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Last updated: June 29, 2009
Click on logo below to go to event website	City/Country	Event	Dates	Date of Parade (if applicable)	Remarks

JUNE 2009
	London, England	Pride London	June 20 to July 4	July 4	Nothing fazes the authorities of London, so some of the most 'iconic' streets of the capital are closed to traffic for one of Europe's largest and longest Pride parades which wends its way from Baker Street to Whitehall via Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. The parade (July 4) is the highlight of the two-week Pride Festival.
	Madrid, Spain	Madrid Pride	June 27 to July 5	July 4	Many Madrid Pride events will be supported by COGAM and other LGTB organisations in the region. Keep an eye on their non-commercial site for updates on LGTB events. Parade,on July 4, will start from Puerta de Alcalá at 18.00h. This year's pride theme is "a school without closets"

JULY 2009
	London, England	Gay Icons A National Portrait Gallery Exhibition	July 2 to October 18	Gay Icons explores gay social and cultural history through the unique personal insights of ten high–profile gay figures, who have selected their historical and modern icons. The chosen icons, who may or may not be gay themselves, have all been important to each selector, having influenced or inspired them. Among those represented are Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Harvey Milk, Quentin Crisp, Joe Orton, Daphne Du Maurier, Walt Whitman, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, k.d. lang, Will Young, Village People, Ellen DeGeneres, Kenneth Williams, Nelson Mandela and Diana, Princess of Wales. Admission to the National Portrait Gallery is free, but a small charge of up to £5 is made for this exhibition in the Porter Gallery.
	London, England	"Strawberry and Chocolate" (18) Cine Cuba Season at the Barbican Centre	July 3 to 9	Winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and the first film with an openly gay character to come from Cuba. Mariela Castro, the pro-gay rights daughter of Cuba's president Raùl Castro, will be attending the screening on Sat 4 Jul for a special discussion on gay rights in Cuba, following the 8.45pm performance of Strawberry and Chocolate. She will be joined by Alberto Roque, a leading gay rights activist in Cuba and Juan Carlos Tabío.
	London, England	GLP Circa Drinks Party	July 3	Join the Circa Club for a drinks party at The Arts Club in Mayfair from 7pm to midnight - and then to to the Shadow Lounge in Soho Click on image at far left for details.
	Derby, England	Derby Goes Pink	July 4	No parade	The second Derby Goes Pink is being held at the Bass Recreational Ground, just a short walk from Derby City Center, Derby Morledge bus station and Derby Railway Station.
	Bournemouth, England	Bourne Free	July 10 to 12	July 11	Pride Parade starts at Meyrick Park at 1pm. Circus themed costumes encouraged. Street Party in The Triangle from 11am 'til late. Live Music, Entertainment, Bar, Food & Stalls
	Torquay, England	Pride Torbay	July 16 - 19		Inaugural gay pride festival on the English Riviera, celebrating diversity. Highlights include a boat trip, themed club nights, a pool party, a beach picnic with live musical entertainment, community stalls, cinema screenings and a cabaret street party.
	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Northern Pride	July 18	July 18	The most northern Pride in England - and this year is the second Northern Pride. Last year, 400 took part in the parade. The parade will be followed by a 'Pink Picnic' in one of the city's parks. Details have still to be finalised.
	Margate, England	Thanet Pride	July 18	No Parade	Headline act on the main stage will be Bucks Fizz. The event is staged at Marine Drive, across the road from the beach
	Nottingham, England	Nottingham Pride	July 25	July 25	The Nottingham Pride march "Walk With Pride" is now official. It will start at the Forrest Ground @ 11AM on the morning of the 25th July and will head down Mansfield Road, along Shakespeare street, and up North Sherwood Street. The route has been planned to give maximum visibility to our group and will hopefully include Steel bands, marching bands etc
	Hull, England	Hull Pride	July 25
	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Belfast Pride Festival	July 25 to August 1	August 1	Details not yet available
	Copenhagen, Denmark	World Outgames	July 25 to August 2 (note changed dates)	N/A	The second World Outgames - with not only sports, but conferences and cultural events as well. Entries now being accepted and accommodation deals available .
	Copenhagen, Denmark	Copenhagen Pride	July 25 to August 1	August 1	Runs concurrently with World Out Games. Starts with a bang on Saturday July 25 and culminates with the parade through the city and the free concert on the City Hall Square on the following Saturday
	Brighton, England	"Beside the Seaside" Brighton & Hove Pride	July 25 to August 2	August 1	One of the UK's "big three" (with London and Manchester). A fantastic array of events happening across the city during the week. The official summer Pride Guide will be out in June. In the meantime, click HERE for events already scheduled.
	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Pride	July 27 to August 2	August 1	Hetero is the 2009 theme for Stockholm Pride. The theme has its focus on how norms affect the daily lives of LGBT persons, what the consequenses are and how they affect society in general
	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Amsterdam Gay Pride	July 31 to August 2	August 1	Where else but in Amsterdam ... Their Gay Pride "Parade" is a colourful flotilla of boats on the city's canals. This year is the 14th Boat Parade. In edition there are a host of other events over the three days.

