Sunderland Pride

Sunderland Pride is run by Out North East, the regional LGBTQ+ charity that also organizes Pride in Gateshead and South Tyneside. It isn't one big weekend. Pride in Sunderland is a June programme of smaller events. In 2025 it ran all month, from a launch at The Bridges shopping centre on June 7, through events such as line dancing and drag bingo, to a Pride concert in Keel Square on June 28.

2026 was harder. Sunderland's Reform UK-led council refused to fund Pride, so Out North East moved its events from council land to private spaces. The main day was Saturday, June 6, 2026. It started with a free family event in Central Square at The Bridges, with a makers' market, stalls and face painting, and ended with a free fundraiser concert at Sheepfold Stables in Monkwearmouth from 6pm to 10pm, with Angie Brown and Sally TM. The charity's chief executive, Peter Darrant, said the Pride programme costs about £95,000, most of it raised through sponsorship.

Events are free, and donations on the day help keep Pride going. The 2027 dates hadn't been announced when we checked.