Queer Expression in Every Form: Swim, Sing, Strut & Celebrate
- Alex (they/them)
- Jul 3
- 2 min read
Pride Fringe Programme for This Week:
As we head into the final stretch before Pride weekend, the Pride Fringe 2025 programme is serving up a spectacular week of events celebrating queer creativity, community, and visibility. From singing to fashion and swimming, there's something for everyone.
Here’s what’s happening this week:
🎶 Northern Proud Voices – Cathedral Concert
📅 Friday 4 July 2025
🕖 19:00 – 20:30
📍 Newcastle Cathedral, St. Nicholas Sq, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
Join us for an uplifting evening of music in one of the city’s most iconic venues. Northern Proud Voices, the North East’s largest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ choir, will perform a powerful setlist of pop and rock hits — all delivered with heart, harmony, and Pride.
🏊 Out to Swim – Inclusive Swim Session
📅 Saturday 5 July 2025
🕥 10:45 – 12:00
📍 Heworth Leisure Centre, High Lanes, Gateshead NE10 0PD
Dive into Pride weekend with Out to Swim, the new LGBTQIA+ swim club making waves in Newcastle. Whether you're a total beginner or just fancy a splash, join us for a fun and welcoming taster session. Enjoy free coaching, meet fellow queer swimmers, and get moving in a relaxed, body-positive space.
💃 Queer Bodies – Fashion Show
📅 Thursday 10 July 2025
🕖 19:00 – 23:00
📍 Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA
Step into a space where style meets statement. Queer Bodies is a runway presentation spotlighting the voices, aesthetics, and identities of local queer fashion designers from the North East. Expect bold looks, personal narratives, and fashion that pushes boundaries while celebrating self-expression in every form.
These events will feature as part of Northern Pride’s exciting Pride Fringe 2025. To learn more, head to www.northern-pride.com/fringe
Pride Fringe 2025
Festivalgoers won’t need to wait until July for this year’s Newcastle Pride celebrations to begin, with a programme of exciting events announced today for the city’s first ever Pride Fringe, set to take place from June.
A new addition to the North East calendar for 2025, Pride Fringe will offer a wide range of live entertainment, comedy and theatre, along with LGBTQIA+ networking opportunities at a host of local venues across the early summer months ahead of the highly anticipated Newcastle Pride Festival on 19th and 20th July, which is presented in partnership with NE1 and Newcastle City Council.
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