We’re so proud to once again be sponsoring Pride Canterbury in 2024 – we can’t wait to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride with our University and Canterbury community.
This year’s Pride Canterbury will take place on Saturday 8 June, with a parade through Canterbury High Street, as well as stalls and live entertainment in the Dane John Gardens.
What’s is Pride Canterbury 2024?
Pride Canterbury is a powerful celebration of LGBTQIA+ identity. Pride marches began in Chicago, LA, New York, and San Francisco in 1970 following the Stonewall protests, raising awareness of the discrimination faced by the LGBTQIA+ community and inspiring the widening LGBTQIA+ movement. Canterbury’s own first Pride demo took place in 1973, and today Pride is celebrated in cities all over the world.
Pride Canterbury allows us to show support for each other without discrimination or prejudice, to bond as a community, and come together to celebrate equality and progress.
It’s also a great weekend of music, food and iconic entertainment - the line-up this year includes Baga Chipz, Big Bruvaz, Booty Luv and Katie Price, so don’t miss out!
Join in the Parade
The Parade through Canterbury High Street will be held on Saturday 8 June 2024 at 11am.
We’d love students and staff, along with their friends and families, to come and join us in the Parade. We have requested 100 places for the Parade, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis – so please register ASAP to avoid disappointment! You can use the request form below to request how many places you would like for yourself, plus any friends and family.
Request your place(s) in the Parade - deadline Friday 31 May.
Once you've requested places for the Parade using the above form, we will contact you to confirm how you can collect your wristband(s) in the week leading up to Canterbury Pride. The wristband will ensure you have admittance to join the Parade.
Please note that we only have a limited number of wristbands so if you have not registered, we cannot guarantee you a wristband.
University Stall
You can visit us anytime during Pride at our stall in the Dane John Gardens – come say hello, take a selfie at our flower wall, write a message to your future self, grab some freebies and more!
We’re also looking for volunteers to help us host the stall. If you can spare a couple of hours to help out and celebrate with us, we’d love to hear from you – fill out the volunteer sign-up form
Other ways to get involved
Students' Union Paint with Pride, Wednesday 5 June at the SU Hub
Get pride ready with LGBTQIA+ crafts. Make some pompom headbands, decorate flags and make friendship bracelets. Bring your own t-shirt/ trainers/ jackets to make bright and colourful. There will be cupcakes!
Pride Stressless with the Library Team
Join us on Thursday 6 June, celebrating friendship and belonging at our Pride Stressless Event.
You can find us in Augustine House, on the second floor between 1pm and 6pm, with a whole host of fun activities to engage in:
- Prepare for Pride – Get yourself ready for the big day by creating banners, flags, windmills, bracelets and stickers
- A gift of Pride – Want something to take home? Then get creative with our keyrings, rainbow scratch pictures, and Pride plaster moulds. Or, try your hand at upcycling some glassware or tiles to make something bright and beautiful that you can be proud of!
- Friendship and fun – Just looking to have some fun with friends, then why not try your luck and show off your moves with Just Dance or enjoy the outdoor terrace with some games
Queering the Archive
We're looking for volunteers to uncover and create a queer legacy using our archival materials, challenging and recontextualizing them in order to make a queer zine to be published for Canterbury Pride 2024.
Get involved and find out more.
Expect Respect
As part of Pride, we want to take the opportunity to encourage students and staff to take our Expect Respect pledge. Canterbury Christ Church University and the Students’ Union believe all students, staff and visitors have the right to live, study and work in a safe and supportive environment, free from discrimination, bullying or harassment of any form.
We believe that we all have a part to play in creating inclusive and welcoming campuses, free from harassment. We can take positive action in a number of ways to educate ourselves, reflect on our own behaviour and challenge behaviour in others.
We actively encourage staff and students to report any harassment or sexual misconduct they experience through our Report and Support platform. If you have witnessed, been impacted by or experienced harassment, we are here to support you.
