Join us for our
20th Anniversary Celebrations
Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity is a 19 year old, voluntary-led registered UK charity. Our reach extends to people who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming, their partners, families, friends, and wider society which they are part of.
We are busy building an amazing line-up of gender diverse talent! We already have a great selection of performers, hosts, comedians, singers, and musicians. You will also hear from some of our partners, sponsors, volunteers, and patrons!
The Annual
Sparkle Weekend
2025 dates: Friday 27th - Sunday 29th June
The Sparkle Weekend is the original celebration of trans joy and gender diversity. The first celebration was in 2005, before charities such as Stonewall became trans-inclusive. Since then, the Sparkle Weekend has grown exponentially, attracting over 12,500 visitors at the Sparkle Weekend 2024.
The Sparkle Weekend is a family friendly festival-style event, featuring live entertainment, workshops, wellbeing activities, family and youth provision, sober spaces, market traders, food, drink, and much more! One of our charity’s core values is that the Sparkle Weekend remains free-to-attend, to be accessible for everyone.
Sparkle Sanctuary
Sparkle Sanctuary is a free to attend social space for the trans &
gender diverse community, facilitated by the trans & gender
diverse community. All sessions are sober and sensory-friendly,
with wellbeing and creativity at the forefront. A hot meal,
snacks and soft drinks are provided for attendees.
We operate on volunteer power and transparency.
Have a look at our last 12 months
At Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity, our mission is to empower and support the transgender community across the nation. Run entirely by volunteers, this organisation is run by the community for the community. 2024 saw significant growth and progress for Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity. The ongoing 'Cost of Living Crisis' has been felt within the community and within our endeavours as an organisation. As a board we are seeking further support with core funding to ensure a solid future and to continue to legacy of the organisation for gender diverse people. Providing everyone with a better sense of mental health, wellbeing and facilitating community events throughout the year remains a priority.
37,800
People reached
20
Core Team of Volunteers
£73k
Turnover
13,059
Volunteer Hours
Jay Crawford
Chair of Trustees
Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
Our Programmes
How can you get Involved?
We work with a number of Organisations, Agencies, Corporate and Social Enterprises to raise vital funds to support our engagement programmes across Grassroots Talent, Event Organising, our Trans Youth Events, Disability Inclusion and our Unfunded Organisation Attendance Programme.
If you would like to offer support to Sparkle, either with funding, donations, sponsorships or providing us with items for our volunteer goodie bags for the Sparkle Weekend or to help us bring the 20th Anniversary to life!
Head over to our Sponsorships and Partnerships page below or please send us an email to info@sparkle.org.uk.
Below are a few of our Community Sponsors and Partnerships from 2024
Some of our 2024 Sponsors
and Partners
