Manchester Pride is an award-winning festival for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The festival will take place 16 - 26 August 2013, with the Big Weekend running from 23 - 26th August 2013.
Pride events have been taking place in Manchester for over 21 years and the current Manchester Pride organisation is in its ninth year of organising the festival.
The main goal of Manchester Pride is to raise money for a variety of LGBT organisations and groups within Greater Manchester.
Manchester's Gay Village, Canal Street, Manchester