London Pride Parade route map, date, start time and schedule for the 50th anniversary march

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Pop superstar Ava Max will close the show on the Trafalgar Square stage in a year that celebrates 50 years since London’s first-ever Pride march in 1972

Here’s what you need to know.London Pride is taking place on Saturday, 2 July. The London Pride parade will start at noon from Hyde Park Corner, while the grandstand in Haymarket will be open from 11am.Following a special parade that traces the original route from 1972, the four stages in Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Golden Square and the Soho Stage on Dean Street will play host to more than 100 performers, including stars and famous faces from the LGBT+ community.

Organisers have worked to give prominence to members of all genders, sexualities, and heritages, making space for all parts of London’s rich diversity. Performers across the stages on Pride day include: Tony nominee Justin Vivian Bond, stars of Pride’s recentDrag Race Superstars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney, Tia Kofi and Victoria Scone, Dreya Mac, Siena Liggins, London Gay Big Band, Mila Jam, Bang Bang Romeo, Jack Hawitt, as well as Cedric Neal and Matt Willis fromThe stage in Leicester Square is dedicated to female-identifying, non-binary, and trans artists, hosting a line-up including July Jones, Eddy Luna, Prya, Krystal Lake, Poppy Ajudha, Pre Wavy, Girli, Drag Syndrome & Justin Bond, Eloise Viola, drag king Christian Adore, Jen Ives and El Conchitas.

Throughout the day the stages will be hosted by a cast of entertainers, including Adele Roberts, Charlie Powell, Will Njobvu, Kate Holderness,own Michael Twaits, Asifa Lahore, Boo, Louis Cypher, with many more names still to be announced.

 

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