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Pride Cymru's Big Weekend in Cardiff

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Pride Cymru 2025

Cardiff's famous Big Weekend and LGBTQ+ celebration is back!

Pride Cymru is back for 2025 – and it’s set to be bigger, bolder, and more colourful than ever before! Taking over Coopers Field and Bute Park this summer, Wales’ biggest celebration of LGBTQ+ culture promises a weekend filled with live music, incredible performances, family fun, and a powerful message of unity and acceptance.

This vibrant festival isn’t just a party – it’s a proud platform for visibility, activism, and love in all its forms. Whether you’re marching in the parade, dancing at the main stage, exploring the community market, or just soaking up the atmosphere, Pride Cymru is a celebration for everyone.

So grab your flags, gather your friends, and get ready to show your pride in the Welsh capital on 21 and 22 June 2025.

Pride Cymru 2025 Dates

Pride Cymru's event is historically known as Cardiff-Wales LGBT Mardi Gras. Annually, the registered charity hosts a community and equality celebration festival. Dates do change, previously, it has been on during the August bank holiday and weekend dates in June or July.

In 2024, the celebration of diversity, regardless of sexual orientation, was held at Cardiff Castle. This year, the event is on 21 and 22 June 2025 at Coopers Field and Bute Park (behind the castle).

The event usually starts with a parade stretching over a mile long through the streets of Cardiff. Over 7,000 people are expected to take part. The parade ends where the entertainment begins. Over the two days, a whole host of singers and performers will take over the main stage.

Pride Cymru 2025 Line Up

The line-up will be announced closer to the date. Cardiff Pride 2025 line up includes headliner Ella Henderson, Kimberly Wyatt Don’t Cha Disco, Booty Luv and Shola Ama. Alongside a vast range of local artists, drag acts and entertainers.

Revellers can also expect:

4 Stages
Mile-long Parade
Street Food
Cabaret
Funfair Rides
Family area
Community Market
Gin Bar
Comedy Stage
Faith Tent
Loads of family fun
Extravagant entertainment
Comedy

Get your Pride Cymru Tickets!

Including Pride Cymru VIP which gives you a premium main stage viewing area, VIP toilets, a dedicated bar, a complimentary drink and priority access to the Castle.

Hotel near Pride Cymru

Future Inn Cardiff is a modern and comfortable hotel in the heart of Cardiff Bay, one of the city's most vibrant areas. The hotel is conveniently located near main access roads and public transportation, making it easy to explore the city. This well-appointed hotel offers a range of amenities, ensuring a pleasant and convenient stay. Alongside its excellent location, the hotel boasts spacious and airy bedrooms - all of which sleep up to four guests - that feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, a desk and workspace, a laptop safe, a complimentary robe and slippers. Plus, home away from home services like the guest laundry room, ice buckets and wine glasses. There's also electric car charging and free parking, which are rare in such a central location.

Future Club Rewards

For additional benefits, you can join the Future Inns hotel loyalty program. Alongside a member's discount rate, for every £1 you spend on accommodation, you earn 1 reward point. You also get a complimentary drink voucher to redeem in the bar when you dine. Plus, you get double points when you eat in the restaurant. Points collected can then be used to upgrade your bedroom to a suite or a free night's stay. It's also completely free to join!

Getting to Cardiff Castle from Future Inn Cardiff

It is a 10-minute taxi ride from Future Inn Cardiff to the city centre. If you want to drive, there are numerous car parks in the city centre with varying tariffs.
Cardiff Bay train station is a 5-minute walk from the hotel and takes you to Cardiff Queen Street station, followed by an 11-minute walk to Cardiff Castle.
Several buses go into the city centre from County Hall, across the road from the hotel, and it takes 16 minutes.
The Aquabus (water taxi) runs hourly from Cardiff Bay between 1030 and 1630 and stops in Bute Park, in the grounds of Cardiff Castle. Weather permitting. The journey takes about 25 minutes.
It would take approximately 35 minutes to walk.
Future Inn Cardiff is a cycle-friendly hotel, and we allow guests to keep bikes in their rooms with cycle mats supplied. It takes 16 minutes to cycle through the city centre.

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Book your stay online, where we guarantee the best rate, or with our Reservations Team on 02920 487111 or email reservations.cardiff@futureinns.co.uk

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Thomas Restaurant is a vibrant dining venue in the heart of Cardiff Bay that offers a memorable culinary experience. Known for serving locally sourced produce, the menu showcases a delightful range of British and Welsh dishes, ensuring that diners can enjoy an authentic taste of the region. From hearty breakfasts to leisurely lunches and indulgent dinners, it is ideal for both hotel guests and locals alike.

Additionally, the restaurant features an inviting bar area, perfect for enjoying a drink. In the summer months, take advantage of the outdoor terrace. A large selection of drinks is also available, including popular local brands Brains beers, Penderyn whiskey and vodka, Benjamin Hall gins, and Cariad wines. Naturally, there's a good choice of soft drinks, including refreshing fruit juices, tea, coffee, and mocktails.

If you are staying in the hotel, room service is available 24/7.

Reservations can be made on 02920 487111 or thomas@futureinns.co.uk, or online:

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