Pride in London actually covers nearly a month's worth of LGBTQ-themed events, but the centrepiece is always the annual Pride parade, which attracts around 25,000 marchers. This year’s parade begins at 12noon on Saturday, July 6. According to the Pride in London website, the route will travel from Portland Place to Oxford Circus, along Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus then on to Lower Regent Street and Pall Mall, passing Trafalgar Square before finishing on Whitehall. With this in mind, here are five spots you'll want to stake out early for peak parade viewing.
This is where every float and marcher will enter the parade and the first place along the route that spectators can officially spectate. All the participants have to wait their turn, so don't panic if you haven’t spotted your mates yet.
The tourist-bait centre of the known world also provides a fantastic view of the Pride Parade, against a backdrop of mighty adverts, open-top buses and all the rest. But... you’ll have to get here early if you want to grab a front-row spot.
This is where you’ll find the Pride Parade official grandstand, but even if you don’t have tickets to that, you’ll be able to get a great view of the parade here as it passes down the road.
By this point in the Pride Parade route, there’s a little bit more space to get a really good view of the (literal) proceedings. Still, it will be properly chockablock, so bear that in mind.
This is the parade’s final stop. Afterwards, many marchers will head into Soho or nearby Trafalgar Square to watch the rally and performances, eat, drink, hang out and the rest. Enjoy!
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