20 Years of Belfast Pride Photographic Exhibition @ Central Library
Event Dates: Thursday, 8 July til Saturday, 7th August
Belfast Pride is delighted to present a photographic exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of our organisation in Belfast Central Library.
The exhibition celebrates the work done by all members and volunteers of Belfast Pride in the last 20 years to promote LGBT rights and equality, and pave the way for the annual Pride parade becoming Ireland’s largest. The exhibition will feature photographs, Pride guides, t-shirts and other vibrant memorabilia spanning the life of the organisation, as well as a visitors’ book.
Opening Times:
Monday to Thursday 09.00-20.00
Friday 09.00-17.30
Saturday 09.00-16.30
Cinema:
And here we have the cinematic line-up that marks 20 years of Belfast Pride...
A Beautiful Thing @ Grand Opera House
Event Time/Date: Tue, 20 July, 20:00 – 22:00
Beautiful Thing is a play written by Jonathan Harvey and first performed in 1993 . A screen adaptation of the play was released in 1996 by Channel 4 Films,[1] with a revised screenplay also by Harvey. Initially, the film was only intended for television broadcast but it was so well-received that it was released in cinemas. The atmosphere of the film is heavily influenced by a soundtrack consisting almost entirely of the work of Mama Cass Elliot.
Cinema: Milk @ Grand Opera House
Event Time/Date: Wed, 21 July, 20:00 – 22:00
Milk is a 2008 American biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, and one of the first three in the United States as a whole, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Grand Opera House
Event Time/Date: Thu, 22 July, 20:00 – 22:00
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical horror comedy/rock opera film that parodies science fiction and B-movie horror films. Still in limited release 35 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history.[3][4] The film is considered a cult classic.[5] It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters across the United States.
AND EVEN MORE!
Below is the compete listings for this years event... Anything and everything that you could be looking for in a festival is available to find below.
Date: Saturday, 24th July
Time: 20:00 til Late
Belfast Pride Festival Launch @ QFT
Belfast Pride Shall Launch @ 8pm with a glass of wine in the grand foyer of the cinema. Then, Belfast Pride proudly presents the premiere of ‘PRIDE, SWEAT AND TEARS’, a documentary charting the highs and lows of 20 years of the outrageous parades, protests and parties that Belfast Pride is internationally famed for.
With contributions from Committee members past and present, and local dignitaries including former Belfast Lord Mayor, Naomi Long MP and Northern Ireland deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA, this will be a fantastic trip down memory lane. And to get everyone in the mood for the week ahead, QFT will be showing the camp classic film, “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”, so plan to stay for the whole evening!
Date: Sunday, 25th July
Time: 11:45 – 16:15
OUT AND ABOUT ANNUAL PRIDE WALK 2010
Location: Mynt Carpark (11:45) or Belfast Castle Carpark (12:00)
Following on from last year’s successful sponsored walk, this year Out&About are supporting the N.Ireland Children’s Hospice on this sponsored walk over Cave Hill, starting and ending at Belfast Castle. Cave Hill is not difficult to climb, and as befits the fun nature of Pride, the pace can be leisurely! The views over Belfast and much of the surrounding countryside are spectacular and on a good day you can see Scotland!
Time: 12:00 – 15:00
LASI PRIDE FAMILY FUN DAY - RSVP ONLY
This event is being organized by the LASI family group, which meets monthly in Belfast. Sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends are invited to help us celebrate LGBT families with PRIDE. Adults are welcome too but make sure you’re accompanied by a child!
Time: 15:00 – 18:00
TITANS SCRUMPTIOUS SHORTS SPORTS DAY
Location: Cherryvale Playing Fields, Ravenhill Road, Belfast
A sports day of gaiety and fun..... with a bit of rugby thrown in too! We challenge you to come down and try your hand at Handbag Throwing, Tops & Bottoms race, Titans’ Egg & Spooning race and a Pulling Competition. And pick a team to support in Belfast’s first ever ‘Drag-Tag” rugby competition starring some of Belfast’s finest cross dressers! If you want to try your your hand at rugby the Ulster Titans will be on hand to show you some basic ball-handling skills. This will be a great opportunity to meet the team and try your hand at something new, as well as bag some FABULOUS prizes!
Time: 19:00 – 23:00
LESBIAN LINE PRIDE FILM NIGHT
Lesbian Line presents two films for Belfast Pride: “D.E.B.S.” is a 2004 American action-comedy film which is both a parody and an emulation of the Charlie’s Angels format. “I Can’t Think Straight” is a 2007 romance movie about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian origin, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another woman, Leyla.
