Soweto Pride 2026 will bring the community together this Heritage Month under the theme “iSango leNkululeko – Our Heritage,” inviting residents to reflect on belonging, equality and human dignity.

The Soweto Pride March will take place on 25 September 2026 on Vilakazi Street in Orlando West, promoting safer communities, social cohesion and equal rights while honouring those lost to hate crimes. The following day, 26 September, the Queer Joy Celebration will be held at Kwa Lichaba in Orlando West, celebrating diversity and honouring trailblazers such as Simon Nkoli, whose activism contributed to the struggle for equality and constitutional freedoms .

Jade Jamilla Madingwane, Executive Director of the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), which founded Soweto Pride in 2004, said the spirit of ubuntu is central to this vision.

“Ubuntu calls us to recognise each other’s humanity, especially when we are different. Heritage is not only about where we come from, but about the kind of society we are choosing to build together”.

Soweto Pride 2026 extends an invitation to all South Africans — families, teachers, healthcare workers, faith leaders, community members and allies to participate in building a society grounded in dignity, equality and freedom.