We provide lots of opportunities for you to get involved with Manchester Pride, both at Manchester Pride Festival and beyond.

If you'd like to be involved in Manchester Pride Festival 2022, check out our opportunities below!

How can I apply to perform at Manchester Pride Festival? 

Each year, we offer artists the chance to perform on our stages. This is a great opportunity to showcase you or your band to thousands of people at our events.

If you would like a chance to perform on one of our stages, please email: perform@manchesterpride.com with the following:

1. Links to live performance - we don't book any artist without seeing what you can do live.

2. Links to your website and your artist Social Media accounts.  

3. FIVE words to describe yourself as an artist or group.

4. If you are a DJ, please send links to your Soundcloud / Mixcloud pages. 

Please do not send us a lengthy bio! We'd appreciate it if you could send us just a little bit about yourself to help us review all of our submissions.

The artist team assess every submission that comes in. However, due to the high volume of applications, we are only able to contact the artists we would like to book.

If we haven't contacted you this time, thank you for your interest and we'll keep your details on file.

How do I take part in the Expo at Manchester Pride? 

This hugely popular community space gives exhibitors the chance to showcase their organisation, spend face-to-face time with visitors, promote goods or services and carry out consultations at the heart of Manchester Pride Festival as part of the Gay Village Party.

Applications for The Expo are now open! We expect that demand for Expo stalls will be high this year, so be sure to get your applications in as soon as possible.

>>> APPLY HERE <<<

How do I apply to be a Food Trader at Manchester Pride Festival?

Each year we hire a selection of Food Traders to ensure our audiences at Manchester Pride Festival have lots of tasty options to choose from during the celebrations. With tens of thousands of people attending each day of Manchester Pride Festival, we get a lot of hungry visitors!

We're looking for some fantastic food traders to help us create the ultimate street party celebration at this year's Gay Village Party.

We don't just want burgers and fries, we want food from all around the world! We've got a lot of veggies and vegans to feed, so bring along your plant-powered dishes. Sweet treats are always welcome, be it an ice cream van or a waffle wagon - we want you too.

Applications for Food Traders at Manchester Pride Festival are now open! Get your applications in early to avoid disappointment.

>>> APPLY HERE <<<

How do I apply for a market stall at Manchester Pride Festival? 

Expression of Interest forms for Market Stalls at Manchester Pride Festival will go live in due course. Please check back for more information, or keep an eye on our social media channels for updates.

Our ever-popular market will return again this year, offering a great selection of gifts and memorabilia. With thousands of visitors over the weekend, it's a great opportunity to sell your wares.

We’d love to see traders selling things like jackets, vintage tees, unique jewellery, alternative clothing and accessories, body wear, pet products, and more. The more out there, the better! Anything that customers are able to take home with them is always a winner.

We're also looking for products and memorabilia that people will be able to use straight away, or pop in their pockets! Think cool clothes and festival wear, memorabilia, hats, accessories and more.

If you’re a trader, or you know anyone who may be interested in a market stall at Manchester Pride Festival, be sure to apply or direct traders to this page.