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🏳️‍🌈 Loughborough Pride 2026 🏳️‍🌈
📅 Saturday 22nd August - 11:00 - 19:00
📍 Queen's Park, Loughborough, LE11 3BJ

Loughborough Pride is an organisation committed to celebrating and including everyone under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, promoting safety, and encouraging community involvement through a range of events held throughout the year. �Our flagship celebration, “Picnic In The Park” at Queen’s Park, features an amazing drag host, live performances, market stalls, local artists, and numerous activities for all ag

es. �

Loughborough Pride also organises a community-oriented Pride Day for those under 18, engaging various communities in the festivities. These gatherings aim to foster pride, diversity, and inclusion in Loughborough and the Charnwood Borough. ��

As a volunteer-driven, nonprofit Charity, all proceeds are reinvested to enhance and expand outreach efforts, ensuring greater accessibility in collaboration with local businesses, organisations, and councils.�Loughborough Pride celebrates love, diversity, and unity, fostering a welcoming community for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies alike.

14/06/2026

2026 - Pride Window Dressing Competition - Results!

Special thanks to Cllr Julie Bradshaw Mbe and Former Mayoress Julie Ellerbeck for judging all entries.

Thank you to the following organisations who participated in return and showed their love and support for Loughborough Pride.
🥇 LOROS Hospice () 🥇
Peacock Dental Spa
Age UK Leics' Loughborough Shops
NatWest (Loughborough Branch)
Nottingham Building Society (Loughborough Branch)
Careershublc

13/06/2026

Calling all businesses within Loughborough.

In a bid to celebrate acceptance and diversity, Loughborough Pride previously invited all local businesses to proudly decorate their windows throughout June with vibrant, pride-themed designs to celebrate Pride Month 2026. 🏳️‍🌈

For those who have joined us and shown their support, today is Judging day! 🥳

The winning business will receive:
* A Best Dressed Pride Window Certificate
* A Complimentary Market Pitch At “Picnic In The Park”
* Social Media Recognition�

We shall be sharing images of the fabulous displays with you all tomorrow. (14/06/26)

12/06/2026

A big thank you to all who came along to support the official launch of the Community Pride Picnic Blanket as part of Charnwood Museum’s Spotlight case.

It was so lovely to see many members of the community who were a part of making the squares that form the blanket.

Special mention to Fearon Hall for orchestrating the creation of the piece, Culture Leicestershire and Charnwood Museum for allowing us to display it. And Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE| Mindset coach for doing us the honour of cutting the rainbow ribbon.

09/06/2026

Wishing a very happy birthday to our treasurer Shane. We hope you have a fabulous day! 🥳🏳️‍🌈

08/06/2026

You still have a chance to get involved with this year’s Loughborough Pride Event!
Applications will be closing on 01/07/26.

Our event wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful volunteers. So here is your chance to join our team of stars to help make this year the best so far!

We have many positions and roles available to suit all, so if you’re 16+ and interested in taking part, head over to our Linktree and get stuck in.

https://linktr.ee/LoughboroughPride

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05/06/2026

Come find us today at the Careers and Enterprise Hub in Loughborough, we’ve been invited to be part of their Volunteers Fair. Have a chat, see what we’re all about and meet some other fantastic volunteering groups. 🌈

04/06/2026

💛Community Supporter💛

We would like to thank NatWest for being Loughborough Pride’s Community Supporter. We are grateful for their support and look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come. We also thank them for recognising Loughborough Pride as a CIC and for providing us with a low-fee account.

We now have the chance to promote Loughborough Pride in the lobby of the NatWest Loughborough Branch.
Please come visit us to learn more about our organisation and the opportunities we offer!
We are here between 10:00 - 13:00 on:
Thursday 4th June,
Thursday 11th June,
Thursday 25th June
(further dates for July TBC)

Financial Wellbeing Sessions are free and available to both NatWest and non-NatWest customers, and can be delivered either in person or virtually to best suit your audience.

For individuals who may benefit from more personalised guidance, they offer free, confidential Worksite Financial Health Checks.
These provide a supportive space to explore:
Day-to-day money management
Borrowing and ways to reduce costs
Planning for future goals or life changes

A big thank you to Mark, Lisa and the team for supporting Loughborough Pride and our community.
🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

01/06/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Loughborough Pride! 🌈

June 2026 is a special time to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities, honour our history, and uplift every story of courage, joy, and resistance.
Pride means something different to each of us, from finding our chosen family to living our truth openly to standing together against discrimination.

But Pride is more than just one month.
We don’t come together for 30 days and then stop!!
We stand with each other, celebrate each other, and embrace who we are 24/7, 365 days a year.

To everyone in Loughborough and beyond: you are seen, you are valid, and you belong.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Loughborough Pride Committee

30/05/2026

💜Official Supporter Spotlight💜

We are thrilled to share with our community that one of our sponsors is

We welcome and thank them for their support towards Loughborough Pride and for making Picnic in the Park 2026 a memorable day for all.

East Midlands Railway staff will be present at their stall with us on the day, so please engage with them and thank them for their support.

A big thank you to them for supporting Loughborough Pride and our community.
🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

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