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LEVENSHULME PRIDE: NO BARRIERS |
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Welcome to Levenshulme Pride 2024 I hope you have a fabulous time at Levenshulme Pride. A huge thank you to everyone who makes Levenshulme Pride possible, especially our sponsors and advertisers, volunteers and venue staff. Jeremy Hoad, Organiser, Levenshulme Pride 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 in our brochure (and below). |
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Levenshulme Pride will return 8-10 August 2025 |
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What’s On 2024 |
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PRE-PRIDE |
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WIN A FREE GUITAR! In collaboration with Levenshulme Pride Rigby Music is holding a COMPETITION TO WIN A GUITAR. Contact Pete 07969 177406 or drop in to Rigby Music, 7 Byrom Parade, Levenshulme M19 3HH (See Levenshulme Pride brochure for advert & QR code) |
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WEDNESDAY 31 JULY |
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18.30 |
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Station South |
Overdrawn: “Pride In Art” Creating Pride flags & bunting to decorate Station South. Hosted by Pete Obsolete. |
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WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST |
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08.30 |
16.00 |
Long Boi’s Bakehouse |
Special Pride Bakes |
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11.30 |
14.30 |
Authentic City Church |
Levenshulme Pride Party Peter Quinn Friendship Dementia Support Pride Party with LeeAnn James |
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THURSDAY 8 AUGUST |
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08.30 |
19.00 |
Manchester Hair Products |
Levenshulme Pride VAT Free 20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride |
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11.00 |
17.00 |
Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village |
Display of LGBT books for sale |
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08.30 |
16.00 |
Long Boi’s Bakehouse |
Special Pride Bakes |
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19.00 |
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Overdraught |
Levenshulme Pride Quiz with Rob Steventon |
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19.00 |
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Station South |
Pride In Portraits Launch A photographic visual journey through the lives of Manchester’s queer community. |
LEVENSHULME PRIDE WEEKEND 2024 |
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Keep an eye out for our Levenshulme Pride Tree beside the Bee on the Village Green |
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FRIDAY 9 AUGUST |
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08.30 |
19.00 |
Manchester Hair Products |
Levenshulme Pride VAT Free 20% off everything for Levenshulme Pride |
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08.30 |
16.00 |
Long Boi’s Bakehouse |
Special Pride Bakes |
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08.30 |
late |
Bia Café Bar |
Fry ups & more to keep you fed through Pride |
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11.00 |
17.00 |
Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village |
Display of LGBT books for sale along with many other titles, cards and records |
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11.00 |
17.30 |
Crimson Rose Tattoo |
Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant, booking required). |
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11.00 |
22.00 |
Isca |
Levenshulme Pride Offers |
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13.00 |
15.00 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Gym access No booking required, just ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Our air conditioned gym contains a selection of Technogym equipment and includes cardio equipment, fixed resistance machines, free weights and a stretch area. |
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12.00 |
22.30 |
Jandol |
Levenshulme Pride Offer Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal |
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12.00 |
23.00 |
The Bluebell |
Rainbow cupcakes |
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17.00 |
21.00 |
The Klondyke |
Social Scran Pride Takeover with food, drink and DJs |
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16.00 |
23.00 |
Station Hop / Blackjack Brew Co |
Queer Brewing Tap Takeover for Levenshulme Pride We are positively BUZZING, affirmatively ELATED and stupendously GIDDY to announce our tap takeover for Levenshulme Pride with the inimitable, unmistakeable Queer Brewing. |
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16.00 |
00.00 |
Nordie |
Pride Cocktails and food offers |
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16.30 |
23.00 |
Fire & Ice |
Levenshulme Pride Offer 10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven |
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17.00 |
17.45 |
Village Green (Chapel St / A6) |
Pride Tree Decorate the tree on the Village Green for Pride. Decorations available or bring your own (decorations cannot be returned). |
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19.00 |
late |
Overdraught |
Veba & Lil Fee DJs |
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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) |
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18.00 |
22.00 |
Station South |
