Everything you need to know as Nottinghamshire Pride 2024 nears city centre return

With just over three weeks to go until this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride event, excitement is already building for its return to the city centre. 

The East Midlands’ biggest free pride event, Nottinghamshire Pride will celebrate the county’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community on Saturday, July 27. 

This year’s march will follow a new route to accommodate increased interest in the event, with participants ending their walk through the city centre at Sneinton Market. 

The march will begin at the M&S store at the junction of Lister Gate and Castle Gate at 11am. 

Around 10,000 people attended last year’s event, an increase on the 8,000 who took part in 2022.

Once the march is over, Sneinton Market will host a Pride Stage and a selection of stalls. 

From spoken word poets and musicians to drag artists, the main stage will celebrate the best of local talent. 

Headline artists announced so far include Tia Kofi and The Dolly Show.

The main stage will run between 1pm and 6pm. 

The new location is particularly poignant for the LGBTQ+ community, with the area and neighbouring Victoria Leisure Centre known as a historic site of mass protest and activism.

Leigh Ellis, chair at Nottinghamshire Pride said: “Hockley will always be our home, and we’re grateful to the residents and businesses in that area who have supported us every year by creating an inclusive and safe space for our community and its supporters to celebrate. 

Since its launch in 1997, Nottinghamshire Pride has been a solely non-profit event, relying on volunteers who give up their time each year to support by collecting donations, offering stewardship, general event support and more.