Time: 19:00 – 20:30
IT'S OK TO BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN!
Location: All Souls’ Church, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast
IT’S OK TO BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN is a public meeting to affirm the inclusive Christian message. The meeting will include speakers of different Christian Faiths and will be led by Reverend Chris Hudson, Minister All Souls' Church and Belfast Pride's Hero of the Year award winner 2010.
Date: Monday, 26th July
Time: 18:30 – 20:00
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL PRIDE LECTURE
Location: Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast
The Amnesty International Belfast Pride Lecture returns, this year with Senator David Norris at the podium to tackle prejudice and persecution against gay people at home and abroad.
Lecture to be followed by Q&A led by the BBC’s William Crawley.
Time: 20:00 – 23:00
Belfast Pride Pub Quiz @ Mynt
Location: Mynt/Yello 2-16 Dunbar Street Belfast (BT1 2LH)
A monthly Pub Quiz (helped along by Miss Polly Vester). £2 per head and all funds go direct to Belfast Pride.
Time: 20:00 – 22:00
PRIDE TALKS BACK 2010
Location: Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast
The annual opportunity to meet and challenge Northern Ireland’s leaders returns. A question and answers debate featuring politicians from across the political spectrum and other community leaders. This event is normally very popular so arrive in plenty of time!
Date: Tuesday, 27th July
Time: 14:00 – 17:30
NASUWT - TEACHING WITH PRIDE
Location: Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast
The NASUWT was the first teaching union in Northern Ireland to take part in the Belfast Pride parade, and for the second year running, will be hosting an event to highlight the issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teachers and students.
Time: 27 July, 19:30 til Wed, 28 July, 00:00
NORTHSTAR SCIENCE FICTION NIGHT
Location: The Roost Bar, Church Lane, Belfast
Belfast Pride boldly presents... A science-fiction triple feature! Watch your favourite sci-fi heroes on the big screen, as we journey into outer space with Doctor Who and the Star Trek: Voyager crew, and join the Griffen family as "Family Guy do Star Wars".
It’s an evening of camp old nonsense as the Doctor and Donna meet Agatha Christie and battle a giant wasp, and Captain Janeway becomes the Bride of Chaotica! As if that wasn’t enough, Family Guy then enters the dark side...
Finally, to round off the evening, the documentary about Belfast Pride ‘Pride Sweat and Tears’ will get a second showing.
Date: Wednesday, 28th July
Time: 17:30 – 20:00
RAINBOW SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC
Location: Outside Sauna, 1-5 Donegal Lane, Belfast. (BT1 2LZ)
The Rainbow Project in partnership with the Royal GUM clinic have organised free sexual health clinics. This is a drop in clinic and information provided is confidential and will not be shared with your GP.
Time: 18:30 – 21:30
THE BIG QUEERSPACE HISTORY BUS TOUR!
Departs: LGBT Centre, Waring Street, Belfast
As Belfast Pride prepares to celebrate 20 years of existence, what better time to take a look back at the history of the LGBT community in Belfast? Get on board a familiar sight in the city – an open-top double-decker bus that will follow a route especially designed by QueerSpace to take in the queer landmarks.
Guest speakers and your glamorous compere will inform and entertain with stories of the people and places that form the backdrop to the growing confidence of our community in Belfast. The Big Queer Bus Tour will last 2 hours. Afterwards there will be drinks and nibbles in Dubarrys Bar.
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS - Gay & Lesbian Youth NI (GLYNI)
Location: Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast
An event for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, their friends and families, this year we intend to send out a positive message to Northern Ireland about what it’s like to be young and LGBT. The theme is ‘Diversity V Conformity’! Interested in having your voice heard? Then come along and paint some signs and placards to be carried in Belfast Pride Parade, and let everyone know we exist.
Time: Thu, 29 July, 19:30 til Fri, 30 July, 00:00
BELFAST'S PRIDE'S ANNUAL WOMEN'S NIGHT
Location: Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast (map)
Belfast Pride invites you to attend the women’s night of the festival week. This year there will be a night full of vibrant art from women across the community, varying from artists to jewellery designers, exhibiting and selling their work at this event. With Gemma Hutton providing some outstanding laughs and Uber Gllitteratti giving us a chance to let our hair down with some music, it’s sure to be a varied event to meet everyones tastes.
