The first ever Pride in Banbury will take place from Friday May 31st till Sunday June 2nd on Butcher’s Row, the street will be closed to traffic for the whole weekend.
Commenting Chair of the Banbury pride committee Tom Staples said;
“I am so pleased we’ve been able to make this happen. It’s a real show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community in Banbury.
The response already has been phenomenal and we are so grateful to local people and businesses who have are sponsoring the event, and we welcome more to come forward.
We have events planned all weekend during the day and evening, there will be live music, bands, drag Queens, Karaoke, quizzes and more.
We really want to lay the foundations this year to make this an annual event. We can’t wait to show the best of Banbury.”