Portsmouth was chosen out of more than 260 community-run Pride organisations across the UK to host the the festival which featured a colourful parade along Southsea Esplanade and a huge free event on Southsea Common featuring music, entertainment and lots of fun.
The event shone a “national spotlight on the work of a volunteer-run local charity organising one of the biggest, completely free and unfenced Pride events in the country", said Portsmouth Pride.
The festival was a celebration of LGBTQ+ communities that saw thousands attend.
See pictures below of the event and a video above by My Portsmouth By Drone.
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Portsmouth Pride, Eastney Esplanade on Southsea seafront Picture: Chris Moorhouse (070625-070) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
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Portsmouth Pride, Eastney Esplanade on Southsea seafront Picture: Chris Moorhouse (070625-054) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
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Zoe Wortt and Michelle Penn, right. Portsmouth Pride, Eastney Esplanade on Southsea seafront Picture: Chris Moorhouse (070625-060) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
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Some members of Wessex Wyverns RFC. Portsmouth Pride, Eastney Esplanade on Southsea seafront Picture: Chris Moorhouse (070625-056) Photo: Chris Moorhouse