Gay Madrid Travel Guide

News, Parties & Events in Madrid

| 18 – 20 March 2010

Klubbers Day 2010: international music festival for Electro, Techno, Trance, Minimal, House, Nu Rave. Advance tickets 30 €, all 3 days 65 €.
@ La Caja Mágica [ Map - Klubbers Day 2010 ]

-› Official Website

Video: Official Trailer Klubbers Day Madrid 2010 [open video] [close video]

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| 28 April – 2 May 2010

Sleazy Madrid 2010: one of the largest international gay fetish & party weekends in Europe.

-› Official Website

| 1 May 2010

Into The Tank: large international gay fetish party with strict dresscode: Leather, Rubber, Military, Uniforms, Industrial, Trainers & Sportswear, Jockstraps.
22:00 – 07:00, 25–35 € @ Sala Groove, Carretera Andalucia km 20.900, south of Madrid – free bus service from Plaza de España.

-› www.intothetank.org

Video: Into The Tank party July 2008 [open video] [close video]

| 1 – 4 July 2010

Infinita Gay Week: large gay and lesbian music & dance event during the Madrid Gay Pride weekend.

-› Infinita Website

| 3 July 2010

Madrid Gay Pride 2010: 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]

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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 Milan and a bit snobbish, Madrid is pure Spain and the guys 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 the international fetish weekend Sleazy Madrid in spring, 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 gay epicenter of Madrid is in the Chueca district. Most of the gay bars, cafes and shops and some smaller clubs are located in or close to Chueca.