AUGUST 2009
	Leeds, England	Leeds Pride	August 2	August 2	The 4th Leeds Pride gets underway in Millennium Square at 12 noon with two hours of entertainment before the parade leaves at 2pm.
	Reykjavik, Iceland	Reykjavik Gay Pride	August 6-9	August 8	The Reykjavik Gay Pride is a unique event in the LGBT world community with around 80 thousand people coming to the city centre for the parade and the outdoor concert after the parade. That's amazing in a city of 200.000 people and a country with the population of 300.000.
	Stoke-on-Trent, England	Stoke Pride	August 8	August 8	Details not yet announced.
	Truro, England	Cornwall Pride	August 8	August 8	A parade, a picnic in the park and an evening event which features Hazell Dean and The Ultimate Cher Tribute Show. More acts to be announced. Also to be announced are the details of the parade and picnic.
	Cheltenham, England	Gloucestershire Pride	August 8	August 8	The first Pride to be staged in Cheltenham. Parade through town centre followed by afternoon event in Montpellier Gardens.
	Wakefield, England	Wakefield Pride	August 9	August 9	In addition to a march through the town centre, there will be more than 12 hours of free entertainment at the New Union in Almsgate (off Southgate). Features also include market, food and information stalls.
	London, England	Black Pride	August 15	None	Now in its 4th year, UK Black Pride will this year be flying the rainbow flag over Regents College (London NW1). Black Pride is a fantastic event in central London open to everyone and celebrating the black LGBT community. Some of the UK’s hottest DJ’S will be hitting the decks, and there’ll also be live performance, a market area, information stalls and much more.
	Swindon, England	Swindon Pride	August 15	Not known	The second Swindon Pride will return to Old Town Gardens again for and afternoon and evening of fun and entertainment.
	Doncaster, England	Doncaster Pride	August 16	Not known	With numbers for the 2008 event shooting up to over 5,000 the debate has begun as to where and when Doncaster Pride will have to move to a larger location and possibly out of town. Plans for the 2009 event are starting to take shape and already the stage is looking pretty impressive - but organisers are no naming names yet!
	Worcester, England	BiCon 2009	August 20-23	None	The 27th National Bisexual Convention is being held this year at the University of Worcester.
	Plymouth, England	Plymouth Pride Event	August 22 (Note date change)	Not known	Plymouth Pride Event was set up in late 2005 in order to organise some form of LGBT Pride event in the city. This year's Event will be staged at the Plymouth Guildhall, with other events around the city
	Manchester, England	Manchester Pride	August 21-31	August 29	Manchester Pride 2008 was voted the UK’s ‘Best Festival, Pride or Event’ for the third year running by readers of the Pink Paper. Details are not yet known. Competition for this year's parade theme (closes Deb 20) - click HERE.
	Cambridge, England	Cambridge Pink Festival	August 22	No parade	The Pink Festival brings you the outdoor festival experience you’ve been waiting for. It's gay pride, it's a family event, it's a music festival, it's a party – it's anything you want it to be!
	Lincoln, England	Lincoln Pride	August 22	Not known	The 'new look' Lincoln Pride will be staged at The Engine Shed. Situated on the edge of the University of Lincoln Campus and The Brayford Pool Marina, The Engine Shed is probably the best venue of its type in the area.
	Northern Ireland	Foyle Pride	August 26 to 30	Not known	Note: website is under construction (May 21)
	Cardiff, Wales	Cardiff-Wales Mardi Gras (Lesbiaid a Hoywon Caerdydd - Cymru)	August 29 & 30	No information	After their 'gap' year, the new energised Mardi Gras committee are ready to ensure Cardiff’s 10^th Mardi Gras will be the best ever and yes they still plan to keep it free. Cooper's Field has been booked
	Budapest, Hungary	Budapest Pride	August 30 to September 6	September 5	NOTE: Changed dates. After the violence of last year when nationalists, skinheads and others attacked Pride participants, this years slogan is ""We will not be intimidated". Organisers are calling on everyone - straight or gay - to participate at the pride march.

SEPTEMBER 2009
	Reading, England	Reading Pride	September 5 (Note date change)	September 5 (Note date change)	A 'free-to-enter' Gay Pride for Reading and the Thames Valley. The 'Market Place' is at Kings Meadow
	Leicester, England	Leicester Pride	September 5	September 5	After three years, Leicester Pride is back!


OCTOBER 2009
	Cardiff, Wales	International Iris Prize	October 7 - 10	The Iris Prize for gay and lesbian short films. An international festival in its third year. Details will follow when known. Submissions from January 2009.