Manchester Pride Parade is returning for 2022 after two-year hiatus
14.04.2022 - 14:39
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Manchester Pride Parade will be returning to the streets of the city centre this summer for the first time in two years.
2022’s parade will take place on Saturday, August 27 as part of the annual Manchester Pride celebrations. The parade will follow a ‘March for Peace’ theme, which was set to be the theme for 2020’s parade before it was cancelled due to the pandemic.
The peace parade aims to highlight the ‘importance of peace in a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to live and love without prejudice’. Organisers say they hope the event will send the world a ‘big, bright, colourful message’ of hope.
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Mark Fletcher, CEO at Manchester Pride, said: “In 2020 we had decided to theme the parade as our March for Peace. Sadly the pandemic took hold and we were unable to take to the streets.
“As we look around the world today, this theme has become even more relevant. Conflict within and outside of our communities is rife and we are calling on our LGBTQ+ communities and allies around Greater Manchester to join in and support us as we March for Peace.”
Last year’s parade was cancelled by Pride bosses due to the continued spread of coronavirus. It was instead replaced by five smaller 'equality marches' across the city.
Manchester Pride is set to be different altogether this year, following feedback from residents and visitors who suggested the event was losing touch with its activism roots. Earlier this year, the charity organisation announced it had scrapped its MCR Pride Live festival as part of a number of significant changes.
Mark Fletcher continued: “LGBTQ+ people have achieved so much in recent