Everything about the 2026 Pride March in Rouen!
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Table of contents

• Support the pride
• Date, place
• Slogan
• Pride village
• Pride March
• Accessibility
• Goodies

Support the pride

A pride costs a lot: €9000 this year. The quotes from several services we rely on have increased, which inevitably inflates our budget.

We have therefore set up a fund for those who would like to help us finance it!

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Support the pride

Date, place

The pride march will take place on saturday, june 20.

It will start at 2 P.M. at the square Verdrel.

in the same square, there will also be the pride village starting at 11 A.M., and concerts in the evening.

Slogan

The slogan for this year is "HIV: no savings on our lives".

In France, the HIV epidemic is taking root: the Lecornu budget reduces funding for associations and programs fighting HIV, sabotaging prevention and field workers.

HIV advocacy groups are forced into massive layoff plans due to cuts in funding. This means fewer outreach efforts, less prevention, fewer screenings, and it is our communities that suffer.

Austerity only fosters the conditions that create new infections, and we are seeing a 40% increase in diagnoses among 15-24 year olds.

In France, 200,000 people live with HIV. 24,000 are still unaware.

Internationally as well, the state abandons us: the government refuses to commit France to providing stable contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. The USA, for their part, suspend USAIDS, allowing more than 6 million people to die in the next 4 years.

It is possible to eradicate HIV by 2030. But for that, governments must commit and fund this fight. And global funding remains 30% below the minimum necessary.

Our lives should not be numbers in a budget, the death of our siblings an additional economy in a system of austerity.

We deserve better, we demand better.
Each of our dead must revolt us.

Pride Village

The Pride Village will open at 11 AM at Verdrel Square on June 20th

You will find the following organisations:

• AIDES Rouen
• Amnesty International
• Association France Palestine Solidarité 76
• ENIPSE
• The Paillettes Collective
• Fransgenre
• The Feminist Action Group
• Ludiqueer
• Lucha, the sex workers' program by Médecins du Monde
• OST Rouen
• Le Planning Familial
• Le Refuge
• SOS homophobia Rouen
• The French Lawyers' Union
• Wasprod
• Les amis de Bonneuil

Food will be available for sale by two foodtrucks : Les Wrappettes and Les Biligs du Marché.

Photo: Josépha Vacquer | Instagram

Pride March

The march will begin at Verdrel Square at 2 P.M.. Speeches will take place before the departure, and two giant flags (trans and rainbow) will be displayed on the parades.

A Fiertés Colorées truck will drive along the parade, with a DJ and a performer.

A disabled vehicle will be present.

A volunteer team will be present throughout the parade to distribute, as needed: water, sugar, cookies, disinfectant, and to contact the emergency services if necessary.

La Croix Rouge will ensure emergency medical care and will drive at the end of the procession.

Animations

Several activities will take place throughout the day:

• 11:30 AM: Discussion with Lucha on sex work legislation, from the 2016 law to the new community bill submitted in April 2026
• 12:30 PM: the drag band The Song of the Six Queens will parade through the Pride village
• 1:00 PM: Drag show with Délice d'Orge J., Dame Yemaya, and Lexa
• 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Rapper Ly will perform on the pride float
• 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: DJ Migi will perform on the pride float
• 6:00 PM: The band The Song of the Six Queens returns for another round!
• 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM: A karaoke orchestra will offer you the best karaoke of your life
• 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM: Already came in 2023, the singer Christophe Madrolle returns to the pride to perform
• 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM: the artist Ulysse from space takes the stage to close the evening

Don't forget: many places in Rouen are hosting pride parties, including the LGBTI bar Milk, and the lesbo-queer bar Vixen, with whom we are partnered ✨

Accessibility

FFP2 masks will be available for free all day at the Fiertés Colorées booths. Wearing them is highly, highly encouraged!

The speeches will be fully interpreted in French sign language (LSF) by the Liesse SCOP. The interpreter will be in front of the truck.

As in previous years, the small tourist train in Rouen will be part of the march, to transport people with reduced mobility and allow them to enjoy the pride march.

Please contact us if you plan to bring equipment over 20kg, so we can inform the driver.

A calm procession will be located at the end of the parade, away from the sound systems and the batucada. In case of any issues or if the calm is not respected, you can notify a volunteer so that we can intervene.

This year again, the Red Cross will follow the march with a rescue vehicle to assist anyone who is injured or facing difficulties. They will also be present at the village.

The volunteers from the backpack team can distribute earplugs, water, sugar, and cookies. If you need anything, feel free to ask them.

The pride village remains open during the march: it is therefore not necessary to march to enjoy the day!

Goodies

As in previous years, Fiertés Colorées will sell flags and badges at the Pride Village.

Not only does it allow you to adorn yourself in all your colors, but it also helps us fund the organization of the Pride in Rouen.

The flags are €7.

The badges are €2 each, or €5 for 3. We'll reveal the visuals soon!