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Coventry Pride: City awash with colour

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The event was awash with colour, despite the rain

Celebrations are taking place this weekend for this year's Coventry Pride.

Visitors to the free two-day event are enjoying live performances, comedy and cabaret acts, community stalls, music and drag acts.

This year's theme is Super Heroes of Pride, and encourages people to celebrate the "superhero" within them, and diversity in all its forms.

Pride is taking place in University Square, Priory Street, next to Coventry Cathedral and continues on Sunday.

News imageVisitors of all ages donned face paint and got into the spirit of the event
Visitors of all ages donned face paint and got into the spirit of the event
News imageA Pride festival-goer in a purple superhero outfit
This year's theme encouraged people to celebrate their "inner superhero"
News imageVisitors could also enjoy a number of stalls set up over the weekend
Visitors could also enjoy a number of stalls set up over the weekend
News imagePride is taking place in University Square, Priory Street, next to Coventry Cathedral
Pride was taking place in University Square, Priory Street, next to Coventry Cathedral
News imageLive performances will be taking place in the city across the weekend
Live performances were taking place in the city across the weekend
News imageVisitors donned brightly coloured outfits to take part in the festivities
Visitors donned brightly-coloured outfits to take part in the festivities
News imageA walking parade was part of this year's event
A walking parade was part of this year's event
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