What’s On 2023

Levenshulme Pride: No Barriers

Welcome to Levenshulme Pride. We hope everyone has an amazing time.

All events and activities listed are FREE

(Food & drink must be purchased separately)

 Listings subject to change.

Please check with venues for latest details.

 Locations and Venues are on the Levenshulme Pride Map. 

PRE-PRIDE

WIN A GUITAR!

In collaboration with Levenshulme Pride Rigby Music is making a Rainbow Guitar (value of approximately £1200)

See Levenshulme Pride brochure for details

Contact Pete 07969 177406 or drop in to Rigby Music, 7 Byrom Parade, Levenshulme M19 3HH

WEDNESDAY 9 AUGUST

17.00

 

Station South

Pride March Flag & Banner Making

Materials provided to make your own fabulous Lev Pride March placards and banners

20.00

 

Overdraught

Open Mic for Pride with Matt Hartless

THURSDAY 10 AUGUST

08.30

19.00

Manchester Hair Products

20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride

11.00

17.00

Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village

Display of LGBT books for sale

09.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

19.00

 

Overdraught

Pride Pub Quiz with Rob Steventon

19.00

20.00

Fred’s Ale House

Pride Launch Party at Fred’s with free concert from Claire Mooney

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

19.30

 

Station South

Station South Quiz with a Pride twist (£2 contribution to the prize fund)

LEVENSHULME PRIDE WEEKEND 2023

Keep an eye out for our Levenshulme Pride Tree beside the Bee on the Village Green.

FRIDAY 11 AUGUST

08.30

19.00

Manchester Hair Products

20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride

09.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

10.00

21.00

Levenshulme Bakery

Great food all day.

11.00

17.00

Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village

Display of LGBT books for sale

11.00

17.30

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Piercing from Rose £20 all piercings
Appointment necessary with deposit to secure place and limited spaces so drop us a message to book. (Excluding scaffolds and dermals, and not in conjunction with other offers.)

11.00

17.30

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant).

11.00

22.00

Isca

Levenshulme Pride Offers

12.00

22.30

Jandol

Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal

12.00

23.00

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

15.00

00.00

Nordie

Pride Cocktails and food offers

16.30

23.00

Fire & Ice

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

19.00

late

Overdraught

LaTwaLet DJ

18.00

19.30

Fallowfield Loop & Highfield Country Park

Pride Run

Join Levenshulme Runners for our annual Pride Run in support of Levy Pride. Walk/run group and paces to support all abilities, beginners welcome. Everyone welcome – tortoise, hare, twink or bear. Loud and proud / rainbow themed dress strongly encouraged!

START at The Quadrants (Fallowfield Loop entrance on Crayfield Rd)

19.00

21.00

Station South

Drinks Offer: 2 for £15 cocktails

19.00

late

Overdraught

Amateur Hour

19.30

late

Station South

Weekend Warm Up

Julie Wills (Disco Mums) Pride Special

Warming up Pride weekend with synth, disco, boogie, soul afro synth, acid, breakbeat, Italo and wobbly basey stuff.

20.00

21.30

The Klondyke

Levenshulme Pride Concert

Levy Choir with special extra performances. Featuring songs by: Kylie, Daft Punk, Kate Bush, The Shapeshifters and more.

20.00

00.00

The Levenshulme

Karaoke for Levenshulme Pride plus drinks offers

20.00

late

The Union

Step Back In Time

80s, 90s and noughties disco & karaoke night. Who’s your favourite pop icon? Will our very own Freddie make an appearance? Prizes for best Fancy Dress

22.00

02.00

The Talleyrand

Tough Act takes over The Talleyrand for a free entry club night in celebration of Levenshulme Pride. Described by Dazed Magazine as “Manchester’s best Queer Night”.

Tough Act Resident’s Association (T.A.R.A.) will be joined by new member DJ Randy Talle.

SATURDAY 12 AUGUST

09.00

17.00

Shine Hair

Pride March Day Refreshments

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

15.30

Irish Community Care

Open to drop in through the morning with a stop off for sweets and refreshments during the Levenshulme Pride March.

10.00

16.00

Long Boi’s Bakehouse

Special Pride Bakes

10.00

17.00

Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village

Display of LGBT books for sale

10.00

21.00

Levenshulme Bakery

Great food all day.

