Organisers of Leeds Pride – one of the city’s largest festival weekends of the year – have announced the first wave of acts performing at the 2025 event this summer, which takes place on Sunday 20th July.
Headlining the main stage at this year’s Leeds Pride Festival will be chart-topping band Liberty X who will be performing their biggest hits alongside pop sensations, the Cartoons and live from the West end, Queenz the show. Also joining them will be popular dance music artists, Kelly Lorena and Booty Luv.
The exciting details were announced at the official Leeds Pride pre-festival campaign launch at Harvey Nichols last night attended by Lord Mayor, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, Emmerdale stars Ash Palmisciano and Natalie Ann Jamieson.
Leeds Pride is gearing up for another huge celebration, after smashing records in 2024 with over 80,000 visitors – its biggest attendance to date, over 160 parade entries and support from 238 businesses.
Plans are well underway to top that this year with a wider food offering, more fantastic parade floats, a bigger line up and a longer, prouder party across Leeds city centre. Jet2holidays, the UK’s largest tour operator, has also been announced as the headline sponsor of Leeds Pride for the second year running.
Now in its 19th year, Leeds Pride is one of the largest free one-day festivals in Yorkshire and a major contributor to the local economy. It has seen numbers grow year on year, with more allies than ever from the UK and overseas heading into the city to let their hair down and show their support. The event is run by a dedicated team who work tirelessly to ensure the event remains completely free for all who wish to attend.
The 2025 Leeds Pride festival promises to once again showcase the vibrant culture and people of Leeds with a full calendar of events including fringe celebrations with two stages of artist performances on Millennium Square and Lower Briggate, huge parade, Viaduct Street party and new for this year, the Leeds Pride Ball. An unforgettable evening of fine dining, live entertainment and music will also take place at Bibis on Friday 11th July.
Many food and drink outlets will also be sharing special discounts and exclusive offers with the Eat Pride, Drink Pride wristbands, which will once again be available to buy online for only £5.
Further acts are due to be revealed in the coming months with organisers promising even more fantastic performances and entertainment on the bill.
Leeds Pride Festival spokesperson Terry George said: “Preparations for this year’s Pride are in full swing and we are thrilled to have Jet2holidays support Leeds Pride 2025 as headline sponsor for the second year running. Each year the city surpasses itself in its support of Leeds Pride and we were overwhelmed by last year’s record-breaking event and electric atmosphere. We have lots more surprises up our sleeves, with an even better festival programme this year for everyone to enjoy.”
“Of course, the event wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team and sponsors, and we would like to invite any individuals or organisations that wish to be part of this year’s festival to contact the team for more information on how to get involved.”
Gavin Forth, Marketing and Digital Director at Jet2holidays said: “Jet2holidays is very proud to support Leeds Pride 2025 as headline sponsor for the second year running. It was fantastic to celebrate the diversity in our amazing city at last year’s Pride, and as a major employer across the region, as well as a company that takes so many local people on their well-deserved holidays, we cannot wait for this year’s celebrations.”
For further updates or more information on how to become a sponsor head to https://leedspride.com/sponsorship/ @leedsprideofficial and for all Leeds Pride Ball enquiries click here.
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