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Cardiff Pride 2008
After Cardiff Mardi Gras announced a year off in 2008, the local LGBT community in Cardiff have got together to bring you Cardiff Pride, featuring all the favourites you've come to expect.
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REALPride aims is working to bring together all the major LGBT related festivals so that you've got one convenient place to find all the information you need...


		Soho Pride Soho's streets close to traffic once a year for a fantastic day out in the big city. Come rain or shine there is always dancing in the streets, music and laughter as some of the best DJ's and entertainers on hand to keep the party going full tilt. , Soho, W1D3QE click for details


		Blackpool Pride Blackpool's Pride weekend has been steadily growing over the last few years and now has full backing by the Blackpool Council who have awarded funding to the tune of £5000. The event features a colourful parade, main stage featuring both local and national names in the entertainment business, a dance event on the North Pier, a market place and women's space. There's also Mr Pride Bear competition, funfair, food court and amusements. , Blackpool click for details


		Pride in Brighton & Hove Brighton plays host to the UK's largest free Pride event, celebrating the vibrant gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community in the city... Pride also raises money for grant funding for LGBT community groups. Watch or take part in the parade, join the thousands of revellers in the park and give a little something back at one of the many fundraising events thoughout the year, including the Winter Pride week in February. Third Floor, 6 Bartholemews, Brighton, BN1 1HG 01273 775939 click for details


		Sparkle Sparkle is one of the worlds largest transgender celebrations and takes place across a whole weekend in and around Manchester's world famous gay village. , Manchester click for details


		Outburst UK The Outburst UK Black LGBTQ Pride Festival is a celebration of the achievements of the Black, Minority & Ethnic community in the United Kingdom. It is an inclusive event regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or orientation. P O Box 62159, London, SW11 2UN 07981 899225 click for details


		Reading Pride Fast becoming a major festival in the UK's Pride Calendar, Reading Pride is a non-profit members' organisation and registered charity serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities of Reading and The Thames Valley. P O Box 8106, Reading, RG30 9FA 0844 357 0124 click for details


		Oldham Pride Celebrating local LGBT community in the town, and pioneering the Kicking Homophobia out of Oldham campaign, Oldham Pride is going from strength to strength with its own parade and entertainment, live music and performances. Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 0161 770 3097 click for details


		Pride London Pride 2008 sees, perhaps aptly, a fairytale adventure theme, and pridegoers are invited to dress for the occasion inspired by fairytale, myth and legend. A parade through the capital's famous streets ends with a huge rally in Trafalgar Square and partying in the streets of Soho. 344-354 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1 8BP 0844 884 2439 click for details


		Bourne Free Pride Festival A whole weekend of entertainment, parade and partying at Bournemouth's Pride event. See separate listings for details of what's on. 27 St Michaels Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5DP 0845 463 9583 click for details


		Sydney Mardi Gras Sydney Mardi Gras is surely one of the highlights of the annual Pride calendar... celebrating it's 30th anniversary in 2008 - it hosts some of the biggest parties on the planet with, on occasion, up to 30,000 people attending the post-parade Saturday party. New Mardi Gras Pty Ltd, 297-299 Trafalgar Street, Petersham, 2049 +612 9568 8600 click for details


		Brisbane's Big Gay Day Sydney may have Mardi Gras, but Brisbane's Big Gay Day is still well worth a visit. A street party that has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and now attracts well over 6,000 people. , Brisbane click for details


		Manchester Pride An award winning event in Manchester, Pride brings together community, business and local authorities with a stunning programme of events - it's not just a fabulous weekend in August! 6th Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU 0161 238 4548 click for details


		Pride Maspalomas, Gran Canaria A week-long celebration in the sun, with pool parties, a parade, exhibitions and street entertainment and... well more pool parties by the looks of it! YUMBO Centrum 35100 Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria click for details


		Pride Games PrideGames is an annual tournament of sporting events for LGBT people. Sports featured include Athletics, Running, Swimming, Water Polo, Canoeing, Rugby, Men's and Women's Football, Badminton, Dancing, Archery, Mountain Biking, Aquathlon, Sailing, Kayaking, Youth Games and the famous Bell Boat Regatta! 34 St Lawrence Quay, Salford Quays, Salford, M50 3XT 0161 872 1990 click for details


		Cardiff Pride 2008 After Cardiff Mardi Gras announced a year off in 2008, the local LGBT community in Cardiff have got together to bring you Cardiff Pride, featuring all the favourites you've come to expect. , Cardiff click for details


		Bristol Pride Bristol Pride is a celebration of creativity and diversity with the main event being the 'Fringe Week' - a week of films, shows and live music. Pride South West F6, 22 Prichard Street, Bristol, BS2 8RJ 01179 232 151


		Antwerp Pride With its first Pride event staged in 2008 - timed to coincide with the big boat party NaviGAYtion Antwerp has certainly put itself on the gay map. ,


		Berlin Pride Billed as Europe's biggest Lesbian-Gay City Festival! Berliner CSD e.V. Kleiststraße 35, Berlin, D-10787 +49 30 23 62 86 32