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Europe’s biggest beach bear event, a favourite Pride celebration and year-round seaside escapes, with 2027 stays already booking.

Sitges Events Sitges Pride 2027

Gay Maspalomas Events

Autumn sunshine, Fetish Pride and WinterPride, followed by Christmas & NYE, Carnival and one of Europe’s biggest beach Prides.

Maspalomas Events Winter Pride 2026

Gay Puerto Vallarta Events

Escape to the sun for Puerto Vallarta’s famous gay beaches, nightlife, Bear Week, New Year’s Eve and Pride in one of Mexico’s top gay destinations.

Gay Vallarta Events Bear Week 2027

Your Next Escape Starts Here

Pride, fetish weekends and autumn sunshine – discover the biggest gay events coming up next.

Maspalomas Fetish Pride

1st OCT – 12th OCT: October sunshine, fetish events, pool days, cruising the dunes and late nights around the Yumbo center.

Fetish Pride Gay Maspalomas Events

Taiwan Pride

29th OCT – 4th NOV: Taipei hosts one of the largest Pride celebrations in Taipei with an afternoon parade, festivals & circuit nights.

Taiwan Pride Gay Taipei Events

Amsterdam Leather and Fetish pride Netherlands

Amsterdam Leather Pride

15th OCT – 19th OCT: Amsterdam Leather & Fetish Pride returns with fetish events, leather gatherings and the huge Invasion Party.

Leather & Fetish Pride Amsterdam Events

Palm Springs Pride

5th NOV – 8th NOV: Enjoy a sizzling November Pride event in Palm Springs, complete with daytime pool events and hot circuit nights.

Palm Springs Pride Palm Springs Events

Winter Pride Maspalomas

2nd NOV – 8th NOV: Maspalomas features seven days and nights of events ending with a spectacular parade and after party.

Winter Pride Gay Maspalomas Events

Rio de Janeiro Pride

15th NOV – 22nd NOV: Rio Pride brings a huge beachfront parade, packed gay bars, pool parties and late-night circuit events.

Winter Pride Gay Maspalomas Events

SITGES 2027 – Plan Ahead!

The biggest dates are confirmed and travelers are already booking. Choose your event and start planning your next Sitges escape.

Sitges Carnival 2027

2nd FEB – 10th Feb: Two huge parades, packed streets and one of Sitges’ wildest weeks of the year.

Carnival Guide

Sitges Pride 2027

9th JUN – 13th JUN: Five days of beach weather, shows, parties and the famous Sunday parade.

Pride Guide

Bears Week Sep 2027

3rd SEP – 12th Sep: Ten days of bears, beaches and thousands of visitors from around the world.

Bears Week Guide

CHASE THE SUN

Swap winter for summer with beach days, warm nights and some of the biggest LGBTQ+ events ahead.

Rio de Janeiro

Summer starts with Pride before Rio rolls into Réveillon, beach season and an Carnival in February 2027.

Gay Rio Guide Rio Events

Sydney

Summer on the harbour leads into NYE, Mardi Gras, beaches, parties and Sydney’s biggest gay celebrations.

Sydney Guide Sydney Events

Bangkok

Tropical days, beach escapes, rooftop nights and a huge gay party scene, with New Year followed by Songkran in April.

Bangkok Guide Bangkok Events

Top Gay Bear Events 2027

Bears Week Sitges May Edition 2027

APR 30th–MAY 2nd Kick off summer in Sitges with a long weekend of bear parties, packed bars, sunny terraces and beach time.

May Bear Guide Sitges Hotel Deals

Bear Week PTown 2027

JUL 10th – JUL 17th An Epic Bear Week.

Mad Bear Torremolinos 2027

AUG 06th – AUG 17th: Hot Hunky Spanish Bears Await!

Make the rest of 2026 Count!

Three very different reasons to travel – Oktoberfest in Munich, Day of the Dead in Mexico City and New Year’s Eve on the beaches of Rio.

Munich Gay Oktoberfest ’26

SEP 19th – OCT 4th: Rosa Wiesn packs beer tents with sexy boys, dirndls and lederhosen, oompah anthems and theme nights.

Oktoberfest Guide Gay Munich Events

Day of the Dead Mexico City ’26

OCT 17th – NOV 3rd: Día de Muertos blends ancient ritual with large-scale spectacle across one of the world’s most electrifying capitals.

Day of the Dead Guide Mexico City Events

NYE/Reveillon in Rio ’26

DEC 31st – JAN 1st: Beach parties, fireworks over Copacabana and all-night celebrations across Rio. Book early for sea-view hotels and prime locations.

NYE in Rio Rio Events

Already Planning for 2027?

Get ahead on destinations GayTravel4U travelers consistently book months in advance.

Torremolinos

PRIDE · MADBEAR · SUN FESTIVAL

Beach days and major gay events throughout the season.

Provincetown Guide PTown Events

Provincetown

PRIDE · BEAR WEEK · CANIVAL

Big Summer Weeks sell early in this iconic Cape Cod resort town.

Provincetown Guide PTown Events

Maspalomas

WINTER PRIDE · NYE · CANIVAL

Book well-ahead for Pride and the island’s biggest holiday weeks.

Maspalomas Guide Maspalomas Events

Gay Events by Theme/Season

Global Gay Pride Calendar

2026: Explore the top upcoming prides parades and parties yet to come this Spring, plus the biggest events in 2026.

Celebrate Pride

Top 200+ Bear Events 2026

From the lagoons in Iceland to the beaches of Sitges, explore our guide to more than 200 top bear events.

Find your bear!

Gay Fetish Events 2026

From Dore Alley in San Francisco to Folsom Europe and beyond, we have the top 200+ fetish events for 2025.

Let’s Party

The top gay winter sun destinations in 2025

Winter Sun Escapes 26 | 27

Discover the top gay destinations to visit, from Rio’s famous beaches to Sydney’s Pool Parties.

A Sunshine Escape!

Top Gay Ski Weeks 26 | 27

Discover the top gay ski weeks not to miss in 2026. From Après Ski in Aspen to the Swiss slopes of Arosa.

Lets go skiing!

Christmas & New Year Events

NOV 16th – DEC 31st: Discover the top gay Christmas Markets in Europe + All the major New Year parties this season.

Plan Well Ahead

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