Events have been going on since the beginning of the month, but there’s still so much on offer, with the official Pride Festival only really starting today, June 19. Here’s our rough guide:
Lavender Walk Queer History Tour of Dublin with Tonie Walsh (June 19-23, 1pm, Bernardo Square, City Hall, Dublin)
Rebel Pride Tour celebrating and documenting the LGBTQ+ heroes of the 1916 Easter Rising (June 20, 2:30 pm, GPO Museum, O’Connell Street, Dublin)
From the Past to the Present: Crafting History Through Banner Making workshop (June 21, The Mart Gallery, 90a Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines)
Pridemania 2 featuring live music, burlesque and drag artists (June 22, The Sound House, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin, doors open 7:30 pm; show starts 8:30 pm)
Spanish water polo star and LGBTQ+ activist Victor Gutiérrez talks at the Irish launch of his book Balón Amarillo Bandera Arcoíris (Yellow Ball, Rainbow Flag) (June 23, 6 pm, Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place)
Dublin Pride 2023 Main Parade and March is on June 24 kicking off at 12 noon and going from O’Connell Street to Merrion Square. Preceding the event is the Bewley’s Pride Brunch (Bewley’s Café, Grafton Street 10:30 am). By the way, €5 from every ticket sold for the Brunch event will be donated to LGBT Ireland.
Sunday, June 25 sees Ariana’s Drag Race take place (7 pm, Farrier and Draper, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, Dublin 2), with judges Jack Swift and Autumn Moon and host Ariana Grindr.
