After a successful debut at Liverpool Pride in 2016, We Are Family is set to return to St George’s Quarter this month.
On July 30 Liverpool Pride are inviting families from across the Liverpool city region to join them for an evening of fun activities, workshops and a host of live music.
On the day there’ll be inflatables, a fairground and international dance and arts and crafts stalls across the site. International food stalls and bars will be available around the festival.
The live music on the Barclays Main Stage will be headlined by X Factor’s Marcus Collins. Speaking about playing at We Are Family, Collins said: “I cannot wait to headline the Sunday Stage this year and look forward to meeting new and old friends for what is going to be an incredible family weekend.”
Also performing on the Sunday Are boy and 5 To 5′ who’ll be performing songs from the musical The Band, which is heading on tour January 2017, including a stop at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre.
Returning to We Are Family are Jennifer Johns & Merseyside Choirs. Jennifer has been working with choirs across the region to curate a performance about ‘International Love’, this year’s theme.
Main sponsors Barclays, will be holding workshops for parents and children. Children aged 7 to 11 can take part in Coding Playground and learn the basics of coding during a 2-hour workshop.
Barclays will also provide tips and advice for all ages on social media privacy, pop-up adverts and recognising fraudulent emails with their DigiSafe In Cyber Space workshop.
To book your place in either of the workshops, visit Barclays Event page.
We Are Family was set up in 2016 by Liverpool Pride to acknowledge family and friends who support the LGBT+ movement. The event helps open up the festival to the rest of the community.
Michael Carey, from Liverpool Pride Festival, said: “We are very excited to bring back We Are Family for its second year. Last year’s event was a huge success, it was great to see residents from all over the Liverpool City Region come together for a celebration of all things LGBT+. In the 50th year since the legalisation of homosexuality it seems even more poignant to stand side by side with the wider community in celebration of the City’s diversity.