Beautifully Proud

What is Beautifully Proud?

Beautifully Proud celebrates Weston-super-Mare’s creativity, diversity, and community spirit. Through arts, culture, events, and local initiatives, the community led programme aims to bring people together, celebrate pride, showcase local talent and create opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy everything the town has to offer.

The project supports a wide range of activities across Weston-super-Mare, helping to promote pride in the town while encouraging participation, wellbeing, and community connection.

In this section, you can find information about upcoming events, projects, partnerships, and opportunities to get involved with Beautifully Proud.

Beautifully Proud 2026

As the Beautifully Proud 2026 programme comes to a close, we reflect with immense pride on a truly inspiring celebration of community, creativity, inclusion, and belonging.

Throughout the programme, people of all ages and backgrounds came together to celebrate diversity through arts, culture, performances, workshops, conversations, and community events. New friendships were formed, local talent was showcased, and countless moments of joy, understanding, and connection were shared. The programme highlighted the very best of our community, creating welcoming spaces where everyone could feel seen, valued, and celebrated.

Beautifully Proud 2026 has been more than a series of events—it has been a reminder that when we embrace our differences, we build stronger, kinder, and more vibrant communities. The enthusiasm and support shown by volunteers, organisers, performers, partners, businesses, and attendees made this year’s programme an outstanding success!

Thank you to everyone who played a part in making Beautifully Proud 2026 such a memorable journey. Here’s to carrying the spirit of Beautifully Proud forward every day—not just during the programme, but throughout the year.