Tartu Pride 2024: A huge success for the small Baltic city

Tartu Pride (Image: Markus Bidaux)

Estonia’s second city has celebrated its second Pride after the country’s first took place some 20 years ago in Tallinn, with Tartu Pride 2024.

The organisers of Tartu2024, the EU-backed city of culture festival, made Tartu Pride the LGBTQ+ highlight of their year-long programme of events.

Pride marchers gathering in Hurda Park (Image: Markus Bidaux)

The Pride march took place on Saturday 17 August. Approximately 3,000 people gathered at the starting point in Hurda Park at 1 pm to cheers and pop music playing out on loudspeakers, when the parade of people started their protest.

In contrast to bigger events such as Brighton Pride, there were no floats in the parade. And even though it was a very warm day, there were no shirtless men

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