Get your diaries out, the Manchester Pride dates are: 21st August 2009 (10 day festival) and 28th August 2009 (big weekend).

The event takes place within Manchester's own gay village. The long running Manchester Pride festival, which last year celebrated its 18th birthday, is an exciting 10 day festival of events culminating in the Big Weekend on the August bank holiday.

The organisers are consistently raise money for the LBGT and AIDS/HIV communities, and it is now a charity in our own right. 

Website: www.manchesterpride.com

For more on gay life in Manchester see www.gaymanchester.biz