-up of performers on the Gay Village stage have been announced, with the headliner set to be a pretty big deal. Singer Jessie J tops the bill on Friday, this will be her first Manchester show in six years. Rita Ora will be the star act on Saturday, with Sugababes in town on Sunday. The full line-up can be found on the Manchester Pride website. 

Two time Eurovision winner Loreen, and another big headline act which organisers say will be announced at a later date, are other big names set to take to the stage. Amongst the other performers who will be joining the array of LGBTQ+ talent from Manchester are Katy B, Chinchilla, Radio 1’s Dean McCullough, reigning Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson, Claire Richards from the Brit award winning band Steps and Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton.

Mark Fletcher, CEO of Manchester Pride said: “Each year we ask our communities what they'd like to see at the Festival and I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to respond with this line up. Jessie J and Loreen are outstanding performers. It’s brilliant to have them sharing the stage with local Queer talent and supporting us as we continue to push the Pride movement forward.

“There’s a huge variety of entertainment on offer this year; a host of classic Pride favourites, emerging artists, drag royalty and well known performers spanning a whole range of genres.”