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The Rainbow ChorusCardiff Mardi Gras 2004
| title | Cardiff Mardi Gras 2004 |
| event: | Cardiff Pride |
| review date | Friday, 3 to Monday, 6 September 2004 |
REALBrighton review
The Mardi Gras Weekend was a fabulous success. Very, very different from the last couple of big events that we've been to, this was a much more local affair. Still very much a community event, Cardiff boasts lots of free events... with road closures and street parties, dance podiums, outside bars, hot food grills, stages... and all this was just at the Golden Cross pub! The main event was the party on Saturday afternoon in Cooper's Field. An estimated 40,000 people arrived in the park, which far exceeded the organisers' expectations. Having said that, they coped with the crowds admirably...
latest captions who was snapped?
Click the VIP's name to see where we caught'em!
the photos...
A Sunny Sunday
photos by Sam MilfordThere's little doubt, having trawled the bars and pubs over the weekend, that other than the main event a the park, all the action was at the Golden Cross...
Golden Cross... Then Savior... On Ice!
photos by Sam MilfordA packed evening of alcoholic excess at the Golden Cross before heading into the Ice Rink for some hardcore clubbing. We may have been rattling around a bit in there, but the atmosphere was good and the night a success...
Saturday: Cooper's Field
photos by Sam MilfordThe park was packed, the weather held out, the crowd was happy, the drinks weren't overpriced and all in all... what a bloody good way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
Arrival. Detox. Addiction. In that order.
photos by James Brooks & Sam MilfordWe roamed. We snapped. We soaked up the atmosphere on your behalf. We had plenty to drink on the way around and we enjoyed ourselves. That's all that matters, surely?
Friday: Exit
photos by James Brooks & Sam MilfordJames and Huw donned their REALBrighton vests and spent the night trying to explain what a Brighton website was doing up in Wales... Huw's hometown, you see. Not that we need an excuse...
pride countdown
Forthcoming pride festivals...
1 day Reading Pride 2010
4th September 10
1 day Cardiff-Wales Mardi Gras 2010
4th September 10
REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.