FOLLOWING four days of love, colour, carnival, mayhem, music, floats, fanfare, glitter cannons, Pixies, Big Boos and a bearded Austrian Eurovision drag artist, Manchester's annual celebration of all things lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender drew to a close late on Monday 25 August.

This year's Big Weekender included a packed Pride Parade on Saturday 23 August with three-deep crowds lining the entire route from Castlefield's Liverpool Road, down Deansgate and on to Sackville Gardens in The Gay Village.

The four-day celebration also saw a number of internationally-acclaimed artists perform, including: Anastacia, Pixie Lott, Foxes, Conchita and All Saints alongside an X Factor troop of Amelia Lily, Lucy Spraggan, Misha B and Marcus Collins.

Here's a collection of some of the best snaps from across the weekend:

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140823_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Parade_054Lea Delaria

140823_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Parade_080Brooke Vincent and Kym Marsh at the parade

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140823_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Vip_005Corrie actress Brooke Vincent with Lea Delaria

140823_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Mainstage_General_015Corrie at Pride

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140823_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Mainstage_Pixielott_013Pixie Lott

140822_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Leadelaria_008Lea Delaria

140822_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Mainstage_Anastacia_029Anastacia

140822_Manchesterpride_Carlsukonik_Mainstage_Anastacia_030Anastacia performs

140824_Manchesterpride_Conchita_009Conchita

140824_Manchesterpride_Conchita_024Crowd at the main stage

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Photo credits: Carl Sukonik and Dave Nelson