Brighton & Hove Pride 2026: All you need to know

Brighton & Hove Pride 2026 is here.

The popular LGBTQ+ celebration - which is marking its 35th anniversary - has been called one of the "best international pride festivals" out there.

Some 300,000 people are expected to participate in and watch the parade through the East Sussex city, which will see a multi-million-pound boost to the local economy.

Coming to the event? Or a resident? Here is all you need to know.

The Pride parade sets off from Hove Lawns at 11:00 BST on Saturday, going along King's Road, West Street, North Street and London Road.

It will end near Preston Park where there is the two-day Pride on the Park festival.

Organisers say roads will be closed around Preston Circus to allow for the parade to disperse, as with previous years. They are set to reopen at around 16:30.

Multiple other road closures will be in place over the weekend.

The two-day festival at Preston Park will be headlined by Raye on the Saturday, while Diana Ross is Sunday's main act.

Standard tickets range from £45 to £350, though a limited amount of early birds and discounted tickets were available.

From 30 July until 3 August, Brighton & Hove City Council says there will be some changes to bus routes and timetables to accommodate Pride events and road closures.

It is urging travellers to check routes and timetables before travelling and allow extra time for journeys.

A ticketed Pride Street party will also take place on Saturday and Sunday on Marine Parade.

They will feature drag stages, music zones and bars, open between 15:00 and 23:00 on Saturday and 14:00 and 21:00 on Sunday.

Last year it was announced that the traditional celebration on St James Street had been moved there after complaints from some residents.

Train service are expected to be extremely busy, according to Brighton and Hove City Council

But it added that Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services are expected to provide extra capacity to help people travel to and from the city during the celebrations.

Visitors can park at the Falmer Campus at the University of Sussex and take the 25 bus service into Brighton centre.

Sussex Police said uniformed police, plain-clothed officers and specialist teams, including armed officers, will be deployed across Brighton for the event on Saturday and Sunday.

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