| Brighton & Hove Pride | |
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.jpg) Crowds at Brighton Pride in 2016 | |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Brighton, England |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founders | Sussex Gay Liberation Front |
| Most recent | 4 August 2023 – 6 August 2023 |
| Next event | 2 August 2024 – 4 August 2024 |
| Attendance | 500,000 |
| Website | http://www.brighton-pride.org/ |
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Brighton and Hove Pride is an annual LGBT pride event held in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, organised by Brighton Pride, a community interest company (CIC) which promotes equality and diversity, and advances education to eliminate discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBTQ) community.
The major event is an annual summer festival held in the first week of August,[1] which usually consists of a parade through the city centre, a festival event in Preston Park, the Gay Village party and other club parties. Since 2013, it has also included an arts and film festival and a Pride dog show.
Pride attracts an estimated 500,000 people to the city over the Pride weekend across the Pride parade, Pride in the Park festival, and related events.[2][3] Pride brings 2% of the city's annual visitors in one day[3] and an estimated £30.5 million to the city's economy,[4] credited as one of the main ways Brighton has boosted its economy from tourism.[5]
- ^ "All About Pride". Archived from the original on 4 August 2005.
- ^ "Brighton Pride 2018 was biggest one yet". The Argus. 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Police say 500,000 people flocked to the city during Pride weekend – Brighton & Hove Independent". Brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk. 6 August 2018.
- ^ "How Pride brings the money pouring in". The Argus. 24 August 2019.
- ^ Bowden, Geoffrey (10 September 2013). "How Brighton has boosted tourism with Pride, marathons, rugby and Turner". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2018.