Soon, Pride celebrations will be in full swing, and, where both sequins and (bio-degradable) glitter are basic essentials, you need a Pride brunch to match.
The annual Pride Community Parade is the biggest visual event in Brighton & Hove’s calendar, with over 300,000 people taking to the streets to participate. And this year, it’s set to fill the streets of the city with love, laughter and colour again.
If you haven’t decided where you’re going to be setting up camp to see it in all its glory, take a look at some of these fun brunch parties happening along the route.
Double the fun at Permit Room
At Permit Room, the Pride weekend brunch transforms into a brilliantly bonkers Breakfast of Queens over not just one, but two days. Expect live DJs and entertainment from outrageously fabulous drag hosts while you tuck into extended versions of their usual Bombay-inspired breakfasts, alongside cocktails for £7, exclusive Pride specials, and Kingfisher beer towers for sharing. Queens don’t wait in line, so get booking.
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August; 9am – 3pm; various prices
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Terrace trouble at Pearly Cow
This jewel in the Brighton seafront restaurant crown is another top spot for seeing the parade pass in all its joyful glory. For this year’s Pride brunch, Pearly Cow have invited Rupaul’s Drag Race luminary Michael Marouli to host and your (rather spendy) ticket gives you £75 credit towards anything you want from their delicious food and drink menu. How many bottles of champers does that give us?
Saturday 1st August; 10am – 3pm; £90
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Pride of place at The Salt Room
The Salt Room is hosting their always-popular Brighton Pride Party again this year, inviting guests to join them on their refurbed terrace – prime parade-watching territory – from 10.30am on Saturday 1st August for a celebratory brunch. Along with one of the best views in town and a live DJ spinning feel-good tunes, you’ll get a glass of rosé, three cocktails (paired to the brunch), and a brunch of pancake stacks, sea bass ceviche and crab and crumpets, with the option to add on a seafood tower.
Saturday 1st August, 10am – 3pm; £85
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Drag delights at Hilton Metropole
Another fab spot for watching the parade action, the Metropole bar and terrace at the beachfront Hilton hotel have got Pride covered. Join them for their drag brunch hosted by saxy queen Snow White Trash and you’ll be tucking into a brunch dish (including pancakes, avo and egg on toast, and fried chicken waffles) and dessert with 60 minutes’ worth of free-flowing sparkling wine to keep you fuelled while you cheer the parade on.
Saturday 1st August; 12pm – 4.30pm; from £59
Metropole Bar, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU
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