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Full list of road closures set to be in place for Manchester Pride Parade 2025

You'll need to plan ahead if you're heading into the city centre.

Emily Sergeant - 21st August 2025

The full list of road closures set to be in place for the Manchester Pride Parade this weekend have been released.

Manchester Pride is a beloved celebration of LGBTQ+ life in Manchester, known for bringing thousands of people into city centre every August bank holiday weekend for four fun-filled, glitter-covered, disco-driven days – and 2025 is certainly no different.

Everywhere you look, the city’s streets are already becoming awash with colour and acceptance – with everyone welcome to come as they are.

Every year, the Festival lineup offers a wide range of activities for the LGBTQ+ community to join together and celebrate, as well as providing opportunities to advocate for LGBTQ+ equality, engage families and young people, and celebrate queer arts and culture.

This year’s Festival is set to kick-off this Friday 22 August and round out on bank holiday Monday (25 August).

Of course, for the celebrations to all take place as safely and seamlessly as possible, a number of road closures and restrictions will need to be put in place, and Manchester City Council has now published a list of everything you need to know.

It’s advised that anyone making their way into and around the city centre this weekend use other modes of transport, such as buses, trams, and trains.

But for those who need to drive, you’ll want to pay attention to this list before setting out on any journeys.

Manchester Pride Parade 2025 – Road Closures

Saturday 23 August

6am to 7pm

• Liverpool Road – from Water Street to Deansgate
• Wollam Place – from 30m south of Liverpool Road to Liverpool Road
• Potato Wharf – from Castlefield Hotel Entrance to Liverpool Road
• Old Medlock Street
• Lower Byrom Street – from 40m north of Liverpool Road to Liverpool Road
• Duke Street – from Rice Street to Liverpool Road
• Stone Street – from Liverpool Road to Bridgewater Street
• Barton Street – from Worsley Street to Tonman Street
• Southern Street – from 20m south of Liverpool Road to Liverpool Road

9:30am – 7pm

• Deansgate – from Trafford Street to Peter Street
• Quay Street – from Little Quays Street to Deansgate
• Peter Street – from Deansgate to Oxford Street
• Watson Street – from Windmill Street to Peter Street
• Mount Street – from Windmill Street to Peter Street
• Southmill Street – from Windmill Street to Peter Street
• Lower Mosley Street – from Windmill Street to Oxford Street
• Oxford Street – from Peter Street to Whitworth Street
• Chepstow Street – from Great Bridgewater Street to Oxford Street
• Portland Street – from Oxford Street to Abingdon Street
• Princess Street – from Faulkner Street to Whitworth Street
• Whitworth Street – from Beaver Street to Fairfield Street
• Fairfield Street – from Whitworth Street to London Road

This year’s Festival is set to kick-off on Friday 23 August and round out on Monday 26 August.

The following closures only pertain to ‘one way’ or are revoked turns and bus gates:

One way

• One Way Reversal Deansgate from Peter Street to John Dalton Street

Revoked turns

• Right Turn Only – Atkinson Street – from Atkinson Street to Deansgate
• Left Turn Only – Bootle Street – from Bootle Street to Deansgate
• Left Turn Only – Jacksons Row – from Jacksons Row to Deansgate
• Right Turn Only – Hardman Street – from Hardman Street to Deansgate
• Left Turn Only – Queen Street – from Queen Street to Deansgate
• Right Turn Only – Wood Street – from Wood Street to Deansgate

Revoked bus gate

• Revocation of bus gate enforcement on Bridge Street Westbound – from Gartside Street to Blackfriars Street

There will also be a number of parking bay suspensions in and around the Parade route on Saturday 23 August, which have also been confirmed here:

6am – 6pm

• Liverpool Road – from Water Street to Deansgate
• Deansgate – from Liverpool Road to Peter Street
• Peter Street – from Deansgate to Oxford Street
• Oxford Street – from Peter Street to Portland Street
• Portland Street – from Peter Street to Princess Street
• Princess Street – from Portland Street to Whitworth Street
• Whitworth Street – from Oxford Street to Fairfield Street
• Fairfield Street – from Whitworth Street to London Road
• Ebden Street – from Minshull Street to Back Acton Street
• Back Acton Street – from Fairfield Street to Granby Row

Heading to Manchester Pride 2025 this weekend? Or making your way into the city centre and keen to find out everything happening this bank holiday weekend?

You can check everything you need to know in our full Manchester Pride Guide here.

And you can also discover everything else in Manchester’s social calendar over the next couple of days here, as we are a city bustling with activity.

Read more:

• Manchester Pride 2025 – parade route, lineup, tickets, and more
• Bolton Food and Drink Festival returns for its 20th anniversary this bank holiday weekend
• Festa Italiana returns to Manchester city centre for three days of feasting this bank holiday weekend

Featured Image – The Manc Group