![]() However, you’re free to arrive even earlier and take advantage of the ‘Pride Village’ that opens at 10am with LGBTQIA+ groups, special events and even COVID tests (if you’re covered by the French health system, bring your Carte Vitale). You’re advised to turn up at 1.30pm in order for everyone to set off at 3pm. ![]() The parade is starting in the suburbs ( just outside the city limits) for the first time ever, at metro station Église de Pantin on line 5, around 30 minutes from our hotels. The organisers say that the current French government is more talk than action, and this year’s official chant is: Plus de droits, moins de bla-bla, trop de promesses, on régresse ! (More rights, less talk, too many promises, things are going backwards!) All rights reserved There will be no lorries with sound systems this year, but everyone is free to bring along a banner featuring their slogan of choice. Gay Pride has had to adapt in order to be held in 2021, but the organisers (the Inter-LGBT) are still expecting a huge crowd ready to shout and have fun after months of reduced movement and curfews! There’s still plenty to look forward to though… All rights reserved The Marche des Fiertés LGBTQIA+ – or more simply, Gay Pride – is a little different this year, with a parade starting in the suburbs (don’t worry, there’s a metro station), no sound systems and no giant stage show at the end.
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