It's an event that has been dealt all sorts of weather conditions over the years and organisers and the tens of thousands expected to flock to Newcastle Pride are hoping for plenty of sunshine over the weekend.
We definitely don't want a repeat of the weather two years ago when crowds at Pride, South Tyneside Festival's Sunday concert and Sunderland Airshow were absolutely drenched thanks to a spate of heavy downpours.
This year Newcastle Pride, or Northern Pride to give it its official title, will take over both the Town Moor and Exhibition Park.
Once the huge Pride parade has made its way through the city centre, there will be a number of different zones at Newcastle Pride and the Newcastle Pride lineup features Fleur East and Liberty X.
The Newcastle Pride Saturday lineup also features Saara Aalto and the Newcastle Pride Sunday lineup featuring Boulevard.
And the Be Scene Zone will be open and packed full of dance and cabaret across the weekend.
If you are going there a number of security rules to be sure of, with regard to food and drink and what you can and can't take into - which kicks off on Friday night with a Bongo's Bingo Pride special.
And you'll want to be aware of the weather. Here is the latest Newcastle forecast, according to the Met Office at the time of writing at 11.15am Thursday:
Friday
4pm - heavy rain, 17°
6pm - cloudy with sun, 19°
7pm - cloudy with sun 19°
8pm - cloudy, 19°
9pm - cloudy, 18°
10pm - cloudy, 18°
Saturday
11am - thunder shower, 18° - 70% chance of rain
1pm - thunder shower, 19° - 80% chance of rain
4pm - sun and showers, 19° - 60% chance of rain
7pm - sun and showers, 19° - 60% chance of rain
10pm - cloudy, 16° - 10% chance of rain
Sunday
1pm - cloudy, 20° - 10% chance of rain
4pm - cloudy, 21° - 10% chance of rain
7pm - light rain, 20° - 40% chance of rain
10pm - cloudy, 18° - 10% chance of rain
