If there’s one thing London knows how to do, it’s throw a party in the name of queer joy. Pride 2025 is shaping up to be more than just a parade — it’s a citywide celebration of identity, culture, and glittering subversion, spanning immersive musicals, underground raves, and sharp, funny theatre that might just make you cry into your Pride-themed martini. And unlike the corporate-sponsored rainbow gloss you’ll find plastered across billboards come June, this year’s events go deeper: they’re fierce, funny, and unapologetically intimate — the kind of experiences you’ll still be talking about come winter, ideally over a bottle of orange wine in Dalston.
From sweaty East London basements packed with techno and moustachioed go-gos, to bunker-set musicals reimagining Oscar Wilde as a pop prophet of the future, to emotionally raw one-man shows about bisexuality and masculinity, the capital is once again proving that Pride is not just a party — it’s political, poetic, and deeply personal. Whether you're looking to dance until sunrise, cry in a fringe theatre, or just flirt your way through Soho, here are the events actually worth your time this season.
Pride in London 2025
July 5 · Parade starts midday · Free (ticketed grandstands available)
The cornerstone of queer summer in the capital, Pride in London turns the city into one giant runway of resistance. The main event? A 35,000-strong Parade weaving from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Place, flanked by DJs, drag, and grandstands (if you're allergic to standing). It's the finale to a month-long festival of theatre, art, parties and protest — and yes, the Mayor usually leads the charge.
Homostash Pride Rave
July 5 · 9:30pm–3:30am · Colours Hoxton · £12–£30
If you like your Pride nights sweaty, unfiltered, and soundtracked by proper techno, Homostash is non-negotiable. Back for its 11th anniversary, the moustache-loving rave takes over Colours Hoxton with a two-room blowout: one for dark, industrial beats, the other for disco highs. Expect go-gos, wild performance art, and a crowd that looks like a queer Berlin afterparty — in the best way.
OSCAR at The Crown
Now showing · Tottenham Court Road
This isn’t a musical — it’s a glitter-drenched, queer fever dream. OSCAR at the Crown reimagines Oscar Wilde as the ultimate pop prophet inside a post-apocalyptic nightclub. Set in a custom-built bunker with scorched tube cars and dystopian disco bathrooms, this immersive show turns high camp into cultural critique, with plenty of vodka cranberries along the way.
BI-TOPIA
June 17–22 · Seven Dials Playhouse
Sam Danson’s one-man show about bisexuality, masculinity and identity hits that sweet spot between laugh-out-loud and quietly devastating. A Fringe favourite, BI-TOPIA explores what happens when the gay thoughts outpace the military fantasies — and why being Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Pride Soirée at Old Spitalfields Market
5 June
The lively East End neighbourhood of Spitalfields buzzes with things to do, from the Gilbert & George Centre to the food-and-fashion-packed Old Spitalfields Market – all beneath its iconic Victorian roof. To kick off Pride Month, the market is hosting a free evening of music, dance and “queer brilliance”, hosted by designer and artist Mei-Hui Liu. The line-up includes rising LGBTQIA+ stars such as Yos Clark, Douglas Dare, and Zuiou Shinozuka – a Kyoto-based performer who fuses imperial Kyomai dance with poetic storytelling.
Pride Celebrations at Home House
Throughout June
If you’re looking to celebrate Pride in velvet-draped splendour, Home House – one of London’s most opulent private members’ clubs – is throwing a month-long programme of events. Every Friday becomes Pride Friday, spotlighting queer DJs for inclusive, high-energy sets. The club is also debuting a short film series titled As I Am: The Spectrum of Self, profiling LGBTQIA+ members and staff. Expect a riotous Pride Closing Party on Friday 27 June, where all the month’s featured DJs unite for one final blowout.
Omnibus Theatre’s 96 Festival
17 June – 12 July
Dysbiosis WIP
This independent theatre in Clapham is beloved for its bold programming and support for underrepresented voices. Its annual 96 Festival – named for the 1996 Pride party on Clapham Common – is now in its 10th year. The 2025 edition promises an especially glittering line-up of cabaret, comedy, music, art and activism, with a strong focus on new writing and queer storytelling.
Celebrating Queer Voices at The Common Press
15 June
Bethnal Green Road’s The Common Press is more than just London’s first queer intersectional bookshop – it’s a vital community hub. On 15 June, the shop is hosting an evening of readings and conversations exploring queer love, longing and intimacy through the lens of debut fiction, with authors José Daniel Alvior (Seven Days in Tokyo), Zahra Barri (Daughters of the Nile) and Iqbal Hussain (Northern Boy).
Queer 70s: LGBTQ+ Cinema in the Decade after Stonewall at the Barbican
11 June – 16 July
The Barbican’s latest film season rewinds to the 1970s, a transformative decade in queer history, with 11 screenings of groundbreaking international films that reshaped queer representation on screen. The series opens with a retrospective of experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer, featuring shorts like Dyketactics and Women I Love, and continues with cult classics, activist documentaries, and rarely seen gems.
Desire, Love, Identity: LGBTQ Histories at the British Museum
Ongoing
The British Museum might not be the first place you think of for queer culture, but its “Desire, Love, Identity” trail connects LGBTQIA+ history with objects from across its eight-million-strong collection. There’s a 15-object route for those with time to explore, or a shorter three-object trail if you’re on the move – featuring ancient same-sex art, 18th-century love tokens, and even a bust of Antinous, the famously beautiful lover of Emperor Hadrian.
Pride of the National Gallery
28 June – 4 July
Hidden in the brushstrokes of European masterpieces are coded symbols, glances and stories that have long belonged to the queer community. Rebel Tours will guide you through the National Gallery’s queer narratives – from Renaissance muses to modernist rebels – in a series of Pride-themed walk-throughs. It's part art history lesson, part act of reclamation.
Aesop Queer Library
3 – 5 July
Your favourite skincare sanctuary gets literary this Pride Month. Across its London stores, Aesop will be giving away books by LGBTQIA+ authors – no purchase necessary. The Aesop Queer Library installation celebrates storytelling, visibility and the written word, letting visitors discover new voices while browsing serums.
Ministry of Pride
5 July
If you’re in it for the party, this is the night for you. Ministry of Sound is throwing its biggest Pride event yet, with DJs and performers from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum taking over the iconic venue. Expect sets from Fat Tony, Catz 'N Dogz, FAFF, Princess Julia, Reenie, Tete Bang, and many more – plus plenty of glitter, dancing and unapologetic queer energy.
Classical Pride
27 June – 4 July
Think Pride is all pop bangers and voguing? Think again. Classical Pride is a music festival spotlighting LGBTQIA+ composers and performers through a series of concerts at venues including the Barbican and Southbank Centre. Highlights include Queer Cosmos, a choral celebration of queer mysticism; Voices from the Edge, giving voice to overlooked queer pioneers; and a recital by trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo.
