What’s On 2022

We are delighted to have a huge range of activities and offers again this year.

Please refer to the Levenshulme Pride 2022 Programme below for detailed listings.

You can view the programme below, see each page as a photo or download a PDF of the Programme. Programmes will also be available as printed booklets in our venues.

All events and activities listed are FREE (Food & drink must be purchased separately)

Listings are, as always, subject to change depending on unforeseen circumstances.

NOTE: The Dog Show has been cancelled because of the heat.

 

PRE-PRIDE

MONDAY 8

20.00

 

The Gherkin

Movie Night screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

TUESDAY 9

16.30

21.00

The Gherkin

Chippy Tuesday: Free battered sausage with any drink purchased

08.30

19.00

Manchester Hair Products

20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride

WEDNESDAY 10

11.30

14.30

Authentic City Church

Pride Party from the Peter Quinn Dementia Group providing support, information & much more

18.30

20.30

Jain Centre

Shine youth group for young people / adults with SEND additional needs / disabilities

Discussion on LGBT+ issues

19.00

23.00

The Gherkin

Gaymes Night

THURSDAY 11

08.30

19.00

Manchester Hair Products

20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride

11.00

17.00

Levenshulme Antiques Village

Bopcap Books Display of LGBT books for sale

09.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

19.00

 

Overdraught

Pride Pub Quiz

20.00

21.00

Fred’s Ale House

Pride Launch Party with free concert from Claire Mooney

Including launch of the Pride of Levenshulme cask ale by Blackjack Brewing Co.

LEVENSHULME PRIDE WEEKEND 2022

FRIDAY 12

08.30

19.00

Manchester Hair Products

20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride

09.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

09.00

21.00

Aunty Ji’s

10% off food and drink (sit in)

10.00

17.00

Bud Garden Centre

Gardening advice with a wide range of plants for sale and Pride Raffle

10.30

18.00

Crimson Rose Tattoo

LGBT themed tattoos available

11.00

17.00

Levenshulme Antiques Village

Bopcap Books Display of LGBT books for sale

11.00

22.00

Isca

Levenshulme Pride Offers

12.00

23.00

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

13.00

23.00

A Star Shawarma

10% Levenshulme Pride discount

15.00

18.00

The Gherkin

LGBTQ+ poster / flag making with LocalHotelParking. All materials provided free

15.00

00.00

Nordie

Pride Cocktails and food offers

15.00

late

Overdraught

Daytime Pride Party with Overdraught Resident DJ’s

16.00

18.00

Station South

Slaytion South Bike

Glitz you and your bike then set off on a merry, gentle pootle around the neighbourhood to Highfield and back

16.00

23.00

Fire & Ice

10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven

19.30

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The Sidings

Pride Party – All your favourite party classics with DJ Erica

18.30

 

Station South

Warm Up to YMCA on Station Green before the Levenshulme Runners Run

18.30

19.30

Fallowfield Loop & Highfield Country Park

Join Levenshulme Runners for our annual colour run in support of Levy Pride. Walk/run group and paces to support all abilities, beginners welcome. Loud and proud / rainbow themed dress strongly encouraged!

START at The Fallowfield Loop entrance on Crayfield Rd

19.00

 

The Levenshulme

Proud to be open Party

70s 80s 90s Cheesy pop and karaoke

£50 Bar Tab Raffle, Games, Free shots on arrival, Free drinks and giveaways all night

19.30

20.30

The Klondyke

Levenshulme Community Choir with special extra performances

20.00

21.00

Station South

Slaying It Awards – Pride cocktails, pints and rainbow fruit and chocolate kebabs to be won. Happy hour on Pride cocktails

21.00

00.00

Station South

Bye-bye Bi Erasure Disco

21.00

late

The Union

Rainbow Ronnie’s Karaoke Disco

SATURDAY 13

09.00

17.00

Shine Hair

Pride March Day Refreshments

09.00

21.00

Aunty Ji’s

10% off food and drink (sit in)

10.00

13.00

Bluebell Green, Chapel St Park

Nature’s Rainbow: Pride at Bluebell Green including stories & activities for kids, gardening, cakes & relaxation for grown-ups.

10.00

14.00

Levenshulme Inspire

LazyPins Illustration Placard Making (materials supplied free)

10.00

14.00

Levenshulme Inspire

Art & Craft stall from B4BMCR, a Manchester Community Arts Organisation

10.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

10.00

16.00

Levenshulme Market

Drag Artist, Party Tunes, Levenshulme Pride offers

10.00

17.00

Levenshulme Antiques Village

Bopcap Books Display of LGBT books for sale

10.00

17.00

Bud Garden Centre

Gardening advice with a wide range of plants for sale and Pride Raffle

10.00

late

Nordie

Pride Cocktails and food offers

10.30

18.00

Crimson Rose Tattoo

LGBT themed tattoos available

11.00

22.00

Isca

Levenshulme Pride Offers

12.00

12.30

The Gherkin

Bling My Bike

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Artbeats art show, market with Art Battle

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Community & information Stalls

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Paul Magrs & Panda

Signing Prints & Copies of “The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy”

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

DJ Vicky Richardson, Levenshulme’s coolest DJ from AllFM (with breaks)

12.00

19.00

Fred’s Ale House

Parade Day Saturday

Mitch’s Street Disco

12.00

23.00

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

12.30

 

The Gherkin

Big Gay Bike Ride (Back in time to join the March at 14.00)

13.00

14.00

Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre

Drag Aerobics (limited space, please check with Arcadia)

13.00

15.00

Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre

Free Swimming

13.00

23.00

A Star Shawarma

10% Levenshulme Pride discount

13.45

14.00

Levenshulme Inspire

Inspire Choir and Local Voices Choir to sing off the March in style

14.00

 

Meet at Levenshulme Inspire

 

Stockport Road

 

“The Gay6”

Levenshulme Pride March

Help turn the A6 into the Gay6! Be colourful! Be loud! proud!

