Manchester Pride Office

My first time at Manchester Pride this year and I’m honestly so disappointed.Firstly the ticket price was ridiculous priced at £35 just to enter the grounds, if you wanted to go to the events after you had to buy an extra ticket which ranged in prices.Secondly, the price of drinks was absolutely ridiculous £8 for a watering mini cup of slush cocktail and £3 for a mini cup of sofa. Food was just as badly priced as the drinks, £8.50 for a hotdog or £7.50 for a cheese burger. No thanks!& lastly, there wasn’t really a diverse range of music is was all caters to pop/dance. There was no urban music playing for people who love RnB, reggae etc.However the parade was good but standing for nearly 3 hours wasn’t so great especially in the heat with thousands of people crammed together at once.I’ve experienced it once and that’s enough got me, I won’t be returning next year.

Great pride this year now all the nonsense about paying has ended. It's a free event unless you want to go into the staged areas. Sadly the staff on the street are still trying to con people into wearing a wrist band and wanting to search bags. They have no rite time do either.

Best 4 days in Manchester to end the summer

Dull parade bit samey but the rain and a surprise brass band brought out the true spirit of pride

Colourful kaleidoscope,of LGBT folk enjoying time together. A fun weekend for everyone young and old. The atmosphere is magical , friendly and memorable.

I went here for the 1st time with my severely disabled daughter and we will be going again next year. As my daughter is in a wheelchair the people were so helpful and also the security were so helpful. I would highly recommend this event to disabled people and their carers. Sigala were amazing too

Fantastic and fun weekend festival with several stages spread out across the gay village. Thought £28 for a weekend ticket but when you consider it's for 4 days and that it's basically a festival I think it's actually worth it

Pride is always a weekend of fun. It's better to take advantage of the unusual nights they have on instead of sticking to the normal bars. Either way you'll have fun. +1 for being able to drink outside