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BYOBG - social board games night

BYOBG - social board games night

5:30 PM · Flamingos Coffee House · Leeds

Pride Community

Rainbow Collective: Peer support group with BattleScars

Rainbow Collective: Peer support group with BattleScars

5:30 PM · Leeds

Gender Mix

Gender Mix

5:30 PM · Club Sauna · Berlin

Afterwork

Afterwork

5:30 PM · L'Appart de l'Gaïette · Lille

Nude night

Nude night

6:00 PM · London · London

Buff

Buff

6:00 PM · London

Sunday Scandals

Sunday Scandals

6:00 PM · Delmonicas · Glasgow

Drag Club Night

Queer Board Games Night (LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈)

Queer Board Games Night (LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈)

6:00 PM · The Gamer Club · Glasgow

The Two Brewers Grand re-Opening Launch Party

The Two Brewers Grand re-Opening Launch Party

6:00 PM · The Two Brewers · Brentford

Second Half – Meeting for older gay men

Second Half – Meeting for older gay men

6:00 PM · Berlin

Karaoke

Karaoke

6:00 PM · Monster Ronsons · Berlin

Trans* and Inter* Meetup

Trans* and Inter* Meetup

6:00 PM · sowieso · Dresden

Center Youth: So, Basically

Center Youth: So, Basically

5:30 PM · The LGBT Center NYC · New York

Free to be Youth Project Legal Clinic

Free to be Youth Project Legal Clinic

5:30 PM · The LGBT Center NYC · New York

Rocky Bingo

Rocky Bingo

5:30 PM · Boxers NYC · New York

Queer & Well Presents: Xtreme Hip Hop Step with Timothy Hampton

Queer & Well Presents: Xtreme Hip Hop Step with Timothy Hampton

5:30 PM · 1800 Market St · San Francisco

Statewide Network Meeting for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

Statewide Network Meeting for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

5:30 PM · TaskForce Prevention and Community Services · Chicago

Tuesday Catch Club & Walk

Tuesday Catch Club & Walk

5:30 PM · Tower Grove Park · St. Louis

Business Debtors Anonymous – BDA

Business Debtors Anonymous – BDA

6:00 PM · The LGBT Center NYC · New York

Queer ACA Wednesdays

Queer ACA Wednesdays

6:00 PM · The LGBT Center NYC · New York

Center Support: Conexión Positiva

Center Support: Conexión Positiva

6:00 PM · The LGBT Center NYC · New York

Lesbian Visibility Week Kick-off

Lesbian Visibility Week Kick-off

6:00 PM · The Center · New York

Community Women / Sapphic

Non The Binary: The Hudson Valley Nonbinary Support Group

Non The Binary: The Hudson Valley Nonbinary Support Group

6:00 PM · Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center · New York

Autonomy of Flo(w)

Autonomy of Flo(w)

5:45 PM · The Motley Bauhaus · Melbourne

Tantra Foundations Course 2

Tantra Foundations Course 2

6:00 PM · The Rainforest Temple · Melbourne

Sketchy Behaviour

Sketchy Behaviour

6:00 PM · Pride of our Footscray · Melbourne

Holly's Pop Quiz Drag Trivia

Holly's Pop Quiz Drag Trivia

6:00 PM · Melbourne

Geek Love - Karaogay

Geek Love - Karaogay

6:00 PM · Geek Love · Tel Aviv-Yafo

Silver Daddy Night

Silver Daddy Night

6:30 PM · wetonwellington.com.au · Melbourne

Pride Film Club

Pride Film Club

6:30 PM · Pride of our Footscray · Melbourne

Pride Community

Perth Rainbow Toastmasters - LGBTIQA+ Public Speaking Club

Perth Rainbow Toastmasters - LGBTIQA+ Public Speaking Club

6:30 PM · Meetup: Perth Rainbow Toastmasters · Perth

E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!

E&V Night: Exhibitionists & Voyeurs!