13.45 Gather at Levenshulme Inspire

The March is on the road and is marshalled for safety.

Route: down the A6 to the pedestrian crossing outside Levenshulme South Post Office then back up the A6, down Albert Road to end at The Klondyke.

14.30

02.00

The Levenshulme

14.30 Jolene Two Soups

14.45 The International James Lynch

15.15 Jordan Lawton

15.30 Alexandra as Lady Gaga

16.00 Karl Johnson as Freddie Mercury

16.30 Tribute to Cher

17.30 Tribute to Beyonce

18.15 Tribute to Katy Perry

19.00 Tribute to the 90’s

20.00 Party Time with Nova Gina

In between acts you can expect games, dance-offs, prizes and much more

15.00

15.30

The Klondyke

Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing

16.00

23.00

Fire & Ice

10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven

16.00

16.30

The Klondyke

Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing

16.45

17.45

The Klondyke

RuPanda’s Drag Race

Drag up your teddies, dolls & furry friends (for all ages, family inclusive)

19.00

late

Overdraught

Amateur Hour Levy Pride Special

19.00

late

The Klondyke

Cabaret Evening with Wonky Wordsmith, Gerry Potter, Rachel Redshaw, Paul Magrs, David Richards, Rylan John Cavell, Jeremy Hoad, NEONshe, The Vegan Queens

20.00

late

The Gherkin

Alt Femme club night

The 1st annual Pickle King, King of Pickles, Pickle Pageant is a Pageant like no other, where Kings & Queens, Things & Queers compete in a series of outlandish challenges for the chance to be crowned King Of Pickles

20.00

late

Fred’s Ale House

Vintage Vinyl DJs

20.00

 

The Talleyrand

Rebel Dykes film screening

“…the meeting point between punk and LGBT+ activism” (NME)

21.00

late

The Union

Parade Day Saturday

Shaun Geldart party night

23.00

late

The Talleyrand

DJs d. clemente b2b salt pillar

(Tough Act) 

SUNDAY 14

09.00

17.00

Aunty Ji’s

10% off food and drink (sit in)

10.00

17.00

Bud Garden Centre

Gardening advice with a wide range of plants for sale and Pride Raffle

10.00

20.00

Nordie

Pride cocktails and food offers

11.00

16.00

Levenshulme Antiques Village

Bopcap Books Display of LGBT books for sale

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Community & information Stalls

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Artbeats art show, market with Art Battle

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

DJ Vicky Richardson, Levenshulme’s coolest DJ from AllFM (with breaks)

12.00

20.00

Isca

Levenshulme Pride Offers

12.00

22.30

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

13.00

23.00

A Star Shawarma

10% Levenshulme Pride discount

14.00

14.30

The Klondyke

Gay Gordons Scottish Country Dancing

14.00

18.00

Fred’s Ale House

Queer Country disco with Mitch

14.30

15.30

The Klondyke

CANCELLED because of the heat

Levenshulme Pride Dog Show

Hosted by Carl Austin-Behan (LGBT Advisor to Andy Burnham) & Pat Brown

15.00

19.00

The Klondyke

Rebel Rebel Queer Social Rock Disco

Little Richard to the Ramones, Bowie to Beth Ditto LGBTQ+ Rock (psyche, glam, heavy, pop, punk, metal, indie) DJ hosting from Ember and the Ectos

16.00

16.45

The Klondyke

International award-winning gay poet Dominic Berry

16.00

23.00

Fire & Ice

10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven

17.00

 

Village Green

Levenshulme Pride Vigil

Gather to mark past struggles and losses & thank everyone involved in Levenshulme Pride

19.00

late

Fred’s Ale House

Karaoke Disco

19.00

late

Overdraught

Punk in Drublic – Poetry & Comedy including Gerry Potter, Kat Molinari, Umby Winters, Quen Took & more Hosted by Rob Steventon

19.00

 

The Talleyrand

Final Sensory System Assault

Cine-Hex short film, performance art, exhibition & psycho magic from MCR Penetrated

20.00

 

The Union

Sam Downes presents Pride of Manchester Favourites

 

POST-PRIDE

WEDNESDAY 17

18.30

20.30

Jain Centre

Shine youth group for young people / adults with SEND additional needs / disabilities Pride themed art & craft

SATURDAY 20

20.00

00.00

The Gherkin

Owain’s (BBC Weather) camp disco with Judas Du

 

I hope you have a fabulous time at Levenshulme Pride.

A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible, especially our sponsors and advertisers.

Please remember to share photos and videos on our Facebook group (levenshulmepride)

or Twitter (@levepride).

Jeremy Hoad, Organiser, Levenshulme Pride

Levenshulme Pride will return 11-13 August 2023

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