Cancelled Liverpool Pride 2025 back on after charity steps in

Liverpool’s annual Pride celebrations are back on after a charity stepped in to run the event, which was cancelled last month amid financial pressures.

Original organisers LCR Pride Foundation said it was “with great sadness” the 26 July party and parade would not go ahead due to rising costs and difficulty securing funding.

Sahir House, the city’s oldest LGBTQ+ charity, now said it had “stepped up” to run the event after widespread disappointment.

“Thanks to the passion, determination and sheer graft of local artists, activists, organisations and allies, we’ve turned things around to make Pride happen,” the charity said.

“This year, we’re proudly calling it Liverpool’s Pride – with an apostrophe and an ‘s’ – because this Pride belongs to all of us.

“It’s Liverpool’s moment to come together, celebrate loudly, protest proudly, and reclaim our Pride with love, resilience and joy.”

In a statement on its website, LCR Pride Foundation said it had “listened to the community” and was “pausing to take a breath” and let another group step in to take things forward after a “myriad” of stumbling blocks with this year’s event planning.

At the time the event was cancelled, it said: “In recent months the charity has faced significant financial and organisational challenges, which have impacted timescales and resulted in it reverting to an almost entirely volunteer-led operation.

“This, combined with rising costs and difficulty securing national and local funding, has made it impossible to bring Pride in Liverpool to the city this year.

“We are devastated we will not be able to march together this year, at a time when coming together to stand in solidarity, protest and celebration is needed more than ever, and we understand how difficult this will be for our community.”