A SERIES of events will take place this weekend to mark the start of Oxford Pride Festival 2018.

An Oxford Pride True Colours Picnic hosted by Oxford mental health charity Restore kicks proceedings off at 12pm on Sunday.

Later in the day is a karaoke event at the Jolly Farmers on Paradise Street, beginning at 8pm.

A range of activities are scheduled until Sunday June 3 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Oxford Pride Parade.

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