BLACKPOOL PRIDE TO LAUNCH WITH RAINBOW WEEKEND
Blackpool Pride Festival 2014 will officially be launched on Friday 28th February with a fantastic event which will begin the countdown to this year’s Pride Festival. The Launch Party will take place at Viva, Blackpool’s newest entertainment venue and feature entertainment from a whole host of acts.
The Launch Party will be hosted by Leye D Johns with Phil Jefferies & The Viva Showgirls. Fantastic entertainment on the night will be provided by Tom McLeod, Jennifer Ball, Emma Wright, Dominic Creighton, Bonnie la Blue, Brandy Babysham & DJ Pudsley.
Following the Launch Party, all of Blackpool’s LGBT venues will come together to hold the resort’s very first Rainbow Resort Weekend from 28th February – 2nd March for a weekend of fun and partying, which will help to raise funds for the Blackpool Pride Festival. Venues taking part include The Flying Handbag, Peek-A-Booze, Kitty’s, Mardi Gras and Kaos. Other bars and venues supporting the event include The Galleon, Lucy’s@Tobago, Ma Kelly’s North and Wet Wet Wet sauna.
Shaun Pickup, Chairman of Blackpool Pride Festival, comments, “It will be great to see Blackpool’s fantastic LGB&T venues coming together for the Rainbow Resort Weekend. This weekend and the Launch Party at Viva means that Blackpool Pride Festival will have a fantastic start to 2014 and we hope everyone will support us.”
Tickets for the Launch Party at Viva cost £7.50 per person, including a welcome drink, or £150 for a table of 10 including a table buffet and 2 bottles of wine.
For more information about Blackpool Pride Festival 2014 and to see what else is happening, visit our website.