PinkNews.co.uk – Gemma Pritchard
Manchester will be celebrating its LGBT community in style at the city?s annual Pride festival this weekend.
This year visitors can party at venues on Canal Street in the city?s gay village for 78 hours straight as part of the Manchester Pride Big Weekend, which runs from Friday 24th to Monday 27th August.
The main stage at the Big Weekend will feature performances from the Gossip, Belinda Carlisle and Gareth Gates.
The opening of the big weekend on Friday will feature a civil partnership ceremony for ten couples at Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel.