Pride Month in South Bank

This year's Pride in London takes place on Saturday 4 July with one of the biggest Pride parades in Europe traversing the city from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Place in celebration of LGBTQI+ diversity and the fight for inclusion.

South Bank is joining in London's Pride festivities with a variety of lively LGBTQ+ events at venues across the neighbourhood. Here's a look at what's on.

Drag Brunch Special with Ginger Johnson and Kate Butch

WHEN: Sat 4 July 11:30am–3pm
WHERE: Between the Bridges

Get geared up for this year’s Pride parade by kickstarting the day with a special Pride edition of The Grand Dream Team's raucous Drag Brunch party at Between the Bridges. This edition sees guest drag stars Ginger Johnson and Kate Butch serving world-class lip-synching and the fiercest death drops alongside resident queen Miss Leigh Ding, plus as always there's a whole host of fun games, chances to win prizes and a banging playlist. Tickets include one hour of bottomless prosecco (food is available from one of the Between the Bridges traders). Tickets from £22. Find out more and book here.

Pride Ride 2026

WHEN: Sat 27 June at 1:30pm
WHERE: Starts from outside National Theatre

The annual Pride Ride is a fun social bike ride across London that takes place on the weekend before the official Pride in London parade. The ride is organised every year by the ibikeLondon community with riders accompanied by experienced marshals and music booming from a fleet of disco bikes. The Pride Ride meets up to start their journey outside the National Theatre, traversing 15-20 miles across London during the space of the afternoon. The ride is set at a relaxed, social pace and there is a 30-minute halfway stop for refreshments. The ride is a free and informal social event, find out more and register to join here.

Pride at National Theatre

WHEN: 11 June until 12 Sep
WHERE: National Theatre

Funny, fierce and full of heart, Pride is an inspiring new musical making its debut at the National Theatre this June. The production unites the director and writer of the original feature film Pride, with theatre luminaries Matthew Warchus and Stephen Beresford, joined by composers Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde. Based on a true story, the musical follows the evolution of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) movement and their support of a beleaguered pit mining village in rural Wales.