Poole Pride comes to Lighthouse featuring Chloe Petts and Pecs Drag Kings

FAMILY fun, comedy and cabaret will collide when Poole Pride returns next weekend.

With its home at Lighthouse Poole, the event is a joyful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community with a fun-filled family friendly day of performances and activities followed by the Poole Pride After Party starring comedian Chloe Petts, the outrageous Pecs Drag Kings and the gorgeous Come On Out Cabaret with a silent disco of queer anthems to finish the night.

The line-up includes talks, crafts and workshops, live comedy, cabaret and music, as well as stands by local organisations supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.

New for 2025, the Queer Ceilidh is sure to be a memorable highlight as BwmbaBand, a queer-fronted three-piece ceilidh band from Bristol, serve up a euphoric folk mix.

Also during the day, Destination Opera will present A Meditation on Queer Art Song, featuring music chosen Dorset-based international opera singer and producer Jon Valender by composers such as Tchaikovsky, Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc, who were known to be – or widely accepted as – gay.

That will be followed by a Music Making Workshop hosted by Neil Valentine and Ed Lee from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which is open to all. Other daytime highlights include free face painting, a young writers showcase and a short-film festival in conjunction with Cardiff’s International LGBTQ+ short film prize.

The fun will continue into the evening with the Poole Pride After Party with comedian Chloe Petts, Pecs Drag Kings and Come Out Cabaret featuring top UK Drag artists and aerialists such as Dandy Issues, Miss Venezuela D’Vina, Ri Baroche, Secret Circus and Dandy Darling.

Poole Pride is on Saturday 7th June. For more informations visit lighthousepoole.co.uk