Manchester has submitted a bid to host a huge European festival which could see a huge free stage set up outside Albert Square.

Manchester Pride has put the city forward to host the annual EuroPride event in 2028, which often attracts close to a million visitors each year.

Run by the European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA), EuroPride is hosted each year in a different location. It first took place in 1992 in London, with this year’s event taking place in Lisbon. It will be held in Amsterdam in 2026 and Torino in 2027.

If successful, the bid has proposed that the 2028 event, which will run for ten days from August 18 to 27, would comprise of a series of concerts, club nights, and parades, as well as the SCENE film and TV festival, Family Pride, a LGBTQ+ Sports Forum and a EuroPr

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