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The contents on this page are considered the terms and conditions of attending the parade at Pride Canterbury. In addition to this page, all organisations + attendees are required to adhere to our General T&Cs.

If you have any issues at the event, you should not attempt to resolve this yourself + should instead contact our team.

No objects can be given to spectators or other parade participants in the parade staging area or during the parade route, without prior permission. No parade participants can accept anything from spectators (incl. donations).

All participants are required to maintain a continuous forward motion during the parade. No stopping unless we direct you otherwise. All performances must be “on the move”. No large gaps between parade units of more than 3 metres. Please aim to keep a small sensible gap between groups wherever possible (in both the parade staging area and on the parade route).

All parade groups, except the ‘Independent Participants’ section, have assigned group organisers who have ultimate responsibility for your group, and you should be aware of who this is.

Attendees of the ‘Independent Participants’ section of the parade should not display any branding to advertise businesses or organisations, without prior permission.

We reserve the right to dismiss any individual or group that has entered under a false name or given false information. If you need to make any changes to your application, please contact us urgently.

Only those who are registered may walk in the parade. No one is to be pulled in from the crowds to join.

Parade Group Organisers have accepted responsibility on behalf of the entire group and are responsible for behaviour within your group. Please ensure your group is keeping the orderly flow of the parade. All groups are expected to follow the parade route according to their allocated position in the parade. Each group is expected to stay in order. Any group who tries to overtake another group will be removed from the parade. If anyone in your group does anything that is against the Terms and Conditions, all your group may be immediately withdrawn from the parade. We also reserve the right to deny the entry of your whole group into the festival site if our terms and conditions are not followed.

In an emergency, please follow all instructions provided by security. If you have or witness a medical issue during the parade, please notify the nearest member of security. We have a medical vehicle at the rear of the parade, and walking medics, which can provide medical attention. If for any reason you need to leave the parade while it is in motion, then please step clearly out of the parade procession and seek advise – you will not be able to re-join.

If you have any questions, our information point is available in Parade Staging Area (see the map below).

Unfortunately there are no toilets available in the Parade Staging Area in 2025. Please ensure you are in your section by 10:00.

No parking is available. The car park is for pre-authorised parade vehicles only. Click here for travel info.

Press must have a press + media wristband to photograph the parade. These are not available to collect at the Parade Staging Area. We recommend arriving at 09:45 to photograph parade groups. The parade is expected to reach the high street at 11:00. Contact us for more information.

If you have been invited to the official pre-pride sponsors networking event, you will be directed to join the parade at the appropriate time. If you have been invited to this, you will also have been advised how to collect the relevant wristband.

Only pre-approved vehicles may participate in the parade; a list will be provided to security and vehicles not on the list will not be able to enter. Pedestrians walking with a vehicle must have a parade group and will be positioned in the Parade Staging Area — only the vehicle + driver(s) are staged separately.

Vehicles should arrive by 09:25, and please line-up in the vehicle staging area (see the map below) as per the parade order (also see below). The only exception to this is the Kent Fire Rescue Service vehicle which should arrive by 10:30 and must wait on the road to be directed by our Security Team.

2025 UPDATE: At the end of the parade, Barretts Mini should exit the parade at the roundabout immediately after passing back through Westgate Towers. Kent Police however should take a left at Linden Grove and rejoin the parade.

2026 ONLY: After the parade, all vehicles must turn left at the Watling Street roundabout and follow Watling Street to the ring road. Vehicles entering the Dane John Gardens will be given additional advice by the marketplace team.

Click here to review our Vehicle Terms & Conditions.

Independent participants may not bring amplified music under any circumstances. Parade groups may request to have amplified music – this will not be unnecessary withheld. Any group bringing speakers without explicit permission will be removed from the parade. Music may only be played when the parade is on the high-street and at a sensible volume, not the in Parade Staging Area. Security and the pride team reserve the right to ask any groups to stop or reduce the volume of music, at any time.

After the parade, you must either store the speaker off-site, or you may leave this at your own risk at Pride HQ. We cannot take responsibility for any damage or theft from storing these at Pride HQ. You may not carry speakers around the festival site and you must turn off the speaker before passing the festival site entrance. Those not arriving with the parade will not be able to leave speakers at Pride HQ.

Parade groups cannot request permission for handouts in the parade. We are moving to being more environmentally friendly and we find that flyers, leaflets, business cards, stickers, and branded handouts, result in an increase in litter + waste at the event, so we no-longer allow these. If you wish to handout materials, you may book a place in our marketplace.

It’s important to us to ensure the parade remains accessible for all. The parade route itself over the high street can be the most difficult part to navigate. The parade staging area is grassy but should be mostly flat. In the unlikely case that a wheelchair cannot navigate this area, then please advise security + staff at the event as there is some paved areas seperate from the parade groups that can be used for the wheelchair, with one or two other people. Please speak to us at the event if you have any concerns and we will be happy to help.

Corporate volunteers, with prior agreement, are due to arrive by 09:15 (where participants are arriving from 09:30) and will be swapping Eventbrite registrations for Parade Independent wristbands.

After the parade, anyone with a parade wristband or registration will enter Pride Canterbury in the Pride Festival through a dedicated entrance. Spectators will be directed to join the main entrance. There will be another security checkpoint when everyone enters the Pride Festival to continue the celebrations.

We have organised an area near the main entrance where you can leave banners and hard poles. You are not able to bring hard poles into the festival site. We cannot take responsibility for any damage or theft from storing these – they are left at your own risk.

Please see the 'Amplified Music' dropdown for information on the storage of speakers.