{"id":2736,"date":"2026-05-26T09:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:44:34","slug":"celebrating-canterbury-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrating-canterbury-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Canterbury Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canterbury Pride takes place on Saturday 6 June in the Dane John Gardens.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Pride Parade<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Full details on taking part in Canterbury Pride can be found here\u00a0and via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/pridecanterbury.com\/&amp;data=05%7c02%7cA.Laker%40kent.ac.uk%7c4814b282579d4e59cde608deb5b7df6a%7c51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7c0%7c0%7c639147998860635726%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=t43hWs88jaINm8NwnNWSmHZ0gBicJFlJSBZh5E3X8Lw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Canterbury Pride website<\/strong><\/a>; Medway Pride takes place in August with information to follow later this summer.\u00a0Keep a look out for events and activities throughout the month, including Pride Parade Placard Making Workshops organised by Kent Students\u2019 Union for staff and students. Pride Parade arrivals are between 9.30 and 10.00am in Westgate Gardens. Participant information is available here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/pridecanterbury.com\/parade-participants&amp;data=05%7c02%7cA.Laker%40kent.ac.uk%7c4814b282579d4e59cde608deb5b7df6a%7c51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7c0%7c0%7c639147998860697262%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=ThDaNJ6YbwLGB3KSVWxfrn6fTT6aLEZIep9uiT%2BOi3M%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Parade Participants <\/strong><strong>\u25c7<\/strong><strong> Pride Canterbury<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">We have a limited number of Parade wristbands available for any staff member or student who wishes to march in the Parade; reserve yours by Friday 29 May. Reserved wristbands will be available for collection from Registry Reception from Monday 1 June up to Friday 5 June. Any unreserved wristbands will also be available for collection from this date from Registry Reception on a 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0come, 1<sup>st<\/sup> served basis. Note that no participant without a wristband will be allowed to take part in the Pride Parade. To reserve a wristband, please add your details on<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_Sapemn_3lEC_ZZRFj8X4AWZY3JZUMzJFNFNSMVBXSEZTRlY0UlBUT1I4NElNQS4u\">Pride Wristband Registration form.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/:x:\/t\/EDITeam\/IQDFLNHWCg4LTbKxPx5ZBKFcAVlrOq75_MAq4YQDB0n1nq8?e=GR2aai&amp;xsdata=MDV8MDJ8QS5MYWtlckBrZW50LmFjLnVrfDQ4MTRiMjgyNTc5ZDRlNTljZGU2MDhkZWI1YjdkZjZhfDUxYTlmYTU2M2YzMjQ0OWFhNzIxM2UzZjQ5YWE1ZTlhfDB8MHw2MzkxNDc5OTg4NjA3NjM3MTZ8VW5rbm93bnxUV0ZwYkdac2IzZDhleUpGYlhCMGVVMWhjR2tpT25SeWRXVXNJbFlpT2lJd0xqQXVNREF3TUNJc0lsQWlPaUpYYVc0ek1pSXNJa0ZPSWpvaVRXRnBiQ0lzSWxkVUlqb3lmUT09fDB8fHw%3d&amp;sdata=NXhYZkZPRk5GaElCc1dtSHVZbDNMR3BVOGJYLzY0NDZXMnhPZnR4UXZ0UT0%3d\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Please do get in contact with\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:EqualityandDiversity@kent.ac.uk\">EqualityandDiversity@kent.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0if you have any queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canterbury Pride takes place on Saturday 6 June in the Dane John Gardens. 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