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Rainbow Fayre

Exeter Phoenix and Exeter Pride present a one-day celebration featuring live music, performance, stalls, food and the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Leigh Curtis

Exeter Phoenix and Exeter Pride are co-hosting a one-day celebration with live music, performance, dancing, DJs and more on Saturday 13 May.

Rainbow Fayre begins with a Big Queer Terrace Party with DJ Louie Louie while Exeter Pride takes over the main auditorium for an afternoon of live music and performances.

There will also be stalls, local street food and Exeter’s first drag king competition.

Rainbow Fayre, Saturday 13 May 2023 at Exeter Phoenix

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be streamed live from Liverpool on a big outdoor screen during the evening, and will be followed by a silent disco after party.

The event is taking place on the day of what would have been the annual Exeter Pride celebration which organisers were forced to cancel due to a lack of volunteer co-ordinators and stewards.

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Rainbow Fayre takes place from 12pm-2am on Saturday 13 May 2023 at Exeter Phoenix and is free to attend.

For more information visit the Exeter Phoenix website.

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