Pride Weekend Party Suffragette City DJs with sets from Abigail Ward, Debs Jump & Laura Jackson |
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19.00 |
late |
Overdraught |
DJs Lil’ Fee and Veba |
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19.00 |
00.00 |
Nordie |
Amuse Bouche DJ (Doodle) |
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19.00 |
late |
The Horseshoe |
Drag Queen Karaoke |
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19.00 |
late |
The Levenshulme |
Pride Karaoke with gay tunes through the night. |
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19.30 |
21.30 |
The Klondyke |
Levenshulme Pride Opening Concert Levy Choir with special extra performances. Featuring songs by: Blondie, Icona Pop, Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa, The Spice Girls and more. (Followed by Jeremy Hoad DJing until midnight.) |
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20.00 |
late |
The Sidings |
Karaoke for Pride All the gay tunes and more. |
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20.00 |
late |
The Union |
Rockin’ Ronnie’s Friday Fiesta! Get your sombreros ready. Karaoke & disco with a Mexican flavour. Look out for our very own Freddie Mercury (Steve The Queen Hall) making appearances throughout the weekend. |
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21.00 |
00.00 |
The Klondyke |
Loose in Levy DJs bring disco, soul, boogie & house to Levy Pride |
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21.30 |
00.00 |
The Klondyke |
Jeremy Hoad DJ brings you the best of 70s disco & 80s pop. Get ready to dance! |
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SATURDAY 10 AUGUST |
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08.00 |
09.00 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Gym access (Female Only) No booking required, just ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. |
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09.00 |
09.45 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Fitness Class: Circuits Pre-booking required, ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. |
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09.00 |
17.00 |
Shine Hair |
Pride March Day Refreshments |
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09.30 |
15.30 |
Long Boi’s Bakehouse |
Special Pride Bakes |
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10.00 |
10.45 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Fitness Class: HiiT Pre-booking required, ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Better results, faster. Push yourself to the limit with 30 minutes of quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short recovery periods that will keep your heart rate up and help you reach your goals quicker. |
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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. |
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10.00 |
17.00 |
Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village |
Display of LGBT books for sale along with many other titles, cards and records |
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10.00 |
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Station South |
Mini Market Pop ups by McAuley’s Cheese, Rosemary Lane Vintage, Handmade by Eliza & Kaml & Thanks A Bunch. |
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10.00 |
late |
Bia Café Bar |
Fry ups & more to keep you fed through Pride |
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10.00 |
00.00 |
Nordie |
Pride Cocktails and food offers |
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11.00 |
11.45 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Fitness Class: Legs, Bums & Tums Pre-booking required, ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Once you start, you won’t ever want to stop. These intense, exciting classes combine cardio and conditioning for a full on, high-energy workout. |
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11.00 |
18.00 |
Crimson Rose Tattoo |
Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant, booking required). |
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11.00 |
22.00 |
Isca |
Levenshulme Pride Offers |
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11.30 |
13.30 |
Station South |
Sparkle Cycle with Rainbow Riders Glitter, bike beautifying, bike health checks + disco rides to celebrate Levy Pride on 2 + 3 wheels. Sparkle Station and coffee available from 11.30 Ride starts at 12.30. Back in time to join the Levenshulme Pride March. |
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12.00 |
14.00 |
Levenshulme Inspire |
Prepare for the Pride March Café Open for Pride Placard making with B4BMCR Face painting and kids crafting Choirs from 13.30 |
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12.00 |
17.00 |
The Klondyke |
Artbeats Art show & market |
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12.00 |
17.00 |
The Klondyke |
Stalls Community & information Stalls along with items for sale |
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12.00 |
18.00 |
The Klondyke |
Entertainment through the afternoon including: DJ Vicky Richardson, Levenshulme’s coolest DJ from AllFM; Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancers; The Daytime Singers; Conundrum drummers; Stalls. |
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12.00 |
22.30 |
Jandol |
Levenshulme Pride Offer Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal |
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12.00 |
23.00 |
The Bluebell |
Rainbow cupcakes |
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13.00 |
13.30 |
The Klondyke |
Conundrum Drummers |
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13.00 |
