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🌈 Liverpool Pride 2026 Official Opening Party
Liverpool Pride returns to M&S Bank Arena with an unforgettable opening night celebration featuring chart-topping artists, drag icons, local performers and a spectacular community-led opening ceremony.
🎤 The Line-Up
Sugababes
Headline Performance
Beth Ditto
First Liverpool Solo Show
Tia Kofi
Bimini
Harrsn & House Gospel Choir
Horse Meat Disco
Glitterbox favourites
Hosted by Tyler DaClaire, Debbie Darling and Pam Sandwich
✨ A Pride Opening Ceremony Like No Other
Before the headline performances begin, Liverpool Pride's official Opening Ceremony takes centre stage.
Curated by Debbie Darling, the ceremony will feature LGBTQ+ performers and community groups from across Liverpool in a powerful celebration of pride, identity and visibility.
🎉 Why Attend?
- One of the UK's biggest Pride launch events
- Live performances from internationally recognised artists
- The official opening night of Liverpool Pride 2026
- A celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, inclusion and community
- Supporting vital services provided by Sahir House
🏳️🌈 Delivered By The Community
Liverpool Pride 2026 is delivered through a collaboration between Sahir House and LCR Pride Foundation.
Together they are creating a more inclusive, representative and community-led Pride celebration across the Liverpool City Region.
📍 More Than One Night
The Opening Party launches a full weekend of Pride celebrations across Liverpool.
- Liverpool Pride March
- Community-led events
- Cultural performances and showcases
- Celebrations across the city region
🎟️ Join The Celebration
Proceeds from the Official Opening Party support the vital work of Sahir House and help fund Liverpool's wider Pride celebrations.
Be part of Liverpool Pride 2026 from the very first moment.
Under 14's must be accommodated by an adult. No under 14's on the floor.
PREMIUM EXPERIENCES
Experience the golden age of the 1920s - whether you're sipping cocktails in the Premium Live Lounge or living large in a Super Suite, there's a premium package for every budget.
Experience the golden age of the 1920s - whether you're sipping cocktails in the Premium Live Lounge or living large in a Super Suite, there's a premium package for every budget.
Experience the golden age of the 1920s - whether you're sipping cocktails in the Premium Live Lounge or living large in a Super Suite, there's a premium package for every budget.
Experience the golden age of the 1920s - whether you're sipping cocktails in the Premium Live Lounge or living large in a Super Suite, there's a premium package for every budget.
Train
Bus
Car
Plane
From the south...
Avanti West Coast operates hourly, direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (with a journey time of just over two hours). Other long-distance rail services also operate into Liverpool Lime Street station.
M&S Bank Arena is a 20-minute walk from Lime Street or a short taxi ride. You can also transfer at Lime Street onto the underground Wirral Line trains to James Street station (10 minute walk) or catch the CityLink Route C4 (7am – 8pm) directly to the venue. If travelling from outside Merseyside, you can catch an underground train to James Street station from Lime Street station, inclusive of the cost of your train ticket.
Most Liverpool city centre bound buses will call at either Queen Square bus station (a 15-minute walk) or Liverpool ONE Bus Station, which is only a five minute walk to M&S Bank Arena.
For further information on bus routes within Merseyside, you can visit https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/customer-information/routes-and-maps/
For up-to-date information on all bus, train and ferry services, call Traveline Merseyside on 0871 200 22 33, open 8am – 8pm, 364 days a year or visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk
For all car journeys it's best to follow the white on brown tourist route signs for the Waterfront. These signs are visible on the major routes into the city. Exhibition Centre Liverpool is situated on the Kings Dock directly adjacent to the south side of the Albert Dock. Upon arrival, the Kings Dock entrance is clearly sign posted.
From the North...
Leave the M6 at junction 26 and follow signs for M58 Liverpool. Follow to end of M58 and then take signs for A59 Liverpool. Continue to follow Liverpool City Centre until picking up signs for the Waterfront.
From the South...
Leave the M6 at junction 21A and take the M62 to Liverpool. At the end of the M62 follow signs for Liverpool City Centre along Edge Lane, picking up and following signs for Waterfront.
Flying into Liverpool John Lennon Airport...
A taxi from the airport to the city centre will take approximately 20 minutes or the express bus service Route 500 will take approximately 25 minutes, dropping you off within a five minute walk of M&S Bank Arena, while Manchester’s international airport is just 45 minutes away by car.
This event is in The Auditorium Liverpool. This is a standard seating layout for The Auditorium Liverpool for guidance only, as each event layout is unique, so please refer to the individual plan provided when booking your tickets online as the actual layout may differ from this image. The entrance to the venue can be seen here.
You can find more venue layout plans here.
Accessibility Map
Accessible Bookings
To book accessible tickets please call our box office on 0344 8000 400 on the day that the event goes on sale - this applies to both presale and general sale.
Our contact centre is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The M&S Bank Arena has recently partnered with Nimbus Disability and The Access Card to ensure customers' needs are met at events. Nimbus is one of the country’s leading providers of disability-related advice and support to professional organisations and is recognised as a leading authority on accessible ticketing in the UK.
To ensure the right tickets are sold to the right people, we will require all access bookers for events at ACC Liverpool to provide us with a Nimbus registration number to qualify for any accessible tickets or discounts available at the time of booking. Registering is free to Ticket Quarter customers with an option to upgrade for £15 to have access to all participating venues. For more information please visit here.
Our new on-site temporary multi-deck car park is now open.
Kings Dock Car Park
There are 1450 parking spaces available in the on-site Kings Dock Car Park, with accessible bays and electric charging points on every floor.
There is plenty of parking nearby too, more information on driving to the venue and parking can be found here.
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult