Brighton Pride 2023 is just on the horizon now and people may be wondering what items will be banned from certain parts of the event.

This applies more specifically to the Fabuloso in the Park event at Preston Park and the Pride Village Party in Kemptown.

Thousands of people are expected to attend over the weekend, and it would be useful to know what items are prohibited and what the bag policy is to help yourself make it through the queues to these events.

The celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in the city is considered to be the biggest pride event in the UK.

Brighton Pride 2023 Banned Items List and Bag Policy

Fabuloso in the Park

The items that are prohibited from the Fabuloso in the Park event at Preston Park are as follows:

  • No illegal or psychoactive substances
  • No dangerous or hazardous items
  • No glass
  • No Liquids (except water or sunscreen)
  • No alcohol
  • No food for sale. No hampers.
  • No suitcases & large rucksacks or bags (over A4 size)
  • No disposable BBQ’s (including green heat base camp cookers, solid fuel stoves etc.)
  • No Fireworks, flares or pyrotechnics
  • No inflatables or Chinese lanterns
  • No large umbrellas (folding umbrellas ok)
  • No flag poles (over 50cm)
  • No flyers for distribution
  • No posters, signs or banners that could be deemed offensive
  • No goods for unauthorised trading (or with unauthorised Pride logos)
  • No lasers or laser pens
  • No unofficial tabards or reflective jackets
  • No chairs, stools, seat sticks
  • No super soakers or water pistols
  • No air horns, megaphones, klaxon’s similar
  • No spray cans, aerosols or gas canisters
  • No bicycles, skateboards or scooters
  • No drones
  • No animals (with the exception of assistance dogs)
  • No unauthorised professional commercial photography

Items that are permitted include:

  • Prescribed medication. If you need to take medication we strongly advise you to contact our Accessibility team to be issued with a pass that will indicate you are carrying medication.
  • Small amounts of food for personal consumption only.
  • Re-usable non-glass drinks bottles (there will be signposted water points in the park)
  • Pushchairs
  • Only fold up/ telescopic umbrellas allowed (no golfing umbrellas!)
  • Cameras with three-inch lenses or shorter

In terms of their bag policy small bags (20cm wide x 30cm high x 20cm deep) are allowed.

You may be refused entry if you bring a large bag, as there is no storage for bags on site.

Pride Village Party

The banned items for the Pride Village Party in Kemptown are as follows:

  • Controlled substances
  • Strictly no psychoactive substances or legal highs. Anyone found with legal highs will be removed from the sites.
  • No dangerous or hazardous items. Anyone found with weapons will be detained and reported to the Police.
  • No glass is permitted onto any of the Brighton & Hove Pride event sites.
  • No liquids over 100ml. (except sealed bottles of water up to 500ml)
  • No Aerosols over 100ml.
  • Gels up to 100ml are allowed – these may be tested by security upon entry.
  • No alcohol of any kind is to be brought onto the sites.
  • No Dogs (except Assistance Dogs) are permitted on the Park Festival or Pleasure Gardens site. Dogs on leads are allowed into the Village Party.
  • No Disposable BBQs, Green Heat Base Camp Cooker, Solid Fuel Stoves, Firelighters/Firelighter Stoves, Methylated/“Trangia” Spirit Stoves
  • No large rucksacks or suitcases. We define a large rucksack as over A4 size.
  • No flares or pyrotechnics
  • No Chinese Lanterns
  • No flyers for distribution
  • No inflatables
  • No large umbrellas
  • No Air horns/Megaphones/claxon’s
  • No goods for unauthorised trading/with unauthorised Pride Festival logos
  • No Portable laser equipment and pens
  • No unofficial tabards and reflective jackets
  • No hampers. No food for sale.
  • No Fold up chairs/stools/seat sticks
  • No super soakers/water pistols
  • No spray cans (paint) or gas canisters
  • No bicycles/skateboards and scooters
  • No drones
  • No unauthorised professional commercial photography
  • No posters, signs or banners that could be deemed offensive

Items that are permitted include:

  • Prescribed medication. If you need to take medication we strongly advise you to contact our Accessibility team to be issued with a pass that will indicate you are carrying medication.
  • Small amounts of food for personal consumption only.
  • Re-usable non-glass drinks bottles (there will be signposted water points in the park)
  • Pushchairs
  • Only fold up/ telescopic umbrellas allowed (no golfing umbrellas!)
  • Cameras with three-inch lenses or shorter

In terms of their bag policy small bags (20cm wide x 30cm high x 20cm deep) are allowed.

You may be refused entry if you bring a large bag, as there is no storage for bags on site.

Brighton Pride is taking place over the weekend of Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6.