Belfast Pride has set the tone for its 2026 celebrations with the launch of its new theme, Love In Every Colour, revealed this week at the Oh Yeah Music Centre.
The setting felt right. In the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, organisers, performers, and community members gathered to mark the start of a milestone year.
2026 marks 35 years of Belfast Pride. What began as something smaller and more defiant has grown into one of the city’s defining cultural moments. Yet its purpose remains intact. Pride in Belfast is still about visibility, belonging, and the continued shaping of a more open city.
The theme is deliberately simple. Love In Every Colour. No overstatement, just a clear and confident message. In a place where identity has often been layered, that clarity carries weight.
When the festival returns this July, it will bring the expected energy back into the city centre. But there is a sense already that this year will offer more than celebration.
A moment to reflect. A marker of how far the city has come, and how far it still has to go.
