Teesside Pride

08/07/2026

✨🌈 PEOPLE OF THE TEES VALLEY - HAVE YOUR SAY! 🌈✨

At Curious Arts we’re working hard to design projects and events that celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture and communities across the Tees Valley and beyond, and we want to hear from you!

Our work has always been shaped by the wants and needs of our communities from planning right through to celebrating together at our events. By completing our “Have Your Say” survey, you can help us to design a line-up of exciting, celebratory LGBTQIA+ projects and events that are relevant to you and your community.

🔗 Take part here: https://tinyurl.com/3wzcjtsj
❗️ The survey closes Wednesday 29th July, so be sure to share your thoughts!

We encourage and welcome contributions from all - LGBTQIA+ community members, friends, family and allies.

As a thank you for your contribution at the end of the survey you’ll find the opportunity to enter our prize draw to win a bundle of Curious Arts Merchandise designed by LGBTQIA+ creatives from across the North East! 🎁✨

Access support: If you would like support to complete this survey, please email us at: [email protected] to arrange a phone call

16/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈CELEBRATING HARTLEPOOL PRIDE 2026 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

On Saturday we had the joy of bringing Pride back to the heart of Hartlepool with a celebration that was bigger and better than ever!

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along and joined us, our generous sponsors and supporters, incredible stage performers, wonderful volunteers, amazing artists and the Curious Arts team who made this event possible. 💖

✨ If you joined us on the day we would love to hear from you to help shape what a future Hartlepool Pride may look like, in our feedback survey!

➡️ You can find the survey here: https://forms.gle/SwB5SQgxoUhQEeR7A

All responses are appreciated and support Curious Arts, our volunteer Pride Planning Group and our partners to inform and help make future events happen. 🌈

We can’t wait to hear from you!

📸

11/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ START YOUR HARTLEPOOL PRIDE DAY RIGHT! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Whether you’re headed to Pride on your own, needing a space to meet your friends, or just want to make sure you don’t miss out on the most important meal of the day - be sure to join us for our Pre-Pride Breakfast!

This is a relaxed and friendly way to start your day, hosted by the drag superstars Gloria Love and Love Deluxe. Enjoy a warm welcome over a free cuppa and a breakfast snack, and if you want to add a bit of glam to your look then you can join our make up guru Love Deluxe as they host a drop in Make Up Workshop

📍Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH
🗓 Saturday 13th June
⏰ 10:30am - 11:30am
✨ Suitable for all ages!

🔗 Full event listings & audio-described version here: https://linktr.ee/hartlepoolpride

Proudly coordinated by Curious Arts in partnership with Northern School of Art & Hartlepool Art Gallery. This celebration is made possible by our headline sponsor , alongside support from The National Lottery Community Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Creative Hartlepool, Tees Valley Museums, Hartlepool Borough Council, Utilita,and Thirteen.

10/06/2026

We’ve had some questions about what Pride across the Tees Valley looks like this year and so wanted to share an update.

Pride In Tees Valley was a two-year programme generously supported by Tees Valley Combined Authority. The project ended in 2025 and with changes in investment and our current political climate, Curious Arts’ Pride activities are a little different this year…

💜 Hartlepool Pride is happening this Saturday 13th June - a joyful celebration in the heart of Hartlepool with free activities for all ages.

💛 For those in Stockton, join us at:
Rough Cut Revolutions x Stockton Pride at ARC Stockton, Thursday 11th June
Mini Pride for families at Preston Park Museum, Saturday 27th June
Mini Pride for families at Wellington Square, Saturday 18th July
We’re working with the council to see what else might be possible - watch this space!

❤️In Redcar, we’ll be popping up at Between the Tides with Wheelie Proud on Saturday 22nd/23rd August.

💙And in Middlesbrough, save the date for Saturday 29th August

We re-branded our social pages to “Teesside Pride” so we could share everything you need to know to join us at Hartlepool Pride this weekend, your earliest opportunity to celebrate Pride at home, here in the Tees Valley.

We hope you’ll join us to celebrate together this summer. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

For our friends in Darlington, be sure to follow the council for updates about this year’s Pride weekend.

09/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES AT HARTLEPOOL PRIDE 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

This Saturday, Pride is back in the heart of Hartlepool with a whole day of events, performances and activities!

