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Manchester Council has issued a statement after it was announced that Manchester Pride has started the legal process of voluntary liquidation - and has said the next event will still take place in August 2026.

This afternoon, the LGBTQ+ event’s board of trustees said the organisation was ‘ no longer financially viable’ following rising costs, declining ticket sales and the result of this year’s ‘ambitious’ refresh, with a new stage area outside of the Gay Village area.

The announcement came after the board issued a statement last week admitting that they were ‘currently in the process of determining the best way forward with our legal and financial advisers’.

Last week, many performers of this year’s event spoke about how they had not yet been paid for their

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