Overview
- Pride in London will hold its parade on Saturday, July 4, starting at 12:00 from Hyde Park Corner and finishing around 18:00 at Whitehall Place, following a route via Piccadilly.
- The Metropolitan Police say they will mount a significant visible presence and have issued a strict warning of “no tolerance” for hate crime, urging victims to report incidents to officers on site.
- Organisers expect about 35,000 people to march from roughly 600 groups and they have projected total attendance could reach more than a million people, with a roster of headline performers led by MNEK and guest Beth Ditto.
- Transport for London and event planners have announced dozens of road closures, bus diversions and ticketed grandstands on Piccadilly and Cockspur Street, and they are advising attendees to plan journeys early because central London will be very busy.
- This year’s theme, 'Many Voices. One Front', foregrounds trans healthcare, Black and Brown queer visibility and chosen-family rights, and the mayor will lead the procession in a civic role despite a wider ban on politicians attending the festivities.