15.00 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Gym access No booking required, just ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Our air conditioned gym contains a selection of Technogym equipment and includes cardio equipment, fixed resistance machines, free weights and a stretch area. |
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13.00 |
23.00 |
Station Hop / Blackjack Brew Co |
Queer Brewing Tap Takeover for Levenshulme Pride We are positively BUZZING, affirmatively ELATED and stupendously GIDDY to announce our tap takeover for Levenshulme Pride with the inimitable, unmistakeable Queer Brewing. |
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13.30 |
14.00 |
Levenshulme Inspire |
Singing for Pride Inspire Choir, Local Vocals and Levy Choir to sing off the March in style |
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14.00 |
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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. |
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14.45 |
15.15 |
The Klondyke |
Conundrum Drummers |
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15.00 |
18.00 |
Witch Kings Bar & Restaurant |
Celebrity Drag Lunch Pride-themed food menu from celebrity Chef Tzarina Mace of Below Deck. Includes food, welcome drink, and live drag entertainment from Narcissa Nightshade (£30 ticket to cover food and drink) |
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15.15 |
16.00 |
The Klondyke |
Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing |
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16.00 |
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Bia Café Bar |
Delicious Vicious Aloysious Drag |
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16.00 |
16.30 |
The Klondyke |
Daytime Singers |
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16.30 |
00.00 |
Fire & Ice |
Levenshulme Pride Offer 10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven |
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16.45 |
17.30 |
The Klondyke |
Manchester Prairie Dogs line dancing |
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18.00 |
20.00 |
Witch Kings Bar & Restaurant |
Levenshulme Pride Offer Extended Witching Hour 2 for £10 House Cocktails |
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18.00 |
23.00 |
Station South |
Pride House Party A non-stop Saturday night Pride dance party with Aka Jackie, Pangolin, Jimmy Turnbull & Just Kiri. Hosted by Queen Bayard |
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19.00 |
00.00 |
Nordie |
Jase Jeffery DJ (Bent Hedonism) |
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19.00 |
late |
Overdraught |
LaTwaLet DJ |
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19.00 |
late |
The Klondyke |
Cabaret Evening The Levenshulme Pride Cabaret returns even liver and more fun than ever before with drag, performance poetry, spoken word, live music and more. Hosted by Ben Richards with appearances from: The Vegan Queens, Gerry Potter, Lucy Lush, Rylan John Cavell, Pauline Smith, Nik Cockshott from Dragon Welding, Sasha Roper, David Richards, Jason Bromley, Jeremy Hoad, and Paul Magrs, including the launch of new album “Twenty Twenty-Four” by Music By Machines (Mike Heath). |
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20.00 |
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The Horseshoe |
DJ Set |
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20.00 |
22.00 |
Witch Kings Bar & Restaurant |
Camp Singalong Classic with Ellis Davies of Honeyfeet |
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20.00 |
late |
The Sidings |
Pride Party / Gay Tunes Disco with music and drinks offers |
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20.00 |
late |
Bia Café Bar |
Bia Pride Party Husk performs Gaelic Electrofolk with friends |
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20.00 |
late |
The Union |
70s/ 80s/ 90s disco and karaokewith Resident Diva Rockin’ Ronnie. Look out for our very own Freddie Mercury (Steve The Queen Hall) making appearances throughout the weekend. |
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SUNDAY 11 AUGUST |
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08.00 |
09.00 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Gym access (Female Only) No booking required, just ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. |
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10.00 |
20.00 |
Nordie |
Pride Cocktails and food offers |
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10.00 |
late |
Bia Café Bar |
Fry ups & more to keep you fed through Pride |
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10.15 |
10.45 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Fitness Class: Zumba Pre-booking required, ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Zumba is such a fun way to combine exercise with dance, you won’t even realise you’re working out! Take to the floor and shake it to an infectious routine of easy to follow steps and moves in a sociable party atmosphere. Inspired by disciplines such as salsa, flamenco, reggaetón and hip hop, Zumba dancing transforms your fitness routine into a fiesta. |
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11.00 |
11.45 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Fitness Class: Circuits Pre-booking required, ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. |
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11.00 |
16.00 |
Bopcap Books at Levenshulme Antiques Village |
Display of LGBT books for sale along with many other titles, cards and records |
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11.30 |
16.30 |
Crimson Rose Tattoo |
