Northern Pride 2025 in Newcastle: Dates, what's on, parade route, ticketed events and more
After weeks of anticipation one of the North East’s biggest LGBTQ+ events takes place this weekend.
Northern Pride sees thousands of people head to Newcastle city centre each summer to celebrate and fight for all things LGBTQ+, and this year is no different.
Organisers have been planning for months, and the time is nearly here to see work come to fruition in a wave of colour across Tyneside.
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This is everything you need to know about Northern Pride 2025.
When is Northern Pride this year?
This year the main events taking place around Pride in Newcastle will take place on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, June 20.
What about the march?
This year’s Pride March will kick off from the Civic Centre at 12pm on Saturday, July 19 and head down John Dobson Street, before moving onto Blackett Street then finally onto Percy Street. The march will finish at Civic Centre ahead of the citywide celebrations.
What celebrities will be at Northern Pride this year?
Pride’s arena returns with a star studded lineup this year. Taking place at Times Square, the likes of Pixie Lott and Gok Wan will make appearances alongside Northern Proud Voices, The Future Is Queer as well as some of the top local drag queens including Drag Star alumni Michael Marouli.
Tickets are required to access the arena and can be booked through the Northern Pride website.
What else is going on?
Event organisers are attemptign afull city takeover this weekend, with free events also taking place across Newcastle.
New venues are on board this year. First up is the iconic Theatre Royal which will place host to the incredibly popular Family and Youth Zone while independent theatre, Alphabetti, will support the delivery of a new zone. This Trans+ Zone will provide a safe, celebratory, and empowering area for the region’s trans and non-binary community.
Sticking to the theme of ‘unapologetically visible’, artist Lady Kitt is opening an instillation at Grainger Market pondering the meaning of the term in the current political climate.
Additional acts will be available to watch at the Platform Stage on Grainger Street.