{"id":259825,"date":"2025-07-12T20:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259825\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T20:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:25:16","slug":"thousands-brave-heat-for-bristol-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259825\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands brave heat for Bristol Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people have attended Bristol Pride despite the heat, with temperatures reaching more than 30C.<\/p>\n<p>People gathered at Castle Park before the march through the city, ahead of a festival on The Downs which continues into the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Director of the event, Daryn Carter MBE, said last year they had 25,000 on the march and 40,000 on The Downs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has grown massively,&#8221; he said, &#8220;We&#8217;re one of the largest prides in the UK, one of the biggest events to take place in Bristol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"One person holds a huge rainbow umbrella and smiles into the camera. They are wearing large sunglasses and a sparkly red dress. Behind are lots of people in the park, some with flags, and trees behind them\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/00dd93c563d712ddcc2b5fa4165c6811.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There was no shortage of colour as people gathered at Castle Park before the march [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>It is the 16th Pride Mr Carter has delivered in Bristol, and he said it was one of their busiest years ever, with an &#8220;incredible&#8221; atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>While people could be seen piling on the suncream, he added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve had a bit of rain in previous years, so it&#8217;s really nice to have the sun out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bristol&#8217;s always better in the sunshine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A shot taken looking underneath an enormous, parachute-sized Pride flag, looking down the parade at lots of people  walking with smaller flags\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0e05d2321c7b104c24ac4d1792d402a3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The walking parade was two miles long [PA Media]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A shot of lots of people in a park with rainbow gear - focus on a woman holding a large rainbow umbrella to shade herself with a colourful headband too\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d629fe39010dd743dc0561861cf5c8a9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat did not deter the crowds from turning out to watch the event [PA Media]<\/p>\n<p>Mr Carter explained that he works on it year-round, but volunteers pull it altogether on the day itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bristol is unique &#8211; we are a musical city, we are a festival city. Everyone gets behind us and becomes part of it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Three attendees smile at the camera. All wearing colourful outfits and holding fans in the heat. Two have facepaint, two have hats, including a rainbow one\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9ee71b16b3d51ea695ddc253e661cff6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pride is one of Bristol&#8217;s biggest events [BBC]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Shot looking between two flags down a city road with people walking in the march - very much dressed for the heat in shorts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b387cec487124e1269d51945d50a34ef.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The parade is walking only, no floats or vehicles, for safety and to keep emissions down [PA Media]<\/p>\n<p>The festival featured several different stages, tents and areas.<\/p>\n<p>A sensory calm space was also included, aimed at autistic people and run by the charity Diverse UK.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A large crowd in a park with rainbow flags and other accessories. A disco ball on a stick can be seen held up by one attendee\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/be06249a6b56ad48dadcf8b4368eefb0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spot the disco ball [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Bristol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BristolBBC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBristol\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcbristol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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