ISLE of Wight Pride, which was due to take place on Saturday July 21, has been cancelled because of coronavirus.
The event's trustees have released a statement saying "The Trustees of Isle of Wight Pride have continued to follow developments with particular interest to the roadmap out of lockdown.
"(We) have decided not to proceed with (the) Parade and Pride event that had been proposed."
The statement said health and safety and the impact of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight's tourism businesses - some sponsor the event - had to be taken into account.
"As a Charity we must consider the risk to us of investing money in planning for an event which might not be able to take place and that this could result in significant debt and perhaps loss of the charity and the event itself in future years.
"It is our intention as the roadmap out of lockdown meets it targets and the way ahead is confirmed, (to) seek to hold several community engagement activities and small events around the Island.
"We also hope to have a presence at other events as they take place. We will build on these during the year and use to rebuild our volunteer network and plan properly for our return, all being well with the world with a Pride on 16 July 2022.
"Stay healthy, keep safe and remember #Lovewins."
The event - usually run annually - last took place in 2019 after being cancelled last year as the impact of the pandemic became apparent.
Scroll through our fabulous pictures from 2019, showing a rainbow of colour at Pride in Ryde.
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