Birmingham Pride 2026

Birmingham Pride will be making its return to the city centre this year with the event being held over the weekend of Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 May.

On Saturday 23 May, the Birmingham Pride Parade will assemble and set off from Victoria Square at 12:00. 

The parade will then carry on into the LGBTQ+ village in Birmingham’s Southside district where the main festival activities will take place.  

Parade road closures

There will be phased road closures through the city centre while the parade takes place which will affect bus services and tram services.

• Pinfold Street, Stephenson Street, Corporation Street to New Street
• Carrs Lane
• Moor Street, Moor Street Queensway 
• Smallbrook Queensway from St Martins Tunnel to Hill Street 
• Hurst Street

Industrial action is taking place on the West Midlands Railway (WMR) and London Northwestern (LNR) network on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May.

This means there will be no WMR and LNR network trains running after 7pm on Friday 22 May and a late 7am start of service on Saturday 23 May.

A limited WMR service on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May will take place on the following routes:

• Cross City Line (Lichfield Trent Valley – Redditch / Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street) – 2 trains per hour


• Wolverhampton – Walsall via Birmingham New Street – 1 train per hour


• Rugeley Trent Valley – Birmingham International via Birmingham New Street – 1 train per hour

No trains will run on any other WMR route, including all routes via Birmingham Snow Hill, the Camp Hill Line, Shrewsbury Line, Hereford Line and between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa.

A limited LNR service on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May will take place on the following routes:

• Birmingham - Liverpool - 1 train per hour


• Birmingham - Northampton - Milton Keynes - London Euston - 1 train per hour

Services will be subject to disruption and cancellations. Operational services are expected to be significantly busier than normal particularly as it’s bank holiday weekend.

Read more here on the Industrial Action 

There will be a number of bus diversions in place throughout the day of the parade with some bus stops closed and temporary stops in place.

National Express West Midlands bus services 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 16, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 35, 45, 47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 80, 82, 87, 97, 97A, X1, X2, X20, X21, X22 will be subject to diversions and some bus stops changes due to phased road closures for the Pride Parade. 

For more details on bus diversion routes, visit our disruptions page or check out NX West Midlands dedicated Birmingham Pride webpage.

The Diamond 16A, 50 and 50A bus services will also be following a dedicated diversion route.

On Saturday 23 May from 09:00 until 15:00 West Midlands Metro will run services between Wolverhampton Station and Bull Street, Birmingham & Wolverhampton St George’s and Millennium Point. There will be no services between Corporation Street and Edgbaston Village during this time.

The last tram from Wolverhampton St George’s to Edgbaston Village via Millennium Point leaves at 07:30; the last tram from Wolverhampton Station to Edgbaston Village leaves at 07:45; and the last tram from Edgbaston Village to Wolverhampton leaves at 08:47.

Full tram service is expected to resume to Edgbaston Village from 15:00.

Pride ticketholders can receive a 20% discount on Metro zone 1-4 fares. For further details, please visit the following WM Metro webpage.

For further details, please visit the WM Metro webpage or follow their social media channels to be informed of any changes to services.

Roads in and around Birmingham are anticipated to be busier than usual because of the event and road closures.

Drivers who are planning on heading into the city are advised to leave their vehicles at home and use the bus, train or tram as an alternative to travel around the city centre. Those who cannot get to the event without a car are encouraged to avoid travelling via Digbeth and Holloway Circus as the areas are likely to be heavily congested with traffic and people. Additionally, due to HS2 road closures in the Eastside of Birmingham, please allow more time and plan your journey when travelling to and from Pride events.

Furthermore, car parks in the city centre will be at full capacity and the entrance to the Bull Ring car park will be restricted during Saturday due to the parade road closures, so please consider using the park and ride facilities.

Additional road closure:

From 6am on Saturday 23 May to 6am on Monday 25 May, Pershore Street between Sherlock Street and Upper Dean Street will be closed for safe access to the Smithfield Birmingham Pride site.

National Express West Midlands bus services 35, 45 & 47 will be on diversion during this time. Pershore Street (in both directions) and Upper Dean Street (towards City Centre)

Stay up-to-date at disruptions.tfwm.org.uk and follow @WMRoads on X for the latest disruption information.

Please be aware that the below docking stations in the city centre will be temporarily out of service for the duration of the Birmingham Pride. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 

• Hurst Street North


• Moor Street


• Smallbrook Queensway


• New Street (at Bennetts Hill) and


• High Street (at Carrs Lane, opposite Boots)