Pride in Trafford 2026: festival highlights
Pride in Trafford returns to Sale in May for six days of colour, creativity and community, marking eight years of championing queer joy, LGBTQ+ talent and artists at the heart of Pride. Running from 12 to 17 May, this year’s festival promises its biggest celebration yet, bringing together a vibrant programme of arts, culture and events that proudly spotlight Trafford’s fearless and fabulous LGBTQ+ community.
We’ve picked our festival highlights for 2026:
Official launch
Tuesday 12 May, 4-4.30pm
Waterside Plaza
FREE
Homegrown
Tuesday 12 May from 7.30pm
The Ballroom, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession)
A bold celebration of homegrown queer talent from across Greater Manchester.
Adult dance class with Night People
Wednesday 13 May from 6.30pm
The Ballroom, Waterside
Tickets £7 (18+ only)
Guided by the Night People team, you'll enjoy a vibrant, supportive atmosphere where everyone is encouraged to show up fully and move freely.
Hasbian
Wednesday 13 May from 7pm
The Chambers, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession) - 16+ only
A queer coming-of-age comedy set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics (S Club, B*Witched, Destiny’s Child) and indie angst anthems (Placebo, Weezer, Garbage)
A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny
Thursday 14 May from 7pm
The Chambers, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession) - 16+ only (content warning)
Saddle up for this award-winning, queer parody epic where Disney meets Dolly Parton by way of Manchester’s gay village.
Jonny Woo: Suburbia
Thursday 14 May from 8.15pm
The Ballroom, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession)
Jonny Woo, a London-based, visionary, alternative drag and cabaret artist, brings his hit show Suburbia to Pride in Trafford.
Love Me Like A Chai Tea Latte
Friday 15 May from 7pm
The Chambers, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession) - 16+ only
Award-winning Sanjay Lago spills the tea on the rollercoaster to finding love in Love Me Like A Chai Tea Latte.
Copla: A Spanish Cabaret
Friday 15 May, doors 8pm
The Ballroom, Waterside
Tickets £15 (£12 concession) - 15+ only
Copla: A Spanish Cabaret cracks open Spain’s most dramatic song tradition and lets the secrets out
Block Party '26
Saturday 16 May, 12-6pm
Waterside Plaza and Sale Library
FREE
The always-popular Pride in Trafford Block Party is back for 2026, a full day of celebration, creativity and community.
The Stretford Wives Club
Saturday 16 May from 8.30pm
Waterside Arts
Tickets £15 and £12 early bird (limited)
Pride in Trafford
12-17 May 2026
Waterside Arts and Sale Library
