Birmingham pride 2025 road closures, bus diversions and metro changes

IF YOU'RE HEADING TO BIRMINGHAM FOR THE BIGGEST LGBTQ+ EVENT OF THE YEAR, IT'S WORTH KEEPING THESE CHANGES IN MIND 05:30, 22 May 2025 This weekend marks the annual Birmingham Pride

festival, a chance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to come together in pride, remembrance and protest in town. Taking place from Friday, May 23 until Sunday, May 25, there will be a

number of events taking place, from the free-to-attend parade through town to candlelit vigils, star-studded performances and cabaret. Given the city centre is gearing up for an influx of

visitors, it's worth keeping in mind that the public transport network is likely to be busy, so plan ahead. The important thing to note is that there are some changes planned to roads,

bus routes, the tram timetable and more to allow for the passing of the parade and for the safety of all visitors to the city. READ MORE: BIRMINGHAM PRIDE 2025 - LINE-UP, TICKETS, PARADE,

TIMINGS AND ROAD CLOSURES Pershore Street, in the heart of the village, will be closed from Sherlock Street to Upper Dean Street, which is the only significant road closure over the weekend.

Article continues below It will mean that the following bus services will be diverted, details of which can be found here : 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 9, 12, 12A, 13, 13A, 16, 17, 23, 24, 35, 45,

47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 80, 82, 87, 97, 126, X1, X2, X8, X10, X21 and X22. That said, the parade on Saturday, May 24 will travel from Centenary Square in the city centre down to the village.

People will come together from 11am and the parade will set off at midday. As such, the following streets will be shut while that takes place: * Broad Street, Centenary Square * Carrs Lane *

Moor Street, Priory Queensway to St Martins Queensway * St Martins Tunnel for when Moor Street reopens but Tunnel is closed * Smallbrook Queensway. St Martins Tunnel to Hill Street * Hurst

Street There are some changes to the West Midlands Metro on parade day to note too. Article continues below Everything will be operating to a normal schedule until 8am, after which the tram

will stop at Bull Street. Normal service will resume at 2:30pm when the tram will run down to Edbaston Village from Wolverhampton once more.