Pride Glasgow is Scotland’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Festival which will return on July 19th for a 16 day festival.
The main event takes place on July 19th. Due to the commonwealth games and the availability of free space in Glasgow during the time we have had to move the event to a new venue. The event will take place at King Street Car Park. A 3 acre site right in the heart of the City Centre which will allow us to dramatically expand the offering of the event.
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Pride Glasgow is Scotland’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Festival which will return on July 19th for a 16 day festival.
The main event takes place on July 19th. Due to the commonwealth games and the availability of free space in Glasgow during the time we have had to move the event to a new venue. The event will take place at King Street Car Park. A 3 acre site right in the heart of the City Centre which will allow us to dramatically expand the offering of the event.
The event will feature live music and entertainment, separate community expo and marketplace stall area, new zones including a transgender safe space with changing facilities. The funfair will return again and we are looking to (with the exception of the youth space and family area) licence the entire area (subject to Glasgow City Council Licensing requirements).
Unfortunately due to not being able to secure Creative Scotland Funding and with Glasgow City Council funding closed to new applications we face a financial shortfall and in order to to ensure the sustainability of the festival we have had to make the hard decision to introduce a ticket charge to the main event.
The Parade and majority of fringe festival events will remain free of charge to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to get involved.
Tickets are priced at £5 (plus booking fee) and be available online and within selected venues. As part of this move towards ticketing the event we will establish The Pride Fund which will see a minimum of £1 per ticket sold going back into the LGBT community through a community grant scheme which will launch in August 2014.
We will also be offering volunteering opportunities and by volunteering a minimum of 4 hours with Pride either on the run up to the event or on the day itself will allow you to attend the event at no charge.
We are also committed to continuing the LGBT Youth Safe Space for young people and will be putting measures into place to ensure that young people who attend LGBT Youth Youth Groups can enjoy the event without a financial barrier.
Tickets Can be bought online at http://www.seetickets.com/event/pride-glasgow/king-street-car-park/762543 over the phone on 0871 220 0260 or shortly in selected venues.
Standard Tickets are £5 VIP Gold Area Passes are £35 and Children Tickets (Under 13) are free of charge as long as they are with a paying adult.