Birmingham Pride will be making its return to the city centre this year with the event being held over the weekend of Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 May.
On Saturday, May 25, the Birmingham Pride Parade will assemble and set off from Centenary Square.
The parade will then carry on into the LGBTQ+ village in Digbeth where the main festival activities will take place.
There will be phased road closures through the city centre while the parade takes place and these will affect bus services (see below). Furthermore, due to the IT20 cricket match between England vs Pakistan at Edgbaston Stadium, the city centre is expected to be busier than usual.
Location of the various closures can be found here.
Parade road closures
- Broad Street, Centenary Square
- Carrs Lane
- Moor Street. Priory Queensway to St Martins Queensway
- St Martins Tunnel for when Moor Street reopens but Tunnel is closed
- Smallbrook Queensway. St Martins Tunnel to Hill Street
- Hurst Street
Travelling by bus
There will be a number of bus diversions in place throughout the day with some bus stops closed and temporary stops in place.
National Express West Midlands bus services 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 9, 12, 12A, 13, 13A, 16, 17, 23, 24, 35, 45, 47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 80, 82, 87, 97, 126, X1, X2, X8, X10, X21, X22 will be subject to diversions and some bus stops changes due to phased road closures for the Pride Parade between approx 12:15pm and 2:30pm.
The Diamond 16A and 50 bus services will also be following the dedicated diversion route.
Services 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5 and 6
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at Moat Lane stop MK6 (Markets).
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Digbeth High Street (Princes Trust) stop DS2 and follow the normal line of route.
Moor Street Queensway will not be served during this time.
Services 9, 12, 12A, 13, 13A, 126, X8 and X10
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Broad Street via Oozells Way, Sheepcote Street, St Vincent Street, King Edward Road, Summer Hill Street, Summer Hill Road, Spring Hill roundabout, Summer Hill Road, and Great Charles Street Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will divert from Great Charles Street Queensway via Sandpits Parade, Summer Hill Street, St Vincent Street, Sheepcote Street, Oozells Way, and Broad Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Services 16 and 16A
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at Priory Queensway stop PQ6.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Priory Queensway stop PQ6 then use Priory Queensway, Old Square, Priory Queensway, Moor Street Queensway, Park Street, Masshouse Lane, and Priory Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Moor Street Queens way and Markets will not be served during this time.
Services 17, 60, 97, X1 and X2
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at Moat Lane stop MK6 (Markets).
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Digbeth High Street (Princes Trust) stop DS2A and follow the normal line of route.
Moor Street Queensway will not be served during this time.
Services 23 and 24
There will be two phases to this diversion. Phase one will be used whilst Broad Street is closed and Phase two will be used once Broad Street has reopened.
Phase one
Heading towards Birmingham, buses will divert from Broad Street via Oozells Way, Sheepcote Street, St Vincent Street, King Edward Road, Summer Hill Street, Summer Hill Road, Spring Hill roundabout, Summer Hill Road, Great Charles Street Queensway, Snow Hill Queensway, and Colmore Row to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham, buses will divert from Great Charles Street Queensway via Sandpits Parade, Summer Hill Street, St Vincent Street, Sheepcote Street, Oozells Way, and Broad Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Centenary Square, Suffolk Street Queensway, Smallbrook Queensway, Carrs Lane, and Corporation Street will not be served during this time.
Phase two
Heading towards Birmingham, buses will divert from Broad Street via Lyons Queensway, Sandpits, Great Charles Street Queensway, Snow Hill Queensway, Colmore Circus Queensway, Old Square, and Colmore Row to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham, buses will follow the normal line of route from Colmore Row.
Suffolk Street Queensway, Smallbrook Queensway, Carrs Lane, and Corporation Street will not be served during this time.
Services 35, 45 and 47
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Sherlock Street via Barford Street, Bradford Street, Moat Lane, Park Street, and terminate on Digbeth High Street stop DS3.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Digbeth High Street stop DS3 via Moat Lane, Bradford Street, Barford Street, and Sherlock Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Pershore Street, Markets, High Street, Corporation Street, Moor Street Queensway, Smallbrook Queensway, Station Street and Dudley Street will not be served during this time.
Service 50
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will not serve MK6 on Moat Lane and will terminate at Digbeth High Street stop DS1.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Digbeth High Street stop DS1 and follow the normal line of route.
Moor Street and Park Street will not be served during this time.
Services 61 and 63
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Bristol Street via Queensway Tunnel, Great Charles Street, St Chads Queensway, Snow Hill Queensway, Colmore Circus Queensway, Old Square, and terminate at priory Queensway stop PQ10.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Priory Queensway stop PQ10 then use Moor Street Queensway, James Watt Queensway, St Chads Queensway, Queensway Tunnels, and Bristol Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Smallbrook Queensway, St Martins Queensway, Moor Street Queensway, and Horsefair will not be served during this time.
Service 80
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at Holloway Head stop HH2.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Holloway Head stop HH1 and follow the normal line of route.
Markets, Smallbrook Queensway, and Station Street will not be served during this time.
Services 82 and 87
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Sandpits Parade via Great Charles Street Queensway, Snow Hill, Colmore Row Queensway, Old Square, and terminate at Priory Queensway stop PQ5.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from Priory Queensway stop PQ5 and follow the normal line of route.
Suffolk Street Queensway, Smallbrook Queensway, and Carrs Lane will not be served during this time.
Services X21 and X22
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Holloway Head via Suffolk Street Queensway, Queensway Tunnels, Great Charles Street, St Chads Queensway, Snow Hill Queensway, Colmore Circus Queensway, Old Square, Priory Queensway, Moor Street, and terminate at Park Street stop BT1.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start at Park Street stop BT1, then use Masshouse Lane, Priory Queensway, Old Square, Corporation Street stop CS2A, James Watt Queensway, St Chads Queensway, Queensway Tunnels, Holloway Circus, and Holloway Head to rejoin the normal line of route.
Smallbrook Queensway, St Martins Queensway and Moor Street Queensway will not be served during this time.
Featured image (c) Tony Hunter, WM Buses In Photos, used as always with permission
