Brighton Pride
Published 4th Aug 2008 by Stefan Mueller

The 2nd August was no typical Saturday in Brighton, it may have been tipping it down (no change there I hear you cry!) but Pride battled on and didn't let it rain on their parade!. Framed by thousands of good humoured participants and supporters, the event was a fantastic celebration and thousands of happy, grinning people enjoyed the festivities and partied well into the night.

Click here for more photos from the Parade.

The History of Pride in Brighton and Hove

The history of Pride in Brighton & Hove stretches back as far as 1992 when a very modest afternoon event on The Level. Since then it has evolved into the biggest free Pride festival in the UK and in September 2004 was awarded charitable status.

Voted the best Pride in 2003 and 2004 by Gay Times and Boyz magazines and named 'Event of the Year' at the first annual Brighton and Hove Business Awards in 2004 it hosts a week of community events every February and August. In August the Festival culminates in a Carnival Parade from the sea front, through the city to a busy festival in Preston Park.

The 2005 Pride Festival ran from 30th July - 7th August. The highlight was the Carnival Parade on Saturday 6th August. More than 40 floats and walking tableaux took part with more than 120,000 people enjoying the Festival in Preston Park. This was followed by a hugely popular Saturday and Sunday Street party on St James's Street in Brighton's gay village. The event has been hailed by the gay community across the country as 'The biggest and best Pride in the UK'

www.brightonpride.org

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