WHATS ON
Free, drop-in events for all ages unless otherwise stated
MIDDLESBROUGH TOWN HALL
Albert Road, TS1 2QJ
Performing Arts Workshop
9am - 12:30pm
Interested in acting, singing, movement or writing? Join MTH
Performing Arts’ workshop to build your performance skills and celebrate pride!
6 - 12 yrs
Booking required. Contact: boxoffice@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Pride Flags Workshop
1pm - 3pm
Join the Curious Young Creatives for a drop-in session where you can design a flag that represents your identity, your community or stand in allyship!
Quiet Pride
11am - 4pm
A quiet space for a moment of calm with the opportunity to take part in rainbow weaving.
Market Stage 1pm - 5pm
Join us for performances from local poets and singers, in a cosy space to celebrate talent and community
Family Arts Zone 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!
Pride Market
11am - 5pm
Visit our Pride Market packed with local support services, businesses, artists and makers as they sell their goods, share information and celebrate pride.
Pride Stage
12:30pm - 6pm
Celebrate Pride with live performances from an array of artists ready to take the stage with their incredible talent, including That Clare, Jake Holt, Sapphires Drag Hour and guests
Anna Phylactic, Kerry Ellis and Angie Brown!
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
Albert Road, TS1 2PA
Pre-Parade Breakfast
9am - 11am
Gather your friends, fill you stomachs, and get energised for the Pride ahead at a relaxed preparade breakfast.
£6.95 for a buffet Hot & Cold breakfast
Middlesbrough Pride Parade 12pm
Grab a flag, bring your energy, and join our Parade as we fill the streets with pride, joy and solidarity. This parade is open to everyone - families, friends, allies and LGBTQIA+ community members.
Time To Talk 1pm - 3pm
A safe space for trans and nonbinary people and their families and friends to talk, share experiences and build a community over a cuppa.
MIMA
Centre Square, TS1 2AZ
Progress Pride Flag Installation
10am - 4:30pm
Find the Progress Pride Flag displayed proudly in MIMA’s Atrium window - a perfect selfie spot!
Family Art Trolley & Picnic
11am - 3pm
The Family Art Trolley is a handson maker space packed with lots of exciting things.
Pick up a picnic from the MIMA Kitchen for £1 per child when visiting the Family Art Trolley.
We Are Family 10am - 4:30pm
Discover “We Are Family” a celebration of children’s books and poetry. Explore works by authors from diverse backgrounds, enriching our understanding of the world around us.
CENTRE SQUARE
Centre Square, TS1 2BF
The Turkey & The Caterpillar 1:00pm, 2:15pm + 3:30pm
A heartwarming outdoor performance following two new friends as they embark on a journey, to honour being their true selves and learn the importance of standing by your friends through life’s changing seasons.
Supported by Orange Pip Market
MIDDLESBROUGH ART WEEK
25 SEPT - 4 OCT
Middlesbrough Art Week
Now presenting its 8 festival edition, a week of exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances, events and exciting public interventions across Middlesbrough. th middlesbroughartweek.com
EROS
12pm - 5pm
Pineapple Black, Hill St, TS1 1SU
A collaboration between OUT OUT and Pineapple Black, this art exhibition invites you to witness how queer voices disrupt comfort zones and reclaim space 16+, viewer discretion
@OutOut.Boro
ORANGE PIP MARKET
Baker Street, TS1 2LF
Orange Pip Market 12pm - 7pm
Packed with artisan food, arts and live music, there is something for the whole family to enjoy!
Orange Pip Market Stage 12pm - 6pm
Enjoy live entertainment from a variety of talented performers throughout the day while taking in the amazing atmosphere at Orange Pip Market
WHAT, WHERE & WHEN
9am - 12:30pm Performing Arts Workshop
11am - 3pm
Pre-Parade Breakfast
11am - 3pm Family Art Trolley & Picnic
11am - 4pm Family Arts Zone
11am - 5pm Pride Market
11am - 4pm Quiet Pride
12pm Middlesbrough Pride Parade
12:30pm - 6pm Pride Stage
1pm - 5pm
Market Stage
1pm - 3pm Pride Flags Workshop
1pm - 3pm
1pm 2:15pm 3:30pm
INFO
Time To Talk
The Turkey & The Caterpillar
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.
Middlesbrough Pride has a zero tolerance to hate.
PRIDE HOTEL OFFER
Make the most of your Middlesbrough Pride weekend with exclusive hotel offers from our amazing partners!
Holiday Inn Express and Station Suites are offering discounted room rates especially for Pride attendees.
Use the code MBROPRIDE when booking to unlock your discount. Scan the QR codes below to book directly and secure your stay and wake up ready to celebrate Pride in the heart of Middlesbrough!
PRIDE AFTER PARTIES
Sapphires, Newport Road, TS1 1LE, 5pm - 4:40am Club XS, Albert Road, TS1 1NS, 5pm - 5:30am Madri Gras, Albert Road, TS1 2RU, 8pm - 4:30am
TOWN HALL
INN EXPRESS
Thank you to the Middlesbrough Pride Planning Group, crowdfunder supporters, Monarchy, Vik Brown, the team at Sapphires and Middlesbrough Council.
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