Special Levenshulme Pride flash tattoo designs. £40-60 (size dependant, booking required). |
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12.00 |
17.00 |
The Klondyke |
Stalls Community & information Stalls along with items for sale |
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12.00 |
17.00 |
The Klondyke |
Artbeats art show & market |
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12.00 |
18.00 |
The Klondyke |
Entertainment through the afternoon including: DJ Vicky Richardson, Levenshulme’s coolest DJ from AllFM; Dom Berry, International award-winning Gay Performance Poet; Dog Show; Alt Queer Pride Music Jam; RuPanda’s Drag Race; Followed by Trans Open Mic Night; Levenshulme Players; Gypsy Darling (including kids storytelling, DJing and entertainment) Stalls; Includes Levenshulme Pride Vigil. |
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12.00 |
20.00 |
Isca |
Levenshulme Pride Offers |
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12.00 |
22.30 |
Jandol |
Free soft drink with every eat-in two course meal |
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12.00 |
22.30 |
The Bluebell |
Rainbow cupcakes |
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13.00 |
15.00 |
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre |
Free Gym access No booking required, just ask at the front desk for the Levenshulme Pride offer. Our air conditioned gym contains a selection of Technogym equipment and includes cardio equipment, fixed resistance machines, free weights and a stretch area. |
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14.00 |
21.30 |
Station Hop / Blackjack Brew Co |
Queer Brewing Tap Takeoverfor Levenshulme Pride We are positively BUZZING, affirmatively ELATED and stupendously GIDDY to announce our tap takeover for Levenshulme Pride with the inimitable, unmistakeable Queer Brewing. |
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14.00 |
17.00 |
Bia Café Bar |
Trad Afternoon with Grace Kelly, Debbie Garvey & more |
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14.30 |
15.30 |
The Klondyke |
Levenshulme Pride Dog Show |
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15.00 |
18.00 |
The Klondyke |
Alt Queer Pride Music Jam Bring your voices, guitars, ukeleles, percussion, glitter and glad rags for a riotous celebration of LGBTQ+ music through the ages, led by Ember Girling. |
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15.30 |
16.00 |
The Klondyke |
International award-winning gay poet Dominic Berry |
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16.00 |
17.00 |
The Klondyke |
RuPanda’s Drag Race Drag up your teddies, dolls & furry friends (for all ages) |
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16.00 |
17.45 |
The Talleyrand |
Film screening: Rotting in the Sun (2023) Sebastián Silva is detached from life, struggling to succeed in the art world and habitually taking ketamine. When he meets social media influencer Jordan Firstman at a nudist beach, the two discuss collaborating, but fate has other plans. |
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16.30 |
00.00 |
Fire & Ice |
Levenshulme Pride Offer 10% discount for eat in at Levenshulme’s coolest steak & grill with BBQ oven |
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17.00 |
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The Klondyke |
Levenshulme Pride Vigil Gather to mark past struggles and losses & thank everyone involved in Levenshulme Pride |
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17.15 |
18.00 |
The Klondyke |
Levenshulme Players Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
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18.30 |
22.30 |
The Talleyrand |
DJ Johnstone A fabulous evening of top tunes. Johnstone will be joined by Jeremy Hoad as a guest DJ with some vinyl and between them they’ll cover several decades of music to finish off Pride with a bang. |
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19.00 |
00.00 |
The Klondyke |
Trans Open Mic Night A defiant celebration of trans and non-binary performers. DJs and special guests. |
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19.00 |
late |
Overdraught |
Stars In Their Eyes Kampyoke |
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16.00 |
17.45 |
The Talleyrand |
Film screening: Rotting in the Sun (2023) Sebastián Silva is detached from life, struggling to succeed in the art world and habitually taking ketamine. When he meets social media influencer Jordan Firstman at a nudist beach, the two discuss collaborating, but fate has other plans. |
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19.30 |
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The Horseshoe |
Joe McShane |
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19.00 |
late |
The Union |
Shaun Geldart from pop to power ballads, all your favourites. Look out for our very own Freddie Mercury (Steve The Queen Hall) making appearances throughout the weekend. |
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POST-PRIDE |
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Cibus Restaurant |
Winner of the Good Food Guide’s Best Local Restaurant in the North West of England 2024 Laid back, modern Italian dining with a fun and welcoming atmosphere. “Serving seasonal and regional, lesser known dishes that we know you’ll love.” Closed for holidays during Levenshulme Pride but open again on 21 August. |
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The Bark Hut |
Opening in September New Dog Shop in Levenshulme (112 Barlow Road) with a great selection of ethically sourced products, high meat content dog food, natural treats, chews, and health supplements for your pooch. (see advert in brochure) |
