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Chaka Khan to Headline Pride in London as ‘Volunqueer’ Campaign Launched

The 53rd Pride in London will run from 12pm to 6pm along a Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Place route with community stages spotlighting over 100 artists.

The cast of Pride in London's 2025 Volunqueer campaign. (Pride in London)
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Chaka Khan will headline Pride in London 2025. (Getty)

Overview

  • Chaka Khan will top the Trafalgar Square main stage with hits like “I’m Every Woman” to mark five decades of Pride in London.
  • The “Volunqueer” campaign will honor grassroots service by urging attendees to contribute time, skills or resources to LGBTQ+ organisations.
  • Artists will perform across diversified zones—including Leicester Square’s women and non-binary stage, Soho Square’s trans platform, Dean Street’s cabaret, Golden Square’s world stage and a family area at Victoria Embankment Gardens—totalling six main venues.
  • Mayor Sadiq Khan will lead the parade in his civic capacity according to tradition despite a wider ban on political participation at the festival.
  • Organizers anticipate that more than 1.7 million people will descend on central London, reinforcing Pride’s status as the capital’s flagship LGBTQ+ celebration.