With its home at Lighthouse, Poole Pride is a joyful celebration with a fun-filled family-friendly day of performances and activities followed by the very special Poole Pride After Party.
And we’re delighted to announce our long-time friend – and the genius behind our in-house produced family pantomime – CBeebies’ star Chris Jarvis will be on hand from the moment doors open at 1pm to welcome early birds with his very special Family Disco Show. He’ll be spinning hit after hit to get everyone in the mood for the party that follows.
If you’re happy and you know it, please bring your young family and feel free to sing, dance and clap along to the ‘Music Man’ with Stuffy of course,” says Chris.
“There’s a chance to win prizes too, so zoom zoom zoom to Lighthouse and join the stars from the Steppin’ Out Academy!”
This performance kicks off Poole Pride and is appropriate for young children and their families as part of a packed programme of daytime performances and activities that includes Destination Opera’s A Meditation on Queer Art Song, a Music Making Workshop hosted by Neil Valentine and Ed Lee from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, a family-friendly cabaret, the Queer Ceilidh (Celtic folk dancing), children’s storytelling, Writing Out Loud’s showcase of queer spoken word, screenings of Iris Festival short films, face painting, free arts and crafts, and the stunning Wings of Love installation by Dorset-based sewist Matt Wilding.
General daytime entry to Poole Pride is free, but visitors are invited to ‘pay what you feel’. Individual entry to performances is first-come first-served at the door on the day – just turn up and show a daytime ticket.
The Poole Pride After Party in the Theatre from 7pm stars comedian Chloe Petts, the Pecs Drag Kings, and the return of the outrageous Come On Out Cabaret with a Silent Disco to end the night. Tickets are available now at Poole Pride 2025 After Party – Lighthouse.
In the run up to the big day, Lighthouse is also hosting the Poole Pride Film Festival with screenings of classic titles The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (15) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (15) as well as the Best of Iris (15) compilation of films from the Iris Prize, Cardiff’s international LGBTQ+ short film competition.
On the day, Poole Pride’s daytime programme (accessed by a pay-what-you-feel ticket) includes afternoon screenings of Iris Prize: Heroes, Heartbeats and Shorelines (15) in the Cinema.
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