Newcastle Pride 2016

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016
Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE2 4NL, England MAP
FREE

Daily capacity: 22,000

Last updated: Tue 5th Jul 2016

Newcastle Pride the "biggest free LGBT festival in the North East", returns as a three day again to Town Moor on Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Line-up

They headliners Heather Small, and 5ive, plus Sonia, Tina Cousins, Carol Laula, NE Girls, Keira Weathers, Calum Scott, Lorraine Crosby, Jake Quickenden, Heather Peace, Hazell Dean, Nathan Moore, Jordan Gray, aka Tall Dark Friend (The Voice), and Shane Richie Jnr, The Ambition and Cortney Dixon, with more big names still to be announced.

On site

A number of themed entertainment zones and activities will also be open throughout the weekend, including the regular Steve Paske Health Zone (SPHZ), which has a key focus on the health and wellbeing of gender diverse communities. This year, to cope with increased demand, Northern Pride are extending the festival to include more satellite events at venues around Newcastle. The full schedule for these functions will be announced in the coming months, but they are expected to span from the start of June until the end of July.

More info

20,000 people are expected in the Pride Parade, which starts at Newcastle Civic Centre before noon on Saturday. The parade will go through the city and end at the Town Moor, with a special candlelight vigil closing the festival on Sunday.

Friday evening will offer some main stage entertainment, Saturday will be the main Pride day, with more entertainment on Sunday .

The Times Square FREE entertainment takes place each night from 6.30pm till 10pm .

Newcastle Pride 2016 is free to attend, though a limited number of Gold Circle and VIP tickets are also available. These are priced from £12 per person and include a host of benefits such as prime viewing for live music, private toilets and faster bar access.