A look back on Youth Pride MCR
Youth Pride MCR is a programme of exciting events specially designed for young people aged 14-18 as part of Manchester Pride Festival!Each year, we bring the vibrant spirit of Manchester Pride Festival to our younger community members, offering a unique and inclusive programme of events crafted just for them. It’s all about building confidence, fostering connections, and providing a joyful creative space for young people to flourish.
Youth Pride MCR events provide a nurturing environment where young people can explore diverse identities, develop new skills, forge meaningful friendships, and express themselves authentically in a safe space. Check out our Youth Guide to Pride below for all you need to know!
Youth Pride MCR 2024
This year, we’re proud to be partnering with youth organisations akt and The Proud Trust to deliver a fabulous programme of free events at The Proud Place for young LGBTQ+ people and their allies. Our Youth Guide to Pride features a round-up of all you need to know about the fantastic events taking place in the run-up to and during Manchester Pride Festival, both at The Proud Place and at venues around the city.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
- A full weekend of workshops and activities co-designed with young LGBTQ+ people and their allies, in partnership with The Proud Trust and akt
- Stellar performances from young drag stars in the House of Kings, Queens and Holy Things
- Intergenerational coffee morning to hear from queer elders
- Circus skills workshop
- Rooftop party
- Mushroom growing workshop
- Drag bingo
- Chill zone
- Board games
- Clothes customisation station
- Skateboard customising
- More TBC!
49-51 Sidney St
Manchester
M1 7HB
A message from akt
akt is the only national charity dedicated to providing support for LGBTQ+ young people who are either at risk of homelessness or currently experiencing it. Shockingly, statistics reveal that 24% of homeless individuals aged 16-25 identify as LGBTQ+.
Unlike their heterosexual or cisgender counterparts, LGBTQ+ individuals often find themselves homeless precisely because of their identity, making them vulnerable to precarious housing situations.
Our mission is clear: to offer essential services that cater to the specific needs of LGBTQ+ youth, ranging from housing advice to mental health support and financial guidance.
For the last 35 years, we have supported over 50,000 LGBTQ+ young people and provided more than 250,000 nights off the street.
We believe no one should have to choose between a safe home and being who they are.
A message from The Proud Trust
The Proud Trust is an LGBT+ youth charity empowering young people to be proud of who they are. The Proud Trust delivers youth work and one-to-one support across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. The charity also runs a national training and inclusion programme for schools, Proud Connections Live Chat, and manages Manchester’s LGBT+ Centre, The Proud Place.
The Proud Trust youth groups are a supportive space to meet other local LGBT+ young people, explore a wide range of activities, and be proud of who you are.
The Proud Trust run youth groups across Greater Manchester and Cheshire West and Chester. We are part of a network of LGBT+ youth groups across the UK - Young People can find their local LGBT+ youth group here.
The Proud Place is Manchester's LGBT+ Community Centre. Based in the heart of Manchester on Sidney Street, The Proud Place houses The Proud Trust's growing charity, and serves as a community hub for the wider LGBT+ population across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Proud Connections Live Chat provides online support for LGBT+ young people and the adults in their lives.
Events around the city
Saturday 10th August
Pride Crafternoon
The Proud Place
FREE TICKETS
Do you love arts and crafts? Have that project you’ve always been meaning to finish? Or do you want to learn a brand new skill? Why not join us for our special Pride Crafternoon, where we’re inviting crafters of all experience levels to come join us. We’ll have a variety of art materials to hand as well as quiet space to craft in, so whether you want to try something new, meet fellow crafters or bring along your own project, then come along!
Friday 23rd August
The Rally in partnership with Sparkle
Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Festival
TICKETS
Join us at the Gay Village Party 2024 as we come together to protest for queer liberation at Manchester Pride Festival, in partnership with Sparkle, the national Transgender charity. We'll be focussing on how we can all best work to Protect Trans Youth, and attendees will be encouraged to write to their MP and push for an end to the ban on puberty blockers.
Saturday 24th August
Manchester Pride Parade
Manchester City Centre
FREE, UNTICKETED
The world famous Manchester Pride Parade returns to Manchester Pride Festival and this year we’re ‘Buzzin’ to be Queer’! The iconic worker bee, deeply rooted in Manchester's history, is the focal symbol for this year's Pride Parade theme. The bee symbolises not only the hard work that has defined the city's history, but also the ongoing commitment to progress, inclusivity, and equality that Manchester Pride champions. Join us as we fill the streets with colour and protest for LGBTQ+ liberation!
