Cornwall Pride 2021 event to last for THREE days in Newquay
Organisers say Rainbow Fest will shine a positive message of love and kindness
Last updated 25th Aug 2021
It has been revealed that this year's Cornwall Pride event will span three days over the August bank holiday weekend.
Rainbow Fest 2021 will take place at the Killacourt in Newquay on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August.
Organisers say the three-day event will shine a positive message of love and kindness, supporting the entire community.
Rainbow Fest 2021 is being supported by the Royal Cornwall Hospital Staff, Devon & Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire & Rescue, Newquay Town Council, Newquay BID, Cornwall Council, Feast Cornwall, The Chaos Group & many more.
The schedule:
Cornwall Pride Rainbow Fest will have local entertainment, community organisations, local and national activists, food, a bar and trade stalls throughout all sessions.
The Saturday Parade Starts at 11.50am at the bottom of Beach Road on Towan Beach and travels through the main streets of Newquay back towards the Killacourt site.
• Friday: Culture, Create & Education “Gooth Gonisogethel” 1pm-7pm
• Saturday: PRIDE DAY “Gooth Kernow” 11.50am – 8pm ( Parade 11.50am)
• Sunday: Celtic Roots Pride (Sports, Dance & Cabaret) “Gooth Keltek” 12pm to 7pm
Rainbow Fest 2021 is a free public event for everyone in the community, but organisers are asking for people who attend to please donate £1, so they are able to put the event on safely for all.
About Covid safety
To achieve all of this in the safest possible way, the event will happen on the brand new open air green space Killacourt Newquay, right above Towan Beach.
Organisers are asking the public to stay at home if you have Covid symptoms and to test regularly and within 24 hours before attending any of the Pride events.
They are also asking the attendees to be ready to show their result when asked either on the Covid app, text or test.
They are urging people to be respectful of each other and keep in mind others safety, to socially distance and wear masks where it is busy.
Chair of Cornwall Pride, Matthew Kenworthy Gomes, said: “It is of course the strangest and toughest year to bring people together, Pride is about your own stand and your own awareness of your self & of others as a community. We are a collective community of Pride bringing the most amazing, organisations, charities, people together to connect, network and to make a stand against hate.
"Hate crime has doubled in the last 5 years, towards the LGBTQ+ community & higher across other communities. We need an opportunity to come together, make a safe space of like minded people, to have open conversations to support, network safely to know where the support is, and to know you and we are not alone.
"To achieve this we have many more acts, speakers, and many different activities for the 3 days than ever before. This is our opportunity to come back together to live, laugh, celebrate and bring a very real stand in solidarity for all marginalised people in our community and bring all communities together. Within our LGBTQ+ community and beyond. As we together share Cornwall Pride’s values. #LoveWhoYouWantToLove #BeWhoYouWantToBe “