Gay Party Brands

The recurring international party series that define the LGBTQ+ calendar. Upcoming editions, home cities, and how to buy tickets — updated as the community moves.

Headline circuit

Circuit Festival Barcelona

Two-week August takeover — pool by day, warehouse by night

Barcelona ~70,000 attendees over two weeks Since 2008

Forever Tel Aviv

Middle East's largest queer circuit series — cinema-scale production

3,000-5,000 Since 2011

G Circuit Songkran

The largest gay circuit event in Asia — 5-day Bangkok takeover

Bangkok ~10,000 over 5 days Since 2004

La Démence

Belgium's legendary monthly party — 35+ years running at Fuse

Brussels ~2,500 per edition Since 1989

WE Party Madrid

The Spanish capital's flagship circuit brand — theatrical productions

Madrid 3,000-8,000 per event Since 2007

White Party Bangkok

Asia's New Year circuit anchor — swimwear + poolside spectacle

Bangkok ~2,000-3,000 Since 2000

White Party Palm Springs

North America's premier Easter-weekend circuit brand

Palm Springs ~30,000 over the weekend Since 1989

XLSIOR Mykonos

Gay circuit festival — the biggest in the Mediterranean

Mykonos ~30,000 Since 2009

Next: 20 Aug 2026

Established scenes

Adonis

London's standard-bearer of the queer underground — Mixmag's favorite

London ~1,500 per edition Since 2015

Arisa

The world's first Mizrahi-pop gay party — Tel Aviv's home tribe

Tel Aviv-Yafo ~1,500-3,000 per event Since 2012

Barbi(e)turix

Paris' flagship women's and queer-women party since 2003 — Wet for Me is theirs

Paris ~1,500 per event Since 2003

Bearracuda

North America's largest travelling bear party — 20+ cities on rotation

San Francisco 500-2,000 per event depending on city Since 2005

Cocktail d'Amore

Berlin's open-air house/queer institution at Griessmühle & tour dates

Berlin ~1,500 per edition Since 2009

Duckie

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern's Saturday-night queer-cabaret institution since 1995

London ~350 per Saturday Since 1995

Gegen

KitKat-based fetish/queer night — no advance tickets, no online presence

Berlin ~1,500 per edition Since 2010

Herrensauna

Berlin's dominant queer techno night — no photos, no rules, real ones

Berlin ~1,000 per edition Since 2015

Horse Meat Disco

London-born disco collective — residencies in London, NY, Berlin, Chicago

London 500-1,500 per party Since 2003

Maricas

Barcelona-based queer collective — behind Circuit crossovers

Barcelona ~1,500-2,500 per edition Since 2016

Papi Juice

Brooklyn queer-POC collective — the US underground standard

New York ~800-1,200 per party Since 2013

Rapido Amsterdam

The Amsterdam legacy party — hard house + intergenerational crowd

Amsterdam ~2,500 per edition Since 1995

Revolver Upstairs

Melbourne's Sunday queer institution — Revolver Upstairs, since 1997

Melbourne variable — Sundays run all day Since 1997

Spielraum

Amsterdam queer collective — now with a permanent home

Amsterdam ~800 per party Since 2018

Underground & upcoming

Por Detroit

Mexico City warehouse queer party — abandoned mansions, Instagram-only

Mexico City ~1,000-2,000 per party Since 2018

Total: 23 active party brands · Updated as editions are announced. Missing a brand? Tell us →

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