RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS INFORMATION

Pride in London returns on Saturday, 4th July 2026. As the UK’s largest LGBTQIA+ celebration, this vibrant day of parade, culture, and activism brings hundreds of thousands of people together to champion visibility, unity, and equality.
We love collaborating with local businesses and organisations to make this day a success.

To help you plan ahead, we’ve prepared an information pack which outlines how the event might temporarily affect your weekend operations and how you can get involved.

Key Information

  • Operational Impacts: Please review the details inside regarding road closures, parking suspensions, and delivery restrictions.

  • Licensed Premises: Planning to operate differently or extend your footprint for the day? Essential guidelines for you start on Page 17.

  • Get in Touch: Our Residents and Business Liaison Team is here to help. Contact us anytime at [email protected].

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FAST FACTS

The Parade & Stages

  • The Route: Assembles on Park Lane, travels down Piccadilly, crosses Piccadilly Circus, passes through Haymarket and Trafalgar Square, and disperses at Whitehall Place.

  • Timings: The parade runs from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

  • Live Stages: Five dedicated talent and community stages will operate across Trafalgar Square, Golden Square, Leicester Square, Dean Street, and Soho Square from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Road Closures & Parking Suspensions

  • Phased Closures: Road closures span multiple central sectors, kicking off as early as 06:00 AM or 07:30 AM on Saturday, 4th July. The wider Soho area (Sector 4) will remain closed until 04:00 AM on Sunday, 5th July. A map showing the phases of the closures can be found here

  • Deliveries & Waste: Standard schedules will be disrupted. For Soho premises, vehicle delivery and waste collection access via Shaftesbury Avenue is permitted only until 11:00 AM.

  • Parking: Extensive suspensions apply across Soho, Mayfair, and the parade route starting Friday, 3rd July through Sunday, 5th July. Zone G resident permit holders can use temporary concession bays in Zones E and F. More information can be found here.

Licensed Venues

If you are a licensed premises, you must adhere to the conditions of your premises licence. Any activity outside your existing licence—such as selling takeaway drinks, extending opening hours, playing additional music, or hosting live entertainment - requires a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) from Westminster City Council (WCC). Failure to obtain a TEN may result in enforcement action, including removal of equipment or closure of your premises.   You can apply for one here.

Please note:  Temporary bars of any kind will not be permitted. This includes those located inside premises facing outside of windows, doors, as well as those located externally in entryways, doorways, on terraces, pavements or roads.

Meet the Team & Support

  • Drop-In Sessions (Tuesday, 2nd June 2026): Licenced venues are invited to join us at the Pride Pub Watch on Tuesday 2nd June 2026, upstairs at O'Neill's Wardour Street from 15:00 - 16:00. There will also be a residents and businesses drop in and Licensing Q&A session afterwards from 16:00 - 17:00

  • Get in Touch: Email the Residents & Business Liaison Team at [email protected] to ask questions, request a virtual meeting or arrange a site visit.