2023 Pride celebration to be "bigger and better than ever before"

Saturday 04 March 2023

After taking place in Guernsey last year, the Channel Islands' biggest celebration of love, equality and diversity will be returning to Jersey at the end of summer.

On Saturday 16 September 2023, this year's Channel Islands Pride celebration kicks off with the Pride Parade in Weighbridge Square.

Christian May, Director of Channel Islands Pride, has promised this year's festival will be "bigger and better than ever before", with a Pride Village in People's Park and Victoria Park, as well as a host of new features and activities.

These new features will include:

• an enhanced Pride Village with a bigger Main Stage
• a new Cabaret stage
• headline UK and local acts including drag and music performers
• an improved Family Fun Zone
• a Silent Disco Dance Tent
• an Art Exhibition space
• Community and Wellbeing Zones

Mr May said: "After a challenging year for the LGBTQ+ community globally, we can't wait to come together once again to celebrate our diverse and vibrant island community.

"Channel Islands Pride remains the only completely free festival in Jersey, thanks to the generous support of island businesses and the Government of Jersey. We hope that alongside our local LGBTQ+ community, their friends and allies, Pride attracts a new audience to Jersey, and that they will recognise what makes the island so special.

Pictured: In its return to Jersey this year, the event promises to be "bigger and better than ever".

"We'll be working with Visit Jersey, travel operators and hoteliers to ensure that visitors from Guernsey, the UK and further afield return home with wonderful reports of our festival, our Island and our community."

In the lead-up to Pride, there will be a series of pre-Pride events, including a dance party and Pride Icons night, which promises to be a fantastic celebration of LGBTQ+ icons and pioneers.

Further information will be released soon on www.channelislandspride.org and on Facebook.