Birmingham Pride to return in September 2022

Birmingham Pride 2021 was a successful and sun-filled weekend that finally allowed the city to celebrate and be ‘stronger together’, after a difficult two years struggling with the pandemic. With this year’s Pride over, planning for 2022’s events are already underway.

Usually held in May, Birmingham Pride this year was held in September to allow for the pandemic. Due to the Commonwealth Games and changes in next year’s bank holidays, the decision has been made to hold Birmingham Pride 2022 in September again.

Birmingham Pride stated: “The effect of the global pandemic has impacted us all profoundly over the last two years. Being apart for so long since we last met back in 2019, having to arrange, move, cancel and rearrange the event no less than four times has been hugely challenging. With that in mind, the success of this year’s Pride March in particular, the biggest in our history, is cause for us all to be proud of ourselves and our community. The size and changing shape of the event itself was staggering this year and we should always endeavour to improve it and make it as accessible as we can.

“Birmingham Pride is on a journey. The journey isn’t a sprint, it’s a neverending marathon. We will continue to listen, engage and be active, year-round. Birmingham Pride isn’t just one weekend, we will work hard throughout the year and expand on what we should do, together, as a community.

“Birmingham Pride and all Prides around the world aren’t perfect and probably never will be. People will have differing views about what pride means and what it should be. Those views are all valid.

“We must say a huge thank you to our stakeholders, partners, friends, sponsors, emergency services and our volunteers for your contribution and ongoing support.

“Finally to YOU. If you marched, protested, performed or simply partied, thank you. Pride is yours, it is part of our community and who we are and we cannot thank you enough. We were Stronger Together.

“Birmingham Pride celebrates its 25th anniversary next year and will be held over the weekend of Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, 2022.”

For tickets: www.birminghampride.com/tickets/