Countdown to 2016 Leeds Pride

The square will host the parade stage for this year’s event on Sunday August 7, with keynote speakers and entertainment on stage from 12pm before the huge Leeds Pride parade gets underway at 2pm.

Performers will include Soft Cell front man Marc Almond. Speakers will including Tom Doyle, chief executive of Yorkshire Mesmac and Chair Leeds LGBT Pride.

And Leeds City Council’s LGBT Staff Network will be hosting a special market from 11am until 1pm at Leeds City Museum, with stalls from different council departments offering free help, information and advice to Pride visitors.

For more information, go to www.leedspride.com