Ducie Street Warehouse presents four days of celebrations for the ultimate Pride weekender, including a Freedom To Be Party on Friday 23 August in collaboration with the club night ‘Make Me Feel’ by Feel Good Club, Ducie Street x Micky’s Saturday Brunch Party and Dance To Your Own Pride party on Saturday 24 August, and an all-day brunch offering from Ducie Street Warehouse on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 August.

Sushi lovers, take note. Deansgate’s flashy and fun-loving Japanese restaurant Sexy Fish Manchester is throwing a bottomless Drag Brunch on Sunday 25 August. Kicking off at 12pm and priced at £58 per person, it features unlimited sushi, drinks packages and fierce performances from drag artists Krystal Versace and Jonbers Blonde, both stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Okay, so this one isn’t an event, but it’s an amazing place that deserves recognition. Great Ancoats Street’s Queer Lit is a bookshop, coffee shop and events space that fosters creativity, connection, and empowerment within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community.

Lamb of Tartary, which our Food Editor just wrote a rave review about, is hosting a weekend full of glitter, glam, and bottomless brunches. On Saturday 24 August there’s a brunch hosted by Narcissa Nightshade, with bottomless mimosas, drag queens and your favourite Pride anthems. There’s also a weekend-long DJ line-up, from DJ Yiyi kicking things off on Friday, to Nick Charles (Gaydio) wrapping it up on Monday.

Got yourself a pride wristband? Make use of it at both Canto and El Gato Negro, who are offering 25% off their main menus to all Pride-goers. The discount applies on Friday to Sunday from 12pm to 4pm, and on Monday it runs all day — perfect for those much-needed hangover cures!

The party doesn’t end with Manchester Pride. This Autumn, Homobloc returns for its fifth edition, taking over Depot Mayfield and surrounding venues with a huge day-to-night party that brings artists, performers, spectators and clubbers together for an all-welcome celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.