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# Isle of Wight 2024: Beaming With Pride
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/isle-of-wight-2024-beaming-with-pride/
- Published: 2024-07-24T11:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-24T10:37:23.000Z
- Description: Isle of Wight Pride celebrated a return to the beach in style in July with a weekend of entertainment, community involvement and a parade.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Pride, Isle Of Wight, Isle of Wight Pride, LGBT, LGBTQ

***Lead pic courtesy of The Media House***

**Isle of Wight Pride** celebrated a return to the beach in style in July with a weekend of entertainment, community involvement and a parade.

The sixth **Pride Parade** started from **Ryde School** led by **Raw Samba** and a **Southern Vectis** open top bus adorned with rainbow flags. Up to 400 people from local organisations, charities, blue light services and businesses joined the parade through the town greeted by streets lined with cheering and flag waving onlookers.

The parade finished next to the **Pride Community Village** on **Eastern Gardens** which included local traders and charities.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hampshire-and-isle-of-wight-fire-service-e1721817284546.jpg)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Service

The 4,500 free and VIP beach access tickets were all allocated and during the day host Drag King **Don One** introduced a number of amazing artists. Being a Pride; drag was provided from **Quivers** and **Ginger Johnson** and everyone danced into the evening with BBC Radio 1’s **Dean McCullough**, and to finish the night former Pussycat Doll **Kimberly Wyatt**.

On the Sunday, **Symphonix Pride** featured two incredible shows with a 30-piece orchestra, live bands, Freddie Mercury and George Michael tributes, plus drag sensation **Cherry Liquor**.

**Team Pride** has hailed the weekend a great success and are thanking its volunteers, sponsors and supporters including **Hovertravel**, **Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferries**, the **Media House**, **Ryde Town Council**, **Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries**, **Visit Isle of Wight**, **Wight Fibre**, **UNISON**, **WRS Systems**, **Liz Earle Beauty Co.**, **Bembridge Youth and Community Centre**, **Southern Vectis**, **Make a Scene**, **Bijoux Indiscrets** and the **Royal Esplanade Hotel** for making it all possible.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/452577468_890738213086662_4133815689307627614_n-e1721817328307.jpg)

Pic courtesy of The Media House

Organisers said: “It was wonderful to welcome so many this year, even a brief drop of rain did not dampen the proceedings. It was amazing to see the community come together at an event championing the importance of equality and diversity. Most importantly a weekend in which people could be their authentic selves with no fear of censure, judgement, inequality, or abuse, proved that ‘Love Wins’.”

**With dates yet to be finalised, Isle of Wight Pride will return in mid July 2025.**