Lisbon Gay Travel News – Archive

|  31 July  –  14 August 2010
Festival dos Oceanos 2010: concerts, shows, performances, street theatre, museums by night, exhibitions, musical with fireworks, paintings of light, to name but a few of the festival events.
|  17 July 2010
Sparkling Party: large gay summer party. 23:30 – 06:00 @ Pavilhão de Exposições (ISA, Tapada da Ajuda), a beautiful Crystal Palace surrounded by a botanical garden. [ Sparkling Party ]
|  26 June 2010
Lisbon Gay Pride 2010 – Arraial Pride: street fair at @ Praça do Comércio (Terreiro do Paço) [ Lisbon Gay Pride 2010 – Arraial Pride ]
|  19 June 2010
Lisbon Gay Pride 2010 – Marcha do Orgulho LGBT: the parade and political demonstration.
|  26  –  30 May 2010
International Lisbon Tango Festival 2010: the Festival de Tango Lisboa (FTL) brings all the mystique and charm of Argentinean tango to the Portuguese capital.
@ Voz do Operário (Rua da Voz do Operário 13, Graça)
[ International Lisbon Tango Festival 2010 ]
|  21  –  30 May 2010
Rock in Rio – Lisboa: largest music festival in Portugal, turning the Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon into a City of Rock (›Cidade do Rock‹) for five days: 21, 22, 27, 29 and 30 May. With leading international musicians as well as upcoming artists. [ Rock in Rio – Lisboa ]
|  1 May 2010
Matinée World Tour: the party event from Barcelona for the first time in Portugal. With DJ Tânia Pascoal, Taito Tikaro and Lydia Sanz. Entrance 20 €, incl. 1 drink.
From 23:30 @ Teatro da Luz (Largo da Luz, Carnide)
[ Matinée World Tour ]
|  13  –  15 February 2010
WoofLx Winter Action: no hibernation for bears in Lisbon at this carnival weekend.
|  28 November 2009
War of the Sexes: two major gay and lesbian partys in Lisbon, Lesboa and Sparkling Party, have an unusual concept for their joined party ›Guerra dos Sexos‹.
On one side of the space is the Lesboa, on the other Sparkling. A barrier will separate the two parties, women and men, until 02:30 when the ›wall‹ will be torn down, unifying the space and the party crowds.
From 23:30 @ LxFactory (Alcântara, 103 Rua Rodrigues Faria)
[ War of the Sexes ]
|  18  –  23 November 2009
ARTE LISBOA 2009: Contemporary Art Fair at Lisbon’s Parque das Nações [ ARTE LISBOA 2009 ]
|  15  –  25 October 2009
doclisboa 2009: international film festival for contemporary documentaries.
|  2 October 2009
Lesboa: large lesbian, gay and hetero-friendly party. Dresscode black & white.
From 23:30, 15 € @ ISA, Pavilhão de Exposições (Tapada da Ajuda)
[ Lesboa ]

Video: Lesboa Party October 2009 [open video][close video]

|  6  –  9 August 2009
Woof LX: the first international Bears weekend in Lisbon.
On Saturday long beach party at Costa da Caparica, beach 19.
[ Woof LX ]
|  27 June 2009
Lisbon Gay Pride (›Arraial Pride‹): open-air festival and party from 16:00 until 06:00 in the night at Torre de Belém [ Lisbon Gay Pride (›Arraial Pride‹) ]
|  2 May 2009
Lesboa: pre-party of the Girlie Circuit Festival (August 2009 in Barcelona).
From 23:30 @ Espaço Karnart (Rua da Escola de Medicina Veterinária 21)
[ Lesboa ]

Video of Lesboa Party 2007 [open video][close video]

|  31 December 2008
New Year’s Eve Wine Party: with special Portuguese wines and Mediterranean food buffet. 75 € per person. 20:00 @ Néctar Winebar (Rua Douradores 33) [ New Year’s Eve Wine Party ]
|  13 September 2008
Sparkling Party: international gay beach party, all night long 23:00 – 06:00
@ ›Praia da Bela Vista‹ beach (Costa da Caparica, south of Lisbon)
[ Sparkling Party ]
|  28 June 2008
Lisbon Gay Pride 2008: called ›Marcha do Orgulho de Lisboa‹. Parade from Jardim do Príncipe Real (16:00) to the Praça do Comércio where the ›Arraial Pride‹ (Gay Pride), an open-air festival and party, will go on until 06:00 in the night. [ Lisbon Gay Pride 2008 ]
|  21 September 2006
2nd LuzBoa lights festival: ›Those who visit Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese) from September 21 to 30 will be invited to discover the city through the art of light. Dozens of artistic light installations have been created for this 2nd LuzBoa Festival, International Biennial of Light, along three walking tours through the city’s most important and historic areas.‹
|  9 September 2006
Lisbon under fire(works): World Pyrotechnics 2006 from September 9 till 30.