Northern Pride

Northern Pride was formed in August 2007 after a brief gap in Pride activities following the closure of Pride on the Tyne.

A research project was commissioned and carried out by MET Ltd to establish what the North East LGBTQ+ community would like from a Pride event.

These results were fed back to the community in May 2007 and from this feedback, a group of volunteers came forward and formed the first Northern Pride Committee.Northern Pride, the charity behind the event also announced some big changes which they believe will make this year’s event even better.

New venues are on board to amplify the city takeover.

First up is the iconic Theatre Royal which will place host to the incredibly popular Family and Youth Zone.

Whilst independent theatre, Alphabetti, will support the delivery of a new zone.

The Trans+ Zone will provide a safe, celebratory, and empowering area for the region’s trans and non-binary community.