Pride back and it's bigger and better

Fantastic boost to big day thanks to VisitScotland cash

- ROBERT MITCHELL

Hamilton's Pride event will be back bigger and better this year after securing a funding boost.

Pride South Lanarkshire has been awarded £10,934 from VisitScotland.

And the popular festival will be returning to Hamilton town centre on Saturday, August 2.

Organisers hope to create an even more ambitious and inclusive programme designed to uplift inspire, and unite people from across South Lanarkshire and beyond.

And the event will transform the town centre into a vibrant and welcoming space, filled with entertainment, community engagement and activities that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture.

Malcolm Thomas-Harley, co-director of Lanarkshire Pride, told the Hamilton Advertiser: “We are incredibly grateful for this funding, which supports us in expanding Pride South Lanarkshire 2025, creating an even more impactful and vibrant event alongside enabling a greater reach with our advertising.”