Madrid Gay Travel Guide

News, Parties & Events in Madrid

| 2 – 5 February 2012

Sportswear Generation: sneakers & sportswear weekend with various parties at Madrid’s gay fetish club.
@ Odarko (Calle de Loreto y Chicote 7) [ Map - Sportswear Generation ]

-› www.odarko.com

| 5 February 2012

Rock & Fu3l: Rock music session at gay bar FU3L (Calle de San Marcos 16) [ Map - Rock & Fu3l ]

| 16 – 18 March 2012

Klubbers Day 2012: annual international music festival for Electro, Techno, Trance, Minimal, House, Nu Rave.

-› www.klubbersday.es

Video: Klubbers Day 2012 trailer [open video] [close video]

| 27 April – 1 May 2012

Sleazy Madrid 2012: one of the largest international gay fetish & party weekends in Europe.

-› www.sleazymadrid.com

| 27 June – 1 July 2012

Infinita Gay Week 2012: gay and lesbian music and dance events before and during the Madrid Gay Pride weekend.

| 29 June – 1 July 2012

Madrid Gay Pride 2012: the parade on Saturday is by far the largest gay parade in Spain and one of the biggest parades throughout Europe, with thousands of international visitors. Called ›Madrid Orgullo‹ (abbreviated ›Mado‹, orgullo is the Spanish word for pride).

Video: Madrid Gay Pride 2008 [open video] [close video]

| 30 June 2012

Infinita 2012: main event of the Infinita Gay Week. Huge party with thousands of guys @ Madrid Arena [ Map - Infinita 2012 ]

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About Madrid and its gay life

For the international traveller Madrid had often been in the shadow of the more fancy and fashionable Barcelona. Sure, the very unique architecture in Barcelona is something that Madrid can not compete with. But Madrid isn't short on sights, museums and world-renowned art galleries either.

And while the atmosphere in Barcelona tends to become similar to Paris or Milano and a bit snobbish, Madrid is pure Spain and the guys here have more fun smiling and flirting. Not surprisingly Madrid has become an insider tip for party guys from all over Europe.

Due to the very progressive laws of gay marriage and anti-discrimination, approved by Spain's government and parliament in 2005, Madrid was chosen to host the EuroPride 2007. The parade in the very center of Madrid – with more than a million participants and visitors – became the hottest and most colourful gay pride parade Europe has ever seen.

Annual gay highlights in Madrid are New Year's eve, the international fetish weekend Sleazy Madrid in spring, Madrid Gay Pride in July, the gay film festival LesGaiCineMad in November, and the international bears week Mad.Bear in December.

As you can see on our Madrid Gay Maps, Overview and Chueca, the center of Madrid's gay scene is in the Chueca district. Most of the gay bars, cafes and shops and some smaller clubs are located in or close to Chueca. [ Map - Madrid gay quarter Chueca ]