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Our march is a powerful symbol of protest, visibility, and strength in numbers

Start time 1pm
Start location City hall
Who Everyone is welcome
Image overlooking the Norwich Pride march

About the march

The march is the heart of Norwich Pride, its progress through the streets of Norwich is a symbol of protest, visibility, and our strength in numbers.

The march is headed up by our flags, proudly held aloft by local grassroot groups, and members of our community.

 

About the march

Following on, are people with accessibility needs in the dedicated section for disabled people wanting to join the march. Anyone wanting to join this section are urged to get into position as early as possible as it is a very busy time and it is difficult to get to the front once crowds start to gather.

Assistance dogs are welcome on the march. All other dogs must be kept on a short lead.

About the march

The next section is the Sponsors Section, all the businesses, organisations, and groups who support us.

The last section is The People’s March – headed up by our giant Progress Flag. Anyone can join this section; everyone is welcome to march with us.

If you want to join the march but would like to be in a quieter part, the back of the People’s March is usually calmest.

The March

The march is the heart of Norwich Pride. Its progress through the streets of Norwich is a symbol of protest, visibility, and our strength in numbers. The march is headed up by our giant walking flags, proudly held aloft by local grassroot groups, and members of our community.

Here is the route

Starting at City Hall

Down to Gaol Hill

Onto Exchange Street

Onto London Street

Along Castle Street

Turn right onto Davey Place

Turn left onto Gentleman’s Walk

Go past the Haymarket

Turn right onto Theatre Street

Into Chapelfield Gardens
People holding a castle pub banner during the Norwich Pride march

Become a sponsor

Businesses, organisations and groups wanting to march with us must book a slot in the sponsors section of the march.

What is a sponsor?

Pride March FAQs

The march starts at 13:00 after some short speeches from the balcony of City Hall. We recommend anyone wanting to march should arrive by 12:30.

The march is made up of four sections.
The ‘march head’ is the very front of the march. People in this section have been specially invited by Norwich Pride to join us at the front – other local prides, grassroot groups and other members of our community. People joining this section should gather outside City Hall, close to The Guildhall.
Then we have a designated accessible space for disabled people – anyone wanting to join this section should get to City Hall early to make sure they can get into position before it gets too busy.
Next is the Sponsors section, where anyone wanting to advertise their business, organisation or group must gather. Sponsors should stand outside City Hall and around to Bethel Street to make sure there is enough room for everyone.
Finally, it is the people’s march. Anyone wanting to march with us and support our call for equal rights should gather on Millennium Plain.

It takes around an hour to march between City Hall and Chapelfield Gardens.

Marchers should head towards the main stage. Any walking floats will be moved to the side to keep the flow of people moving.

Yes – security will carry out bag searches at the entrance to the main stage area. No alcohol is allowed into this area. Travel light, ideally with no bag, or a clear one so searches can be completed quickly.

Yes. The streets are lined with people watching us and cheering us along. There is a designated viewing area for wheelchair users opposite Theatre Royal on Theatre Street.

Well behaved dogs on short leads are welcome to join the march providing they can cope with the noise and crowds.

If you want to join in but find the march a lot to deal with we recommend you hang back and join the very end section. This is where it is usually the quietest.

Become a sponsor