Intensity Manila

Manila's circuit weekend: two nights of big-room dance parties drawing gay crowds from across Southeast Asia. The Philippine capital parties hard — this is the country that gave Drag Race its Philippine franchise and packs O Bar's drag productions nightly — and Intensity concentrates that energy into one weekend of DJs, production and very little sleep. Line-up and venues are announced close to the date on the promoters' social channels, as is the Manila way; expect the after-hours to spill toward the Ortigas and Makati club belts. Pair it with a night at O Bar in Ortigas or a drag brunch in Quezon City and you've got the full Manila queer weekend.