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After Cardiff Mardi Gras announced a year off in 2008, the local LGBT community in Cardiff have got together to bring you Cardiff Pride, featuring all the favourites you've come to expect.
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Cardiff Mardi Gras 2007

An Exit to Pride (Exit)
Saturday, 1 September 2007
Pride celebrations continued well into the night all around Cardiff and a fair few ended up at Exit, Cardiff's camp old queen of a club - fresh from its recent facelift. The place was heaving with gorgeous Mardi Gras revellers - with plenty of smiles for the REALCardiff camera!
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An Iconic Night (Bar Icon)
Saturday, 1 September 2007
One of the latest additions to the Cardiff scene, Bar Icon, had it's own party going on - with everyone up and dancing the night away before heading off to the clubs....
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	Pulse Street Party : Sunday (Pulse) Sun, 2 Sep 07
	Pulse Street Party : Saturday (1 substory) (Pulse) Sat, 1 Sep 07

On a Golden Sunday (The Golden Cross)
Sunday, 2 September 2007
Well, the Golden Cross certainly pulled out all the stops this Mardi Gras weekend! What a jaw-droppingly good line-up they managed to lay on! Headline acts included Trashville Tennessee and the DE Exp...
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	Cardiff Mardi Gras 2007 (Coopers Field : Bute Park) Sat, 1 Sep 07
	Cross Undressing (The Golden Cross) Fri, 31 Aug 07

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Exit at Cardiff Mardi Gras 2006 (Exit)
Saturday, 2 September 2006
Cardiff Mardi Gras... Not fat and not on a Tuesday, although it was in Cardiff. The damp weather fortunately didn’t dampen the spirits and the parties continued all day and all night.
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Cardiff Mardi Gras 2005 : Street Party (The Golden Cross)
Sunday, 11 September 2005
Pride Sundays are often my favourite days. Everyone's chilled out, and if you're lucky, you get to attend a fab little street party with plenty of entertainment!...
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	Cardiff Mardi Gras 2005 : Cooper's Field (Coopers Field : Bute Park) Sat, 10 Sep 05
	Cardiff Mardi Gras 2005 : Friday Night (Exit) Fri, 9 Sep 05

Cardiff Mardi Gras 2005 : Queue X (Club X)
Saturday, 10 September 2005
There's nothing like a good queue to meet new people and renew old friendships... By the time we arrived at the front of the second queue (the first being for a pint of beer) Club X was packed an...
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	Cardiff Mardi Gras 2004 (5 substories) Fri, 3 - Mon, 6 Sep 04
	Proud to be Welsh (isn' it?) (Club X) Sat, 30 Aug 03

Manchester Pride 2008

Manchester Pride 2008 : HMS Federation (Federation @ The Ritz, Manchester)
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Without a doubt one of the highlights of the Pride weekend was Sunday night's Federation at the Ritz. If there was one party not to be missed this weekend, then this was surely it!...
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : Around The Village (Gay Village : Canal Street, Manchester) Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Drama Queen Pride Party! (Cruz 101, Manchester) Sat, 23 Aug 08

Manchester Pride 2008 : Poptastic (Poptastic)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
The Poptastic team once again took over the arches and set out to bring a touch of cheese and campery to our Pride weekend!...
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : The Parade Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Manchester Pride 2008 : Stuart's Parade (1 substory) Sat, 23 Aug 08

Manchester Pride 2008 : Uni Challenge (Manchester Students Union & Academy, Manchester)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Now in its ninth year (count'em!), Uni Challenge is a staple of Manchester Pride weekend. As well as finding Federation in the main arena, Ibiza's Matinée joined the party, along with...
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : Parade Setup Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Some Pre-Pride Cruzing (Poptastic @ Cruz 101, Manchester) Thu, 21 Aug 08

Brighton Pride 2008

The most comprehensive coverage of Brighton Pride 2008, the biggest free Pride festival in the UK, courtesy of the REALBrighton team - as ever!

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Pride London 2008

The UK's capital pride event was blesssed with sunshine this year, as thousands turned out to celebrate, some to protest and most to party.

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Berlin CSD 2008

Berlin Christopher Street Day 2008
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Berlin CSD (Christopher Street Day) 2008 was marked with a day long street party that wound its way through the city - and for many of us ended in a big night of partying - Berlin style!...
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