THE 2026 LINE-UP
Ian
McKellen
Closing the main stage, for the final National Student Pride.
FRIDAY DAYTIME
UpSkill Careers Afternoon at LSE - panel discussion, skills workshops, professional headshots & networking
FRIDAY NIGHT
Our welcome party at with drag performances, the #STUDENTPRIDE Awards topped off by the G-A-Y Heaven afterparty
SATURDAY DAY & NIGHT
The main Festival, hosting the UK’s largest LGBTQIA+ student event, including celebrity stage panels, the community marketplace and so much more! We’re closing off with LGBTQIA+ club nights in Soho.
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS
CAREERS FAIR
CLUB NIGHTS
TIARA SKYE ON THE PINK CARPET
THERAPY PUPPIES
CAREERS AFTERNOON
#STUDENTPRIDE AWARDS
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS CAREERS FAIR CLUB NIGHTS TIARA SKYE ON THE PINK CARPET THERAPY PUPPIES CAREERS AFTERNOON #STUDENTPRIDE AWARDS
UPSKILL
A careers focussed afternoon for your future
At: LSE, 1 Sheffield St, WC2A 2AP
12:30pm / Registration opens
1pm / Panel discussion - chaired by Sam Kingsley (NSP Trustee, D&I Consultant) with panellists Sam Winton (Clifford Chance), Phil Sartain (Aon), Ben Rowlatt (Deloitte) and Isaiah Fapuro (LSE)
2pm / Assessment Masterclass introduction
2:30pm - 4pm / Masterclass Sessions - Interview Skills (Clifford Chance), Leadership (Deloitte) & Presenting with Confidence (Aon)
4pm / Networking drinks & professional headshots
5pm / Daytime event concludes
Opening Party + Awards
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Opening Party + Awards *
G-A-Y Heaven - Embankment
National Student Pride Awards Hosted by: Mason Blake (TikTok star) & Brad Riches (Emmerdale, Heartstopper, BBUK)
7:00pm -10.30pm
£3.50 drinks all night
Free Smirnoff vodka & Red Bull
Performances by Benji James, Imperial Musical Theatre Society, UCL Drag Society, Leeds Uni Drag Society & Rory Roar
Performance closing set and DJ set by Max Matthews
10.30pm: G-A-Y Heaven Camp Attack: Opening night with queue jump, free entry and £3.50 drink deals
Host: Mason Blake
Performer: Benji James
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
DAYTIME FESTIVAL
35 Marylebone Road
12:30pm -5.30pm
Main Stage and Bar
The Traitors Meet & Greet
Music Stage and Quiet Zone
Therapy Puppy Hub
Careers Fair
Community Marketplace with 40+ creators and charities
PINK CARPET hosted by TIARA SKY
The UK’s Largest LGBTQ+ Inclusive Student Recruitment Fair and Community Marketplace
MAIN STAGE & BAR
MAIN STAGE & BAR
Hosted by award winning author Charlie Craggs & Big Brother star Zelah Glasson
Queer Dating
Love, Lust & Labels
Trans 2030
Beyond the Culture War
in partnership with QueerAF and Not A Phase
hosted by LBC’s Natasha Devon, Max Hovey (writer, creator & activist) Ruben Bo Dwyer (BBC’s I Kissed A Boy)
with host Juno Dawson (bestselling author & screenwriter), Zelah Glasson (Big Brother UK), Munroe Bergdorf (model & activist), Fizz Sinclair (actor, model, writer) and Lars Fellows (BBC’s I Kissed A Boy)
DRAGSTRAVAGANZA
with The Traitors season 4 stars Jessie & Amanda, plus drag royalty Rhys’ Pieces, Miss Leigh Ding, Sophia Stardust a finale full of drag & queer chaos, with live performances, interactive games and more fun than you can shake a stick at.
STUDENT PRIDE CLUB NIGHTS
STUDENT PRIDE CLUB NIGHTS
CLUBBING AT
G-A-Y HEAVEN
at G-A-Y HEAVEN, EMBANKMENT
With a weekend wristband get:
Free Entry
Queue Jump until 00:00
£3.50 Drinks deals all night
1 FREE Smirnoff vodka & Red Bull on Friday + Saturday night!
1 FREE VK at the Daytime festival
