As soon as we know more information, we will update this page as soon as possible. Please remember to book up hotels and BnB's as quickly as possible.

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The parade starts at Maderia Drive, at 11am. Maderia Drive is situated just to the side of the Main Brighton Pier (ie the pier with the rides). The best directions is to head to the sea front and then walk to the pier. This year (2004), the route has been altered to include West Street and North Street, missing the bottom corner of the Old Steine. It will still start and finish in the same place. The theme of this years parade is "Hit Parade", celebrating 30 years since Abba won eurovision at The Brighton Pavilion

Brighton Pride 2002, showing the top of the march, london road

The parade takes roughly two hours from start to finish, therefore please bare the advice we give to our youth project is :-

• Make sure you have sunscreen even if cloudy... don't want to look like a burnt lobster for the rest of the day.
• Make sure you have raincoat .. don't want to look like a drowned rat for the rest of the day.
• Try not to do to much too excess, to quickly........ remember you have the rest of a long and fun day ahead.
• Have a fun and safe march!!!!!!!!!!!.

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Opening at 12 Noon the Park will be packed with something for everyone. The park is large enough space to contain :- The Circus Tent, The XXL Charity Bar, Popstarz Tent, Fairground, The ticketed VIP Royal Enclosure, Wild Fruit Dance Tent, the Pride Arena, the Commitment Ceremony Tent, the Women's Tent with performers throughout the day, People of Colour Tent, The Revenge Caberet Big Top, The Candy Bar tent & the Market Area. Please note that, for licencing reasons, there is only one "Dance Tent" and that's Wild Fruit's. So Popstarz and Candy Bar are called Bars or Tents, not "dance tents"

“Pride Couple of the Year” Seven lucky couples will have their relationship sealed for ever with a thirty minute commitment ceremony in a very special and serious declaration of their love. Hosted by Pink Weddings in the ‘Pink Partnership Pavilion’ in Preston Park on August 7th, sponsored by Man Around and officiated by a celebrant from Brighton and Hove City Council, each couple will commit to each other in front of family and friends.

All seven couples will be given thirty official gold invites to use and suggestions will be made for each service by the celebrant from the council which leads the way with LGBT Commitment Ceremonies. Each couple will receive official wedding photographs, a glass of celebratory bubbly and a certificate. A reminder of your special day will be recorded.

From the seven couples, the ‘best dressed and best personality’ will be chosen to be “Pride Couple of the Year” and will win a deluxe four day honeymoon to the fabulous destination of Québec staying in a top hotel with romantic dining, sophisticated sightseeing and relaxing days and nights.

We are now inviting applications from same-sex couples. Please write to us saying why you want to have your ceremony in Preston Park. Include the following in your letter:

• your names and contact telephone numbers inc land lines and mobiles
• How long you’ve been together
• how you met
• a romantic photograph of you both on a recent holiday together (by “holiday” we don’t mean a day trip to Brighton Beach)
• Because of the large numbers of anticipated applications we cannot return photographs so we suggest you make a copy and send us that. We will inform the seven couples by Sunday 30th July giving you both enough time to blush profusely as well as arrange the stag/hen nights.

Send your application to Pride Couple of the Year, The Pride Office, 6 Bartholomews, Brighton, BN1 1HG. These ceremonies have no legal status yet but the Government has promised partnership rights by 2005. Certain eligibility, age and marital status conditions apply which are available on the “Registry Office” section of http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/

There is also enough room for most people to picnic and sun bathe

Allsorts will also have a young peoples space for people under 26.

Brighton and Sussex Universities will have a stall for students.

There will also be Blessings, more varied food, NO entry charge, NO attitude, NO queuing for drinks vouchers & fair prices in the bars

The night of pride is perhaps one of the towns busiest evenings. There are fireworks to the east side of the pier at 10pm (every Friday and Saturday until August 30th), therefore a cheap and free event would be to sit on the beach and watch.

If you are planning or require a restaurant, please book well in advance, if you would like some ideas or suggestions, then please call switchboard on 01273 - 204050

Nearly all bars will have an extended license. There is also a large firework display at the main pier at 10pm

To ensure entry to night clubs, Switchboard advises to arrive before opening for these clubs as they reach capacity with in a short time of opening

Brighton Station is serviced by Trains from London and the north and the South Coast. You can check train times and plan your journey by clicking here. You can also use this site to help you work out on the day if your train is running late by clicking here. The last train to Victoria (to which you change at east croydon and make london bridge connections) leaves Brighton on saturdays is 23:02, the next train is 04:00 and Chichester is 23:14 and Eastbourne it 23:46

From the park you can also take "Preston Park Station" and "London Road Station" tickets valid outside of Brighton Areas to Brighton are valid there too.

Brighton and Hove run buses in and out of the town by the park. All fares with in the centre of town regardless of destination are £1.20 and an all day pass is £2.40. This year 2004, there will be no buses running in the centre of town during the times of the parade as its not possible to operate a reliable service. You can check times and maps of buses from the Brighton and Hove Buses website, please also note that most buses are wheel chair accessible.

Taxi's are available through, the main licensed taxi number of 01273 202020 or you can visit their website

Hover speed run sailings to Newhaven and Dieppe through out the day. Newhaven harbour is under half an hour train journey away. For more information please visit their website for more information.