10.00

late

Nordie

Pride Cocktails and food offers

10.30

18.00

Crimson Rose Tattoo

LGBT themed tattoos available

11.00

18.00

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Piercing from Rose £20 all piercings
Appointment necessary with deposit to secure place and limited spaces so drop us a message to book. (Excluding scaffolds and dermals, and not in conjunction with other offers.)

11.00

18.00

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant).

11.00

22.00

Isca

Levenshulme Pride Offers

12.00

14.00

Levenshulme Inspire

Café Open for Pride

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Artbeats

Art show & market

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Community & information Stalls

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

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

12.00

22.30

Jandol

Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal

12.00

23.00

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

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

13.30

14.00

Levenshulme Inspire

Inspire Choir and Levy 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! Be 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.

15.00

15.45

The Klondyke

Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing

16.30

17.15

The Klondyke

Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing

16.30

00.00

Fire & Ice

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

17.15

18.15

The Klondyke

Levenshulme Players

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

19.00

21.00

Station South

Drinks Offer: 2 for £15 cocktails

19.00

late

Overdraught

LaTwaLet DJ

19.00

late

The Klondyke

Cabaret Evening

Live music, drag artistes, spoken word and puppetry!

Hosted by Azure & David Richards with Jay Majtis, Gerry Potter, Reds, Lucy Lush, Rylan John Cavell, Pauline Smith, Jeremy Hoad, and The Vegan Queens

20.00

00.00

Station South

DJ Queer Latifah

(Homobloc, Blue Dot & We Invented The Weekend)

Playing an eclectic mix of dirty disco, house, hip hop and soul beats and bringing a guaranteed good time vibe.

20.00

00.00

The Levenshulme

Karaoke for Levenshulme Pride plus drinks offers

20.00

 

The Sidings

Pride Party with music and drinks offers

20.00

late

Fred’s Ale House

Levy Pride Party Night

with Delicious Vicious Aloysius Welsheen

20.00

late

The Union

Guilty Pleasures Cheesy Pop & Karaoke Night Watch out for our biggest Mike Flowers fan on karaoke

SUNDAY 13 AUGUST

10.00

20.00

Nordie

Pride cocktails and food offers

10.00

21.00

Levenshulme Bakery

Great food all day.

11.00

16.00

Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village

Display of LGBT books for sale

11.30

16.30

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Piercing from Rose £20 all piercings
Appointment necessary with deposit to secure place and limited spaces so drop us a message to book. (Excluding scaffolds and dermals, and not in conjunction with other offers.)

11.30

16.30

Crimson Rose Tattoo

Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant).

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Community & information Stalls

12.00

17.00

The Klondyke

Artbeats

Art show & market

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

Jandol

Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal

12.00

22.30

The Bluebell

Rainbow cupcakes

14.00

15.30

The Klondyke

Dog Show

Hosted by Carl Austin-Behan (LGBT Foundation Ambassador and former LGBT Advisor to Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester Mayor) & Pat Brown

15.30

16.00

The Klondyke

International award-winning gay poet Dominic Berry

16.00

17.00

The Klondyke

RuPanda’s Drag Race

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

16.30

00.00

Fire & Ice

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

17.00

 

The Klondyke

Levenshulme Pride Vigil

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

19.00

00.00

The Klondyke

Closing Party

With DJs Johnstone McGuckian, Siobhan Daniel, and Jeremy Hoad. 

19.00

late

Overdraught

Stars In Their Eyes Kampyoke

19.00

 

The Talleyrand

Film screening (check with venue)

20.00

late

The Union

The Sunday Session

Back by popular demand Shaun Geldart with all your favourite party tunes

POST-PRIDE

SUNDAY 27 AUGUST

13.00

19.00

Cibus

DJ Nickie B playing on the terrace

Bank Holiday Sunday Pride & Carnival Vibes: Nu Disco, Glitterbox, Funky House

Jerk Pizza & a Rainbow Rum Punch £15

THANK YOU

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 and also to everyone who has volunteered or taken part.

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

or Twitter (@levepride).

Jeremy Hoad, Organiser, Levenshulme Pride

Levenshulme Pride will return 9-11 August 2024