NOTTS PRIDE 2026 is set to return to the city on Saturday 25 July, with organisers promising the biggest, boldest and brightest celebration of Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ communities yet.
Building on the huge success of last summer’s event, which welcomed a record 10,000 march attendees – 1,000 more than the previous year – Notts Pride 2026 will once again feature a vibrant parade, live entertainment and activities for all ages.
This year’s event has the theme, ‘Bolder and Brighter’, and has been commemorated with a new logo created by PJ Dracovich, known online as Sclera Centipede. PJ is a queer comic artist and illustrator who makes original comics, zines, and illustrations. They were shortlisted for the Queer Britain Art Award and Best Experimental Comic in the Changemakers Choice Award, as well as a finalist for Young Comic Laureate UK in 2025.
The theme and new logo will shape the look and feel of the 2026 event, from the parade and staging to visual identity and programming. The event will remain completely free to attend, creating a safe and inclusive space where LGBTQ+ communities and allies can celebrate together.
The event’s main stage will be returning to Sneinton Market, with further entertainment and a range of fringe events and activities taking place across Hockley and the new Rainbow Quarter. These include at Lord Roberts and The New Foresters which will be hosting day-long pride celebrations reaching far into the early hours.
Leigh Ellis, Chair of Nottinghamshire Pride, said:
“Notts Pride has always belonged to Nottingham – it’s part of this city’s history of pride, protest and joy. After the incredible response to last year’s event, we’re coming back in 2026 bolder and brighter than ever, with even more ways for people to get involved.”
Notts Pride is a registered charity, run entirely by volunteers and funded through donations and sponsorship. For nearly three decades, it has been a proudly community‑led event created by and for Nottingham, with all income reinvested directly into delivering the annual Pride celebration and supporting LGBTQ+ people throughout the year.
Since becoming a registered charity in 2014, Notts Pride has worked closely with major employers across the city and county to champion LGBTQ+ inclusion, visibility and equality in the workplace and beyond. Sponsorship enables thousands of people to take to the streets each year to march, celebrate, and be visible, sending a powerful message that Nottingham is a city where LGBTQ+ people are supported, valued and proud.
Through this support, Notts Pride has been able to deliver one of the UK’s largest free Pride events, platform under‑represented and marginalised LGBTQ+ voices and showcase and celebrate LGBTQ+ network groups within local and national employers. It has also helped to create opportunities for community groups, artists and activists to be seen and develops year‑round community activity through the Notts Pride Community Hub. Based in Sneinton, the hub is a free space for hire for community groups to meet, create, socialise and support each other using funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Every pound raised goes back into the charity, funding infrastructure, accessibility, safety, community engagement and visibility, ensuring Pride in Nottingham remains free, inclusive and open to all.
Craig Martin, Vice Chair of Nottinghamshire Pride, added:
“Pride might only take over the city for one day, but we believe Pride is so much more than just one day of celebration, and the work of Notts Pride as a charity lasts all year round. From campaigning and community support to creating safer spaces, everything we do is made possible by our supporters.”
Sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming event are now open, with organisers calling on businesses, organisations and community groups from across Nottinghamshire to show their support.
Anyone interested in sponsoring the event or in volunteering, can find more details at www.nottspride.co.uk or by following @nottspride on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Following on from several successful Winter Balls at the Palais to help raise funds for Notts Pride, organisers will be returning to the popular venue to host the first official Notts Pride afterparty in collaboration with Gladrags, one of Nottingham’s longest-running LGBTQ+ parties and club nights. Ticket sales are now live and can be purchased at: https://tinyurl.com/Notts-Pride-afterparty
For further updates about this year’s Notts Pride event, visit www.nottspride.co.uk.
Posted on 13 May 2026
