Manchester Pride ticket prices as LGBTQ+ event makes return from voluntary liquidation 

Manchester Pride ticket prices have been revealed as the event makes a return from voluntary liquidation following the creation of a Community Interest Company (CIC).

In October last year, bosses behind the charity that runs Manchester Pride confirmed that it had entered voluntary liquidation due it no longer being “financially viable”.

A report by business restructuring organisation KR8 Advisory, which oversaw the charity’s liquidation, then revealed the extent of the charity’s financial woes. According to the report, almost 200 individuals and companies are owed a total of £1.3 million in debts, with headline act Nelly Furtado being owed £145,755.75

However, Manchester City Council have announced that the event will return in August following the establishment of a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, Manchester Village Pride CIC (MVP). 

MVP will take over running the four-day event, across the Summer Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday 28 to Monday 31 August), including the parade, village party and annual vigil. 

Pride-goers will be pleased to know that the Monday event is continuing to remain free. 

Early Bird tickets, which will go on sale at 10am on Thursday, 5 February, will cost £25 for the weekend, plus a £2.75 booking fee. 

General release tickets will cost £30 plus a booking fee for the weekend, and £60 plus a booking fee for a family weekend pass, which includes two adults and two children under 16.

Individual day tickets can be be purchased for £20, plus booking fee, and £40 for daily family tickets before the additional booking fee.

According to the council’s statement, MVP received loans of £120,000 from village venues, while the Community Interest Company’s board is made up of volunteers enabling the company to deliver an “inclusive, safe and celebratory event”.  

‘We have a chance to start again’

Carl Austin-Behan, one of the founding board members and spokesperson for Manchester Village Pride CIC, said: “Manchester Village Pride is built around a simple belief. Pride has a home – and that home is the Village – but Pride belongs to everyone. 

“This is a really exciting time for our community. We have a chance to start again. 2026 is a year of rebuilding, reestablishing trust, reconnecting with Pride’s origins and reinforcing the role of the Village as the heart of the celebration.” 

Austin-Behan added: “From 2027 onwards MVP plans to develop a wider programme of citywide activity around Pride.” 

Rachel Bottomley, managing director of the LGBT Foundation, said: “We’re proud to stand alongside Manchester Village Pride as it rebuilds a celebration shaped by and for the community. This renewed focus on community and transparency is an opportunity to ensure LGBTQ+ people across Greater Manchester feel supported, represented, and empowered.” 

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