DETAILS for the second Bury Pride have been revealed.

The event will return on Saturday April 7, and promises to be another fun packed day of celebration and diversity.

Pop icon Toyah Wilcox will headline the festivities which boasts two stages of music and entertainment, a walking rainbow through the town, food and plenty of colour.

Ms Wilcox and her full live band will be joined on an outdoor mainstage at Bury Town Hall by Manchester Gay and Lesbian Chorus, Divas in Denial, Laura Jane Butler as Amy Winehouse and fire eaters Utopia UK, and compared by Miss Sal Ford.

A second acoustic stage in the Elizabethan Suite will also see several bands play unplugged sets alongside the Manchester Gay and Lesbian Chorus, Freak Dance and class act, between 11am and 4pm.

Out on Knowsley Street there will be food and drink stalls, glitter stencilling, an official Pride merchandise stall, plus the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Pride Pump, the Pride Ambulance and Greater Manchester Police's Pride Car.

Food will also be available in the main hall, including Freak Shakes, Rainbow cakes and Rainbow fudge, with a gin cocktail and Pimp my Prosecco bar in the Balcony Bar.

And a number of drag kings and queens will be sitting for still life drawing and performances, hosted by Bury Art Gallery, in Peel Room through out the day.

This year's carnival themed Rainbow Parade will leave the town hall at 1pm, moving up to The Rock and returning by the Mill Gate and Bury Market.

Featuring a samba band, floats and New Orleans inspired marching band Mr Wilson's Second Liners, the parade will be led by Mayor of Bury, Councillor Dorothy Gunther.

Councillor Rishi Shori, leader of Bury Council, said: “The first walking rainbow parade in Bury took place six years ago, arranged by the POG ‘Proud of Gayness’ youth group. The event has gone from strength to strength since then and Bury Pride is sure to become an annual celebration of equality and diversity.

“While the need to raise awareness of LGBT issues is important, Bury Pride is also a great excuse to have fun, and the support from the local community and beyond has been tremendous.”