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Join us for a spectacular weekend as we light up the Staffordshire Moorlands with pride and joy!
Staffordshire Moorlands Pride will return in 2026 for a vibrant, community-led weekend of events, celebrating LGBTQ+ lives, creativity and pride across the region. The festival is proudly run by OUTSIDE Arts, the Staffordshire Moorlands–based arts organisation.
Rather than being centred in a single location, Staffordshire Moorlands Pride 2026 will once again take place across towns, villages and community spaces throughout the Moorlands, making Pride accessible, local and rooted in the places people live.
OUTSIDE Arts is inviting individuals, community groups, venues, artists, businesses and organisations from across the Staffordshire Moorlands to get involved by hosting events during the Pride weekend. Activities could include performances, exhibitions, workshops, talks, film screenings, social meet-ups, family-friendly activities, or any creative idea that celebrates LGBTQ+ identity, inclusion and community.
Free entry to all events and activities – All ages welcome – Safe and inclusive for everyone.
Flash (Friday 26th June at 2pm), Biddulph (Friday 26th June at 7pm) Cheadle (Saturday 27th June at 10am), Endon (Sunday 28th June at 10am) & Leek (Sunday 28th June at 12pm).
Full Event details:
Friday 26th June
Flash
- 2pm – Pride Torch begins its journey, Flash Village Hall, SK17 0SW
Cheadle
- 4pm–6pm – Threads of Pride with Redeezine, Tudor House, ST10 1AN – Participants create textile crafts and contribute to a collaborative Pride artwork.
Tean
- 7pm–9pm – Youth Pride Disco (ages 10–16), Great Wood Community Hall, ST10 4JY
Biddulph
- 7pm – Pride Torch arrives, Biddulph Town Hall, ST8 6AR
- 7.30pm–9.30pm – Pride Roller Disco, Biddulph Leisure Centre, ST8 7HL
Saturday 27th June
Cheadle
- 10am – Pride Torch arrives, Market Square, ST10 1AF
- 11am–1pm – Club Tropicana Zumba, Cheadle Leisure Centre, ST10 1HJ
- 2pm–5pm – Threads of Pride with Redeezine (continued), Tudor House, ST10 1AN
Sunday 28th June
Endon
- 10am – Pride Torch arrives, Endon Village Hall, ST9 9DR
- 10am–12pm – Pride Oatcakes, Endon Village Hall, ST9 9DR
Leek
- 10am–11am – Pride Coffee and Cake, Quakers Meeting House, ST13 5ES
- 12pm – Pride Torch arrives, Sparrow Park, ST13 5JW
- 12pm – Pride Parade gathers, Sparrow Park, ST13 5JW
- 12.15pm–1pm – Pride Parade begins, Sparrow Park, ST13 5JW
- 1pm–1.30pm – Punjabi Roots, Market Square, ST13 5HH – a vibrant, high-energy dance performance accompanied by live Dhol drumming
- 2.30pm–3pm – Rock Choir, Trestle Market, ST13 5HH
- 3.30pm–4.30pm – Enyacise with Ginny Lemon & Big Fatt Dance Party, Trestle Market, ST13 5HH – a light-hearted interactive aerobics session hosted by Ginny Lemon (RuPaul's Drag Race UK) and Big Fatt Dance Party
- 5pm–7pm – Pride Disco, Trestle Market, ST13 5HH
- All day – Pride Stories Exhibition & Workshops with Dr Christopher Owen, Foxlowe Arts Centre, ST13 6AD - an immersive exhibition sharing the stories of local LGBTQ+ community members
