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SATURDAY 8th AUGUST

Solihull Pride

Get ready for our second Pride festival in Solihull, we’re back for 2026! A day of celebration, community, and unforgettable entertainment.

The main stage in Mell Square returns, packed with colourful entertainment and our very own Fatt Butcher, alongside new acts. MC Phil Oldershaw will be steering us through the day and we will have an opportunity to introduce our amazing sponsors on stage. Enjoy the music and live performances from 12 midday through to 6pm then the fun continues into the early hours within our bars and venues.

Pride 2025 Memories

The parade this year is bigger than ever and will include Touchwood shopping centre, High Street and Mill Lane. The Continental Street Food market and al fresco bars also return, along with a new Pride indoor market in Mell Square, adding to the carnival, family friendly atmosphere.

Whether you are attending to celebrate, support, learn, connect, or simply enjoy the day, everyone is welcome in Solihull. Come together with friends, family, and the wider community as we celebrate what Pride stands for –visibility, inclusion, respect and the freedom to be yourself.

Mel x

a festival to remember.

Pride 2025 Memories 3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15

Parade Info

What’s On Guide (Mell Square Stage)

What’s On Guide (Town Centre Venues)

nBS, E.ON and E.ON Next

Paragon Bank & Solihull College

Muse, Touchwood & Howden

PARADE 2026

Join our colourful Pride Parade, a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and diversity in Solihull town centre.

The colourful parade will include Someone at the Door Samba band, DDFK Oompah Band, rainbow stilt walkers and some of our stage performers!

Pre-register to guarantee your place the Parade as numbers will be capped for health and safety reasons. You can collect your free Parade wristband on Solihull High Street from 10am.

The Parade will start at 12 Midday near The Mason's Arms on Solihull High Street before

The main stage in Mell Square returns

The Mell Square Stage will once again play host to a wide-range of amazing acts, starting from 11.30am with compere Phil Oldershaw and running until 6pm before our town centre venues continue the party throughout the night!

Pride Market

Mell Square 10am to 6pm

WHAT’S ON GUIDE

Don’t think for one second that the Pride party comes to an end when the Mell Square stage winds down at 6pm – it’s only just getting started!

Here are some of the acts you can expect to see as well as our brilliant hospitality venues that will be hosting. Please scan the QR code for a full line-up with confirmed timings and venues.

All performances are FREE (there is a charge for the Teena Bizkit show at The Core) and run from 6pm until late!!

venue line up

PRIDE BRUNCH

Kick off Solihull Pride with a delicious brekkie or brunch from a number of our amazing town centre businesses before joining in with the Parade at Midday.

Scan the QR code to see where you can dine with a special offer or two!

VENUES & ACTS

Proud Headline Sponsors of

Solihull 2026

As part of the E.ON Group, npower Business Solutions (nBS), E.ON and E.ON Next drive progress towards a sustainable, inclusive future.

nBS enables major businesses to optimise energy use and reach their net zero goals. E.ON provides smart solutions to support commercial customers on their low-carbon journey. E.ON Next makes 100% renewable electricity easily accessible across the country.

As a leading employer in Solihull, we believe our impact goes beyond energy. That is why we support local charities, education and community groups across Solihull and the West Midlands.

We are honoured to stand together as Headline Sponsors of Solihull Pride 2026.

Last year, nBS proudly helped launch Solihull’s inaugural Pride as Headline Sponsor. This year, joined by E.ON and E.ON Next, we renew our commitment to inclusion and community.

We champion diversity across our business and our region, creating spaces where everyone feels welcome.

Join us at Solihull Pride 2026 as we celebrate belonging and a sustainable future – together.

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Spring is part of Paragon Banking Group, based in Solihull. Paragon is a proud sponsor of Solihull Pride for the second year running.

Solihull College & University Centre Honour LGBT+ History Month

Solihull College & University

Centre and Stratford-upon-Avon College recently marked LGBTQ+ History Month by hosting a range of activities for students to learn more about LGBTQ+ history and celebrate the College Community.

The College’s Student Enrichment team organised and ran several activities that focused on this year’s theme of ‘Science and Innovation’ across all three college campuses.

“I admire the number of opportunities your young people have to celebrate LGBT+ identities…”

Notable feedback from the Rainbow Flag Award reagarding student events

Student Voice Officer, Sasha Georgieva, who organised these events, spoke about the importance of the celebration: “LGBT+ History Month is an opportunity to recognise the stories, struggles, and achievements that have shaped today’s more inclusive society. Our event created a space for learning, reflection, and celebration, reminding us that visibility and understanding are key to building a community where everyone feels they belong.”

At the College’s Woodlands Campus, students used the new 360 immersive room where they explored an interactive timeline that explored key LGBTQ+ figures within Science and Innovation.

At Stratford’s campus, LGBTQ+ Officer, Aoibha Wellings, ran a colourful light painting photography activity.

Blossomfield students had a go at science experiments in the science labs that explored colour.

To mark the end of LGBT+ History month, students also attended ‘Putting the Pride in the West Midlands’ event at Cadbury College, organised through Colleges West Midlands. It brought together staff and students from local colleges to hear from a range of guest speakers.

Student Voice Officer Sasha Georgieva (second left) with student representitives