The 2026 edition of Pride in London is just under a month away. In the lead up to this year’s march, this week the UK’s biggest free-to-attend LGBTQ Pride has revealed more details about the event – including the theme and music lineup.
This year’s theme is Many Voices. One Front, a call to stand together across generations and identities. Organisers are focusing the campaign on four critical issues: trans healthcare rights, Black and Brown queer visibility, chosen family rights and ending hate crime.
Pride in London’s interim CEO Rebecca Paisis said she wants 2026 to be ‘the most inclusive Pride in London event yet’, adding:
‘This year’s campaign is a reminder that whilst the community often faces challenges in isolation, it is by coming together that we can change history.’
Co-founder of Stonewall and LGBTQ activist Lisa Power MBE said: ‘Right now, we have a government and institutions meant to defend our rights that are attacking trans people’s rights, and the rest of ours will follow. So now’s the time to join hands and bring an ally, or someone you’re an ally to, along to Pride. Together, we can be stronger.’
Pride in London 2026 will take place on Saturday July 4, 54 years after the first march in 1972. The parade will start at 12pm at Hyde Park Corner, heading down Piccadilly and along Haymarket before finishing at Whitehall. A whopping 1.8 million are expected to attend.
Time Out will be a media partner at Pride in London this year, meaning we’ll be putting together exclusive guides on what to expect and how to get involved. You’ll also find plenty of content across timeout.com and our social channels, including on-the-ground coverage of the parade on July 4.
The music lineup is a belter. ‘Never Forget You’ hitmaker MNEK is among the headliners at Pride in London 2026, as well as the likes of Beth Ditto and Meek. Across six stages, a programme of artists and speakers from across the LGBTQ community (and allies) will platform and celebrate different parts of the community.
Specific stage spotlights will celebrate trans and non-binary talent (The Soho Square stage), Black, Brown, Asian, dual-heritage and Indigenous voices (Global Majority stage, Golden Square), and LGBTQ women and non-binary artists (Leicester Square stage). Find the full lineup below.
Pride in London 2026 lineup
Trafalgar Square – Main Stage
- MNEK (headliner)
- Beth Ditto
- Asifa Lahore (host)
- Ade Adepitan (host)
- Bombaymami
- Hannah & Jake Graf
- James Indigo
- Jason Jones
- JEA
- Kinky Kabaret
- Lexa
- Le Fil
- Leo Kalyan
- Love Itoya
- Maris
- Meek
- Olivia Campbell-Cavendish
- Stardust
- Tia Kofi (host)
- Titanique
- Will Njobvu (host)
Leicester Square – LGBTQIA Women and Non-Binary Stage
- Anita B Queen
- Butch, Please!
- Che3kz
- DJ Kaspa
- Jordan Gray
- Krystal Lake
- Lexa
- Lick
- Love Itoya
- Macie Nyah
- Maris
- Professor Emeritus Sue Sanders
- Raga D’Silva
- Smashlyn Monroe
- The Darklings
- Tony & Toni
- West London Queer Choir
Golden Square – Global Majority Stage
- Angeli
- Che3kz
- Delwboy
- DJ T.Rock
- Donnie Sunshine
- Jay Jay Revlon Presents: Kiki
- Karteer
- Kenan Kián
- Lost Girl
- Me-Ow
- Rhys’ Pieces
- Rileasa
- Tiara Skye
Dean Street – Cabaret Stage
- Ash Akan
- Billie Gold
- Boibox
- Danny Beard
- Deeva D
- Drag Idol UK Winner (to be announced)
- Flick
- House of Pantha
- Jordan Gray
- Kate O’Donnell
- Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover
- Monroe
- Queer Crip Power Half-Hour
- Ryan Graham Hinds
- Sandra
- Tia Kofi
- The Groove Chorus ft. Louis Cypher
Soho Square – Trans and Non-Binary Community Stage
Stage curated by Mzz Kimberley
- ARXX
- Brandy x Temptation
- Curvy Black Witch
- Custodians
- Dr Helen Webberley
- Ebony Rose / Para Pride
- Frigid Presents Mother
- ISH99NI
- Lexi & Aisha
- E.N Live
- Marty Davies
- Nathan Ethan
- Panty Soaker Sound System
- Tabs from Butch, Please!
- Taman
- DJ Tasty Tim
- Telisa TK
- The New Cross Dresser
- Trans Legal Clinic
- Women of Colour in the Global Women Strike
Victoria Embankment Gardens – Family Area and Youth Zone
- Aida from Drag Queen Story Hour
- Andi from Dadda and Daddy
- Badge Cafe
- Brass United Social Club
- Face painting by Carnivelle Party
- David Ribi
- Emma from at your Beat!
- Joelle D’Fontaine
- Make with
- Norvil & Josephine
- Pop’n’Olly
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