Hartlepool Pride 2025

SATURDAY 5 JULY 2025 10am - 4pm

A vibrant celebration of Hartlepool’s LGBTQIA+ community with fun, free activities for all ages.

Join us in bringing Pride to Hartlepool!

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INFO We can’t wait to celebrate Pride together! In order to keep everyone as safe as possible throughout the day, please note...

Photography and videography will take place throughout the event. If you do not wish to be photographed, please speak to a member of the Events Team who will be wearing Curious Arts branded pink hi-vis jackets.

Hartlepool Pride has a zero tolerance to hate.

WHAT, WHERE & WHEN 10am - 11am

Coffee Morning

11am - 4pm

Family Arts Zone - Mini Pride

11am - 4pm

Object Handling

11am - 4pm

Pride Market

11:30am - 4pm

Bobby Dazzler Stage

11:30am - 4pm

Clothes Swap: Fit For Pride

12pm - 4pm

Quiet Pride

12:30pm - 4pm

Pride Chalk Art

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Drag Workshop

1pm - 3pm

Time To Talk

2pm

Pop-Up Parade

Happy Pride Hartlepool!

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WHATS ON

Free, drop-in events for all ages unless otherwise stated

HARTLEPOOL TOWN HALL THEATRE

THE NORTHERN SCHOOL OF ART

Raby Road, TS24 8AH

Church St, TS24 7EX

Coffee Morning 10am - 11am Join us for a morning of friendly faces, inspiring LGBTQIA+ speakers, and the chance to connect before heading to Pride together.

Pride Market 11am - 4pm Visit our Pride Market packed with local support services, businesses, artists and makers as they sell their goods, share information and celebrate pride.

Drag Workshop 18+ 12:30pm - 1:30pm Join a local drag artist for a fun crash course in movement, persona and self-expression. No experience needed - just bring your amazing self!

Clothes Swap: Fit For Pride 11:30am - 4pm We especially welcome clothing donations from genders you may no longer identify with, so that others can find pieces that affirm who they are today. Let’s make fashion joyful, sustainable, and inclusive!

*Free, Booking required, 18yrs+ Sign Up on Eventbrite here

Time To Talk 1pm - 3pm A safe space for trans and nonbinary people and their families to talk, share experiences and build a community over a cuppa.

CHURCH SQUARE Church St, TS24 7EX

Bobby Dazzler Stage 11:30am - 4pm Celebrate Pride with live performances throughout the day! An amazing array of performers ready to take the stage with their incredible talent, including Gloria Love, Miss Toni’s Academy, Better The Kylie You Know and many more! Hosted by Skankii Kandl and Ophelia B!

Pop-Up Parade 2:00pm Grab a flag, bring your energy, and join our Pop-Up Parade as we fill the streets with pride, joy and solidarity. This short, high-impact parade is open to everyone families, friends, allies and LGBTQIA+ community members alike.

Pride Chalk Art 12.30pm - 4pm Join Local artists and help transform Church Square with original artwork and written words of positivity - made using chalk!

HEAD QUARTERS

Church St, TS24 7EB

Gender Affirming Haircuts 16+ 11am - 4pm Head Quarters is offering genderaffirming haircuts in a welcoming, supportive space by skilled stylists. Come as you are and leave feeling even more you! *Under 16’s require permission from a parent or guardian.

Drop In, reduced cost of £5

HARTLEPOOL ART GALLERY Church St, TS24 7EQ

Object Handling 11am - 4pm Join the museum of Hartlepool for a special object handling craft session, all about the LGBTQIA+ histories of Hartlepool! From sailors at sea to performers on the stage, learn more about the stories that make up Hartlepool.

Family Arts Zone - Mini Pride 11am - 4pm Sponsored by Foster with North East Celebrate Pride with creative Family Crafts that everyone can enjoy. Bring your imagination and share the joy!

Melted Wax Seals 11am - 4pm Take part in a special craft activity! Make your own wax seal and leave your mark on a new artwork celebrating LGBTQIA+ stories.

Quiet Pride 12pm - 4pm A quiet space for a moment of calm with the opportunity to take part in rainbow weaving.

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