A family dressed up in bright coloured clothing stand in front of a glittery rainbow curtain.
Free

14 Jun 2025

The Beacon – Bowling Park

Pop-Up Family Pride

Curious Arts

We celebrated creativity, individuality and self-expression with our family-friendly Pride celebration.

Curious Arts presented a colourful day of fun activities and performances for the whole family – filled with joy and laughter with activities including storytime, lip sync fun and arts and crafts workshops.

About Curious Arts

Curious Arts is a North East based charity championing and developing LGBTQIA+ arts, artists and communities across the North East of England and beyond.

Producers of award-winning Curious Festival, Curious Arts champion LGBTQIA+ communities through an annual programme of creative projects, events, artist development, youth groups, commissions and original touring works, working in partnership with cultural and community organisations based across the UK.

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Images © Haydn Brown

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