Thousands of Brummies took to the streets this afternoon for Birmingham Pride’s 2025 parade.
The highly-anticipated event is huge in the city calendar and 75,000 revellers are expected in Birmingham until Sunday to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Birmingham Pride will take place from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, May 25 – and tens of thousands of people filled the city centre this afternoon as celebrations got underway.
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SPOT YOURSELF IN OUR PARADE GALLERY, HERE.
Watch the parade in the video at the top of this story.
Large crowds filed into Centenary Square at around 11am on Saturday May 24 for the Pride parade, which snaked its way through the city centre to Birmingham’s Gay Village.
Open top buses, fitted-out HGVs and tractors took to the parade route as cheers, drums and squeals rang out.
Crowds lined the barriers on the parade route, with families in rainbow tops and face paint, glitter and vibrant costumes all cheering.
Waves of colour rippled down New Street, which was filled with thousands of people coming together in pride, remembrance and protest.
Birmingham Pride festival 2025 is chance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to come together and celebrate. Pictured: The parade on May 24
The thrum of drummers provided a rousing soundtrack for the parade, as well as singers and performers dressed up in rainbow carnival gear.
The crowds were a mix of young and old, but all passionately taking the opportunity to march for equality and justice.
Hits from iconic bands like ABBA filled the town centre walkways bringing a fun-filled atmosphere.
Across the weekend, revellers can expect performances from diverse artists within the community, a candlelit HIV memorial vigil, keynote speakers, community stalls, family-friendly activities and street food.
More than 40,000 are expected to attend the festival site itself, which is in the heart of the LGBTQ+ village, where music stars will perform for the crowd, in a safe space, free of judgment.
Clean Bandit, Vengaboys, Cascada and Bananarama are among the artists scheduled to play the main stage at the festival this year.
Birmingham Pride festival 2025 is chance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to come together and celebrate. Pictured: Claire Harrison and her daughter Daisy celebrating in the crowds on May 24
The Wanted 2.0, The Saturdays star Una Healy, Clementine Douglas, Moonchild Sanelly, Kitty Scott-Claus, Catty, Tom Rasmussen, Vicky Jackson (performing as Pink) and the Birmingham Royal Ballet are also taking part in the festivities.
Those performances are ticketed, you can find out more about admissions here.
There were some stunning sights on the parade as it buzzed its way through town and down to Hurst Street.
Crowds of people taking part in the parade wore vibrant animal masks, blew whistles and waved rainbow and Trans pride flags.
Birmingham Pride festival 2025 is chance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to come together and celebrate. Pictured: The parade on May 24
West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance were also among the city organisations that had floats and staff members take part in the parade.
Spot yourself in our live gallery from the parade this afternoon, here.
You can read more about timings, line-up and road closures in our round up, here.