• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

News and entertainment worth sharing – York and North Yorkshire

  • News
  • Things to do
  • Radio
  • More
    • Food & drink
    • Business
  • About
    • Comments
    • Advertise
    • Contact us
  • Radio
  • WIN
  • Tonne of tins
  • Vouchers
  • Listen live »
Around the World in 80 days - York Theatre Royal

‘Devastating’: York Pride cancelled for 2021 – but there will be an online celebration

A flashback to York Pride in 2017
Fri 5 Mar, 2021 @ 8.00 am News YorkMix

York Pride – North Yorkshire’s biggest LGBT+ celebration – will not take place again this year.

Despite the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, organisers can’t find a way to safely stage the colourful, crowded spectacular by its planned date of Saturday 5 June – when some restrictions will still apply.

“Instead, we will be putting all our efforts into a bigger and better virtual Pride online,” the Pride team says.


They said there were still too many risks to staging a safe and successful event.

“Our intended date is not allowed under the new rules, but with the government’s dates for future stages of relaxation all being based on the best case scenario and still subject to change we are unable to accurately reschedule a date for later in the summer,” York Pride said in a statement.

“We may also be required to restrict numbers, ensure adequate social distancing, carry out rapid testing and verify vaccine passports on entry.

“As a small charitable organisation, we have neither the funds or the volunteer numbers to be able to put these impractical and expensive measures into place.”

Safety is top priority


Their statement went on: “This devastating decision is not one we have made lightly as we were so looking forward to getting together and delivering an amazing, inclusive event to celebrate the diversity of our community.

“However, our top priority is the safety of our attendees, volunteers, artists, traders and emergency services as we all continue to battle the virus and prevent new outbreaks.

York Cycle Campaign
York Cycle Campaign #Ad

“We know that many members of our LGBT+ community have been affected negatively by the pandemic, so it’s vital that we’re still all able to come together and connect with each other, albeit virtually, at our online Pride on Saturday 5 June 2021.

“When the time is right, we’re also hoping to arrange a number of smaller in-person events for later this year.”

The organisers concluded by saying: “We hope you can understand why we have had to make this tough decision once again and we’d like to thank all our supporters, sponsors and stallholders for their support through these difficult times for all of us.

“We look forward to welcoming you all back to a truly fabulous York Pride in 2022, which marks the 50th anniversary of the very first Pride in the UK!”

Fri 5 Mar, 2021

Footer

YorkMix
News 01904 848 766
Email YorkMix news »
5-6 King's Court, Shambles, York  YO1 7LD
YorkMix Radio
General enquiries 01904 375 029
Studio/competitions 01904 375 030
Email YorkMix Radio »
Selby Superbowl, Bawtry Road, Selby  YO8 8NA
YorkMix is a trading name of YorkMix Media Ltd
Registered in England
Company number: 07814727
VAT number: 154 0364 34
© York Sound Ltd

Copyright © 2023 YorkMix Media Ltd

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Cookie settingsACCEPT
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT