Pride Bristol is a not-for-profit organisation in

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, which works to promote

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equality in the

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, and organises a week-long

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in July each year. Their

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is "Celebrating Diversity, Championing Equality, Across the South West". Pride Bristol organised its first events when it was founded in 2010, including Bristol's first ever

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, showing the

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at The Watershed, a show at The

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, a one-off performance by

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at Metropolis, and literary reviews by

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and

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at the

Arnolfini Arnolfini is an international arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a ...

. Sonique performed as the headline act for the main Pride Day, alongside

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's Le Gateau Chocolat, in a festival attended by more than 20,000 people, which was voted Bristol's best festival by ''

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''. Pride Bristol 2011 ran from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 July, and included shopping, theatre, film, art, literature, historical and a few sporting events. Pride Day itself was on Saturday 16 July, and included a parade through the city, and a festival in Castle Park with

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as the headline act, supported by

Clare Maguire Clare Rita Mary Maguire (born 15 September 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. She was signed to Universal Music Group, Polydor Records in 2009. She was rated in fifth place in the BBC Sound of 2011 list of the top 15 most promising new art ...

and opened by

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. Since being established in 2010 Pride Bristol has returned each year, run by We Are Fest CIC, located in Bristol's Castle Park (though on College Green for 2011).

References

External links

We Are Fest Website

Bristol Pride Website
Festivals in Bristol Pride parades in England {{LGBT-event-stub