PrideCompass
A city-by-city Pride companion that maps parade routes, accessible viewing spots, queer-owned cafés, sober spaces, after-parties, and emergency contacts onto one live map — so attendees at Leeds, Manchester, Brighton, or any UK city spend less time guessing and more time celebrating.
LGBTQ+ attendees and allies visiting or attending Pride weekends in UK cities
- Live parade map with accessible viewing spots, step-free routes, and quiet/sensory-friendly zones for neurodivergent attendees
- Curated list of queer-owned bars, cafés, and after-parties with hours, capacity hints, and 'safe space' community tags
- Day-of toolkit: nearest pharmacy, water stations, lost-and-found, and discreet exit routes for anyone feeling unsafe
- Friend-finder opt-in so a chosen group can see each other on the map without sharing location publicly
Leeds Pride 2026 is drawing 70,000+ attendees in its 20th year and generating hundreds of searches in real time — yet most attendees still rely on scattered Instagram stories and Facebook posts to plan a single day.
Leeds Pride 2026 verified at 70,000+ attendees with 75,000 expected for the 20th anniversary; Brighton Pride draws 300,000+ and London Pride is a flagship event with stage/parade maps already published by organisers.Leeds Pride Festival 2026 | LGBTQ+ & Gay Pride in Leeds ↗Best pictures from Leeds Pride 2026 - Yorkshire Post ↗
Direct competitor exists: Everywhere Is Queer is a live iOS/Android map of queer-owned businesses with 350K+ users and paid 'Featured Listings'; Pride in London already publishes its own event map, and pride-events.co.uk self-describes as the UK's largest LGBTQIA+ events platform — multi-city aggregator adds value but the queer-business directory piece is already taken.Everywhere Is Queer App | Explore Queer-Owned Spaces ↗Pride Events | Largest LGBTQIA+ Events Platform in the UK ↗PLANNING YOUR VISIT - Pride in London ↗
Featured-listing model is already validated by Everywhere Is Queer selling queer-owned business placements to a 350K community; LGBTQ+ buying power is cited at $1.4T+ by queer-trans-project — but the audience is seasonal (one weekend per city) so pure subscription is weak, B2B listings + affiliate/after-party ticketing + tourism partnerships are the realistic mix.Everywhere Is Queer App | Explore Queer-Owned Spaces ↗25+ LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses to Support This Pride Month 2026 ↗
UK Pride weekends are annual, attendance is growing year-on-year (Leeds ~6.5k in year 1 → 70k+ today), and the LGBTQ+ travel/economy segment is structurally expanding — but each city only fires 1–2 weekends/year so DAU/retention outside that window is weak and data must be re-collected annually.Leeds Pride Festival 2026 | LGBTQ+ & Gay Pride in Leeds ↗Pride Parade - Brighton & Hove Pride ↗
Mapping tech (Mapbox/Google) is commoditised and a city-by-city MVP is buildable by one person, but success depends on labour-intensive annual data curation across multiple UK cities (parade routes, sober spaces, after-parties, accessibility info, emergency contacts) plus ongoing community moderation — not trivial but achievable.PLANNING YOUR VISIT - Pride in London ↗