Margate Pride 2026 - Free Daytime Events

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Saturday 8 August | 10am-6pm | Free entry🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️A full day of grassroots Pride: completely free, community-led, and corporate-free. Join us for a joyful and powerful celebration of LGBTQIA+ life, love, protest, and pride across Margate.As we celebrate ten years of Margate Pride, we’re still finalising the full programme (which we can’t wait to share), but here’s what you can expect so far:We’ll kick things off with our early morning family event at Walpole Bay Lawns [10am–1pm], followed by our March through town and along the seafront [1–2pm]. We’ll then head to Dreamland for our daytime party and rally on the Scenic Stage [2–5pm], featuring DJs, live music, speeches, and the iconic Mx Margate.Walpole Bay Lawns | 10am-1pmStart the day by the sea with a laid-back, family-friendly morning at Walpole Bay Lawns. Expect:Family storytime / Family choir / Baby Rave / Silly OlympicsBring-your-own picnic Speeches and rallyInfo stall, music, and moreThis is also where the Pride March sets off at 1pm sharp - so come down early and make a day of it.The March | 1pm-2pm (gather from 12pm)We’ll set off from Walpole Bay Lawns at 1pm, heading along the seafront and arriving at Dreamland in time for the main event at 2pm. No floats. No political parties. No sponsorships. No brands. Just community.Register as an individual hereOrganisations or collectives: email engagement@margatepride.org.ukAccess needs? Get in touch: engagement@margatepride.org.ukEveryone is welcome to join - come march with us in protest, pride, and solidarity.Dreamland Scenic Stage - Main Pride Celebration | 2pm-6pmEntry to Dreamland's Scenic Stage is totally free for our Pride Day celebrations. We’re taking over the outdoor Scenic Stage with a full afternoon of:Live music & DJsDrag and cabaretMx Margate - our alternative beauty pageantCommunity stallsWellbeing SpaceYouth PrideAll ages welcomeThis is a grassroots, barrier-free Pride - no tickets, no wristbands, no corporate sponsors. Come and go a