If you’re coming along to join the celebration with your family, here’s a look at some of the activities you can get involved in:

🖼️ Pride Chalk Art at Church Square: Join Local artists and help transform Church Square with original artwork and written words of positivity - made using chalk!
11:00am - 4:00pm

🪩 Wheelie Proud at Church Square: Get ready for the Wheelie Proud trike - dance along to disco classics and create a joyous atmosphere. Show us what you’re proud of through music and dance!
Performances between: 11:00am - 3:30pm

🌱 Roots of Pride: Grow something that lasts beyond Pride! Plant a seed, decorate a sign for it, and take home your own small part of pride to remind you to be proud all year round.
12:30pm - 3:30pm

📚 Storytelling at Hartlepool Art Gallery: Join our storyteller, Rick Cycle, as they read their favourite empowering picture books. Expect colourful stories that celebrate love, diversity and family!
11:00am - 4:00pm

🎨 Mini Pride at Hartlepool Art Gallery: Celebrate Pride with your family and take part in creative crafts everyone can enjoy. Bring your imagination and share the joy!
11:00am - 4:00pm

🌈 Quiet Pride at Hartlepool Art Gallery: A quiet space for a moment of calm with the opportunity to take part in rainbow weaving.
11:00am - 4:00pm

✨ You can find the full programme & audio-described version here: https://linktr.ee/hartlepoolpride

Let’s bring the colour, love and pride to our amazing community! 🏳️‍🌈❤️

Proudly coordinated by Curious Arts in partnership with Northern School of Art & Hartlepool Art Gallery. This celebration is made possible by our headline sponsor , alongside support from The National Lottery Community Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Creative Hartlepool, Tees Valley Museums, Hartlepool Borough Council, Utilita, and Thirteen.

08/06/2026

🌈 Thirteen are supporting Hartlepool Pride 🌈

We are thrilled to announce Thirteen as a Pride Supporter for Hartlepool Pride 2026! Their backing helps us build a celebration that is free, accessible and rooted in the heart of Teesside’s LGBTQIA+ community

Chantelle Gilmore, Head of Communications and Marketing at event supporter Thirteen, said: “Events like Hartlepool Pride are an important opportunity to bring communities together and create safe, welcoming spaces where people feel seen, respected and supported.”

Join us in the heart of Hartlepool on Saturday 13th June for an unforgettable celebration featuring:

✨ Live performances
🎵 Music & drag performances
🛍️ Pride market
🎨 Creative workshops
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family arts & crafts
🚶‍♂️ A pop-up parade & so much more!

🔗 Find the full Pride Guide and audio version here: https://linktr.ee/hartlepoolpride

05/06/2026

🌈 ROUGH CUT REVOLUTIONS X STOCKTON PRIDE 🌈✨

In just under a week, an incredible line up of creatives will be taking the stage at ARC Stockton Arts Centre for a night of fresh ideas, new performances and back-to-back talented Teesside artists!

Don’t miss ‘Rough Cut Revolutions: Stockton Pride’ on Thursday 11th June, featuring performances from:

🔶 Jayden Flanighan
🔷 Lizzie Lovejoy
🔶 Mack & Mama Rhi
🔷 David Tuffnell

From spoken word to performance art, music to theatre - This is a space for artists to test, explore and experiment with works-in-progress in front of a supportive and welcoming audience.

📅 Thursday 11th June 2026
⏰ 7pm
📍ARC Stockton, TS18 1LL
🎟️ Book your tickets here: https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/rough-cut-revolutions-june/

05/06/2026

🌈 ✨VOLUNTEER AT HARTLEPOOL PRIDE ✨🌈

Hartlepool Pride 2026 is just around the corner and WE NEED YOU to help bring the celebrations to life! Applications are now open to volunteer as part of this year's event on Saturday 13th June. Whether you’re returning or thinking of joining our volunteer team for the first time, we’re so grateful you want to contribute.

Our On-The-Day volunteers support in a variety of roles like:
👷‍♀️Parade Stewards
🏳️‍🌈Welcoming Team
🎈Decor Champions
✨Fundraisers
And so much more

🔗 Apply to volunteer here: https://tinyurl.com/HPLPRIDEVOL
⏰ Deadline for applications: Tuesday 9th June
❗️ Volunteers need to be 18+

By volunteering with Hartlepool Pride, you’ll be helping to spread messages around LGBTQIA+ equality, activism, unity, and human rights. You’ll get to participate in a grass roots led LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration, and, if that wasn’t exciting enough, you’ll get to do all of that while making friends and connections in the community.

05/06/2026