Home » Travel News Pick » Liverpool’s Pride 2025 REVIVED : Community-Led Celebration Returns, Here Is What You Need To Know Thursday, July 3, 2025Liverpool Pride is officially back in the diary for 2025 following a groundswell campaign run by Sahir House, the city’s major LGBTQ+ and HIV charity. The event is now dubbed Liverpool’s Pride and will take place on the 26 July, a day that is a celebration not only of returning to the streets but also a reclaiming by the Liverpool population. Pride this year will be a vibrant, inclusive, and accessible celebration due to the will and unity of local communities, businesses, and volunteers that emerged in large numbers to prepare the day.A Setback and a Swift ResponseEarlier this year, the news that the LCR Pride Foundation would cancel the Pride in Liverpool festival and the March with Pride was met with disappointment by many in the local LGBTQ+ community. The cancellation was attributed to “substantial financial and organisational challenges” faced by the foundation, leaving many fearing the loss of one of the city’s most visible and cherished LGBTQ+ events. As one of the biggest celebrations of its kind in the region, Pride in Liverpool has been a focal point for LGBTQ+ solidarity, protest, and celebration for many years.Advertisement However, in a remarkable display of resilience, Sahir House responded to the void left by the cancellation, stepping in to organise a new event. The charity, which has been serving the LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive communities since 1985, quickly launched a £60,000 fundraising campaign to support a revitalised and community-led Pride event. Over £10,000 was raised in just the first few weeks through generous donations from individuals, local businesses, and allies.Reclaiming Pride: A Community-Centered ApproachThe newly revived event has been rebranded as Liverpool’s Pride, with the addition of an apostrophe and an “s” to emphasise collective ownership. This symbolic change reflects the intent behind the event—a celebration that belongs to all members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, rather than being solely organised by one group or institution.The decision to reframe the event in this way is rooted in the belief that Pride is not just about celebration but about unity, protest, visibility, and a collective effort to secure the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ individuals. Sahir House has explicitly stated that this year’s Pride will “belong t …