6:30 PM · Pulteney 431 · Adelaide

Drag Queens NT BINGO

Drag Queens NT BINGO

6:30 PM · Zen Rooftop Lounge · Darwin

Alice Oseman: Heartstopper

Alice Oseman: Heartstopper

7:00 PM · Sydney

Trivia Tuesdays

Trivia Tuesdays

7:00 PM · UBQ · Melbourne

CEO Coach & Board Member David Siegel

CEO Coach & Board Member David Siegel

7:00 PM · Azrieli Center, Triangle Tower · Jerusalem

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NewFest: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival

🇺🇸 New York, United States

NewFest: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival

NewFest is New York's main LGBTQ+ film festival. It is run by the nonprofit of the same name, which dates back to 1988. The main…

Central Arkansas PRIDEFest & Parade

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🇺🇸 Little Rock, United States

Central Arkansas PRIDEFest & Parade

Central Arkansas PRIDEFest & Parade is Little Rock's Pride. It is run by Central Arkansas Pride, a volunteer-led 501(c)(3)…

Fantasy Fest Key West

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🇺🇸 Key West, United States

Fantasy Fest Key West

Fantasy Fest is Key West's ten-day costume and street party at the end of October. It is not a Pride. Four local merchants…

Kyushu Rainbow Pride

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🇯🇵 Fukuoka, Japan

Kyushu Rainbow Pride

Kyushu Rainbow Pride is the main LGBTQ+ pride event for Japan's southern island, held in central Fukuoka. It is run by a…

Haus of Circuit Hong Kong

🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Haus of Circuit Hong Kong

Haus of Circuit is a Hong Kong gay party promoter, not a single annual festival. It runs circuit-style nights at Casa Dao, a…

L'Existrans Paris

🇫🇷 Paris, France

L'Existrans Paris

ExisTransInter is Paris's yearly march for trans and intersex rights. It started in 1997 as Existrans. In 2019 it was renamed to…

Honolulu Pride

🇺🇸 Honolulu, United States

Honolulu Pride

Honolulu Pride is Hawaii's biggest queer street event, and unlike most US Prides it takes place in October rather than June. It…

Charleston Pride

🇺🇸 Charleston, United States

Charleston Pride

Charleston Pride is South Carolina's Lowcountry pride, and the 2026 edition takes place this Saturday, 17 October 2026. It…

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Stereo Nightclub

Le Village, Montreal

Montreal's long-running after-hours club on Sainte-Catherine Est: house and techno from 2am into the late morning, with a mixed, queer-heavy crowd.

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Beijing

Beijing's longest-running gay club, in a basement on Gongti Xilu near Workers' Stadium. Bar early, dance floor after midnight, Thursday to Sunday.

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Berghain / Panorama Bar

Friedrichshain, Berlin

Berlin's most famous techno club, in a former power station in Friedrichshain: Berghain for techno, Panorama Bar for house, open Saturday night to Monday.

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Silom, Bangkok

Gay sauna on Soi Phiphat 2 off Silom, open daily 15:00 to 06:00, with a gym-going, muscular crowd.

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Pigalle, Paris

Large multi-floor gay sauna by the Grands Boulevards: steam, dry sauna, jacuzzi, darkrooms and cabins, open from noon to 1-2am daily.

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Capocotta — Gay Beach Ostia in Rome

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Capocotta — Gay Beach Ostia

Rome

Rome's gay beach in the Capocotta dunes south of Ostia, known as Il Buco; free, informal, busiest July-August.

Gay Gay (mostly men) Mixed LGBTQ+

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Axel Hotel Barcelona in Barcelona

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Axel Hotel Barcelona

Gaixample / Eixample, Barcelona

The first Axel Hotel (2003), gay-branded and open to all, on Carrer d'Aribau in the Gaixample. Rooftop pool and sky bar.

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Parco Virgiliano in Naples

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Parco Virgiliano

Naples

Park at the tip of Posillipo with wide views over the Bay of Naples, also known as an outdoor cruising area.

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Open the GayOut Gay Cruising Map — it covers cruising areas in hundreds of cities worldwide and can sort them by distance from you. Always check the local laws first: each city page notes the legal situation and practical safety tips before you go.

Which are the most popular gay travel destinations in 2026?

The most-visited gay cities on GayOut are Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, London, Tel Aviv, New York, Mexico City, Bangkok and Sydney — each with dozens of LGBTQ venues, annual pride events and visible queer neighbourhoods.

Is it safe to travel as an LGBTQ+ person?

Safety varies widely by country. Use the Gay Travel Index to compare legal rights, social acceptance and risk by destination before booking. Western Europe, Canada, Uruguay, Taiwan and parts of Australia consistently rank as the safest; check current local laws for any destination in the Middle East, Africa or South Asia.

Which pride events are happening this month?

Right now 17010 major LGBTQ+ events are listed for this month. Use the GayOut Pride Calendar to filter parades and festivals by month and country. WorldPride runs every two years — after Amsterdam 2026, the next edition is WorldPride 2028.

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