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
GAY HOME SAFE - Your Community, Your Safety
Location: Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street Belfast
An evening of interaction with your community safety agencies. LGBT support groups working to improve your safety are bringing together the public agencies and people responsible for ensuring public safety, including the Police and Belfast City Council Community Safety Team. Learn about how the Police and the City Council are tackling Homophobic Hate Crime and trying to change attitudes. Come and meet them, receive information about your safety and if you have any issues that you need resolving, or if you just want to get something off your chest, this is the event for you. Supper Provided!
Time: Thu, 29 July, 22:00 til Fri, 30 July, 01:00
MEN OF THE NORTH - WELCOME NIGHT
Location: The Deer’s Head, Lower Garfield Street, Belfast
Come celebrate a weekend of Bear Events in tandem with the annual Belfast Pride Celebrations starting tonight with the annual welcome night. This event, held at The Deer’s Head, gives visitors, MOTN regulars and their guests the chance to meet over a few drinks. Music supplied by DJ Andy. Admission FREE!
Time: Fri, 30 July, 20:00 til Sat, 31 July, 00:00
JUST TINA! presents Mothers Pride
Location: Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast
Admission: £5 - All proceeds go towards running this year’s festival!
In 2010, Belfast Pride’s highly popular Friday night returns, with the aid of a friend of Pride.... Leading Drag Queen Tina Leggs Tantrum opens her closet and reveals her inner most secrets. In a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you can relive the birth of Tina through to present day through video, pictures and of course, song.
With the help of some friends, you can find out all you ever wanted to know about Tina, and more importantly, how much work goes into producing show stopping performances each week. She’s even giving you the opportunity to pick your favourite performances to date for a repeat performance on the night. The highlight for many and the official start of the main Festival Weekend, this event is one not to miss.
Date: Saturday, 31st July
Time: 12:00 – 18:00
PARTY IN THE SQUARE 2010!
Location: Custom House Square, Belfast
Ireland’s largest FREE LGBT party returns, and its the biggest year yet, as the partying continues right through Pride Day. Opening from Noon, Custom House Square will once again play host to Ireland’s largest FREE LGBT celebration! It’s the ideal place to meet before the parade, grab a drink and first dance of the day or simply make any last minute adjustments to costumes and banners.
Haven’t got a Pride flag or t-shirt? Not to worry as our on site stalls will keep you supplied with all sorts of parade paraphernalia! When we return from the parade, Party in the Square really jumps into live with the best of local live talent such as SETHWAY, winners of Battle of the Bands 2010, onto more mainstream artists such as the all time Eurovision camp classics SCOOCH.
Not only that, we’ve also got a MASSIVE video wall which will allow you to see all the goings on no matter where you are on the screen - we will be making full use of this with live broadcasts throughout the square and not only that, we’ll be giving two lucky party goers the chance to win big as we replay some of your all time favourite game shows LIVE in the square. Full bar and food facilities will be on hand to ensure Priders don’t go thirsty or hungry.
There’ll be a community market place, where you can get up to speed on the activities and services offered by a wide range of voluntary groups and statutory agencies. Added to that will be a dedicated family zone with bouncy castle and face painters to keep the young (and young at heart) in the festival spirit. We’d also like to remind patrons that carry-outs are not permitted in the Square. As with the Parade, please follow the instructions of marshals and security staff – they’re there to ensure everyone has a safe and fun day out. First Aiders will be on hand in the event of any accidents, and a dedicated disabled viewing area will be available to ensure all the community can enjoy the day fully.
There will be a number of visible camera crews who will be in Party in the Square. They will be broadcasting live onto the big screen and thus it is important you follow instructions they may give to ensure everyone is entertained throughout the afternoon.
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
THE 20th ANNUAL BELFAST PRIDE PARADE!
Location: Custom House Square Custom House, Belfast, County Antrim (BT1 3ET)
Date: Sun, 1 August
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
ANNUAL PRIDE CHURCH SERVICE & CELEBRATION
Location: All Souls’ Church - Elmwood Avenue, Belfast
This years service, organised by All Souls’ church in partnership with Changing Attitude Ireland and The Gathering, organisations which are working to address the needs of spirituality within the LGBT community, will again celebrate spirituality and sexuality.
We warmly invite all those who are genuine and extend a warm welcome regardless of orientation, gender, denomination or faith, so please join us and share with us. Friends and family are especially welcome.
