Brod Ireland West (Galway Gay Pride ) Festival celebrates its 20th birthday in style this year with a Mardi Gras style parade from City Hall on Saturday August 22 at 2pm.
Other key events in this year’s festival include two party nights in the Black Box on Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22 featuring Katherine Lynch, and the Sheilas (Sheila’s Wheels ) as well as the iconic Rose Of Pride contest and, for the first time ever, a heat of Mr Gay Ireland, Mr Gay Pride Galway, with over €1,000 in prize funds for each contest.
This year will also see a film night featuring the Oscar winning Milk and a talkshop hosted by Marriage Equality on the proposed Civil Partnership Bill.
The piece de resistance though will be the launch of Galway Pride with a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party featuring the biggest ever birthday cake seen in Galway, on Wednesday August 19. Discounted tickets are now available on www.brodirelandwest.ie
