Pride Canterbury

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Pride Canterbury
Pride Canterbury Logo.svg
StatusActive
GenrePride Event
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Canterbury, Kent
CountryUnited Kingdom
Years active5
Inaugurated11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
Most recent11 September 2021
Next eventJune 2022 (predicted)
Attendance20,000+ (2019)
Activity
  • Parade
  • Festival
Organised byPride Canterbury CIC
Filing statusCommunity Interest Company (CIC)
Other Work
Websitepridecanterbury.com
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Pride Canterbury is the LGBTQ+ pride event and parade held each June in Canterbury, Kent in the United Kingdom, since 2016. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic its fifth annual event planned for 13 June 2020 was rescheduled to 11 September 2021.[1]

Canterbury's Pride Exhibition[]

The Canterbury's Pride Exhibition, held at the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, ran from Saturday 8 August 2020 to Wednesday 9 September 2020.[2] This exhibition showcased the history of Pride Canterbury through exhibits, photographs and film, in addition to information about the Stonewall riots, the origin of Pride parades, and the history of drag.[3][4]

History[]

Chronology of Pride Canterbury Events
Annual Events
No. Date Summary
1 11 June 2016 First launch event, 2,000+ attendees.
2 10 June 2017[5] Second event.
3 9 June 2018 Third event, 16,000+ attendees.
4 15 June 2019 Fourth event, 20,000+ attendees.
5 11 September 2021 Fifth event.
6 June 2022 Sixth event.
Other Work
Date Summary
8 August 2020
– 9 September 2020 		Canterbury's Pride Exhibition

2016–2021[]

First launched on 11 June 2016, Pride Canterbury saw over 2,000 people attend.[6] This increased when the second event took place in June 2017.[5][7] On 9 June 2018 over 16,000 people attend.[8]

From 2016 to 2019, the parade started at The Marlowe Theatre, led by the Lord Mayor of Canterbury and proceeded through the high street up to the Dane John Gardens for the Pride festival.

Events have included speeches from Rosie Duffield in 2017;[9] acts included S Club,[10] and The Vixen both in 2018,[11] RuPaul’s Drag Race queens Courtney Act[9] and Willam In 2017.[9]

In 2019 over 20,000 people attended on 15 June 2019.[12][13] Acts included among others Gok Wan and Nadine Coyle.[12]

Pride Canterbury on 11 September 2021 featured artists such as Baga Chipz, 5ive, Cheryl Hole, The Saturgays, etc.[14][15]

2022[]

Pride Canterbury 2022 has not been announced.

References[]

  1. ^ Wright, Joe (21 May 2020). "Canterbury Pride, Kent's biggest LGBT community celebration, cancelled due to coronavirus". KentOnline. KM Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Canterbury's Pride – The Story of Pride Canterbury". Art Fund. National Art Collections Fund. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Carroll-Jones, Nina (4 August 2020). "Pride Canterbury tells its story at Beaney exhibition". Canterbury Museums & Galleries. Canterbury City Council. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Cole, Angela (10 August 2020). "See the story of Pride Canterbury through a new exhibition at the Beaney in Canterbury". KentOnline. KM Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Canterbury Pride 2017". University of Kent. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Kent Pride LGBT festival in Canterbury draws thousands of revellers". KentOnline. KM Group. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Rosie exposes Julian Brazier's voting record on LGBT issues". Canterbury Labour Party. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ^ Claridge, Alex (11 June 2018). "Record-breaking numbers at Pride". The Canterbury Journal. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Canterbury Pride 2017: thousands line city centre streets". KentOnline. KM Group. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. ^ Schwartz, Tom (23 April 2018). "Pride Canterbury 2018: first performer announced". The Canterbury Journal. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. ^ Warren, Gerry (27 April 2018). "S Club announced as headliner for Pride Canterbury 2018". Kent Online. KM Group. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  12. ^ a b MacSwan, Anna (15 June 2019). "Canterbury Pride: Thousands turn out to celebrate". Kent Online. KM Group. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. ^ MacDougall, Lauren (6 June 2019). "When is Canterbury Pride 2019? Parade route, entertainment line-up and after party". Kent Live. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. ^ Simone, Carlo. "Drag Race UK stars among Canterbury Pride acts announced as it returns for 2021". Kent Live News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  15. ^ Wright, Joe. "Thousands enjoy colourful Pride Canterbury 2021 celebration". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 January 2022.


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