The Pride Festival returns this year 2021 to Madrid, after it had to be celebrated virtually the previous year due to the health situation. This festival is a reivindicative, cultural, and recreational celebration driven by the LGTBI community with a multicultural and multiethnic character.
Next, we explain all the information you need about Gay Pride Day 2021.
Madrid, the best city to celebrate the national Pride festival
Madrid Gay Pride 2021 is an open celebration to everyone that aims to promote awareness and involvement from groups, companies, and organizations with respect and social coexistence. Madrid’s Pride has its origins at the end of the 80s, where small reivindicative gatherings took place, and today, it is one of the largest parties in Europe, attracting nearly 1.5 million people every year.
MADO 2021 will offer a wide program of sports, recreational, cultural, artistic, and reivindicative activities, always adapted to the health regulations set by the relevant authorities due to COVID-19. The festival mainly takes place in the Chueca neighborhood, although events are also held in other streets and main areas of Madrid.
MADO 2021 Dates and Activities
The Madrid Pride celebrations begin on June 30th with the Pride Speech, which announces the start of the celebrations, and ends on July 4th with the closing event. Between these dates, the main activities and reivindications of the event will take place.
For the most dedicated audience, the experience of the LGTBI Pride Festival in Madrid can be extended by attending acts and parties in various venues in the Chueca neighborhood, in the city center, starting from Friday, June 25th.
The dates of the most important events of this festival are as follows:
Friday, June 25th: CHUECA’S PRIDE
Wednesday, June 30th: PRIDE SPEECH
Thursday, July 1st: MADRID SUMMIT 2021 | HIGH HEEL RACE
Friday, July 2nd: XV EDITION MR. GAY PRIDE SPAIN
Saturday, July 3rd: PRIDE MANIFESTATION
Sunday, July 4th: CLOSURE OF MADO 2021
A brief summary of the mentioned activities:
CHUECA’S PRIDE: Start of the Neighborhood Pride with different acts and parties in Chueca venues.
PRIDE SPEECH: Official opening act for the Pride celebrations.
MADRID SUMMIT 2021: Opening of the International Human Rights Conference.
HIGH HEEL RACE: Traditional high heel race through Chueca's cobbled streets.
XV EDITION MR. GAY PRIDE SPAIN: The country’s most important gay beauty contest.
PRIDE MANIFESTATION: Central act of Madrid’s Pride Week, a parade from Atocha to Colón.
CLOSURE OF MADO 2021: Closing event of Madrid Pride.
Main locations to enjoy Madrid Pride Day 2021
The LGTBI Pride celebration will take place throughout Madrid, although there are areas where the activity related to this event is more recurrent than in others.
The area where most of the scheduled activities take place is the Chueca neighborhood, located in the center of the Spanish capital, though the party can also be experienced in other neighborhoods like Malasaña, Las Letras, and Lavapiés.
The most important stages and free concerts for this edition of Madrid Pride 2021 are expected to be found in Plaza del Rey, Puerta de Alcalá, Puerta del Sol, and Plaza de Pedro Zerolo, where the Pride Speech will be read.
Where to stay in Madrid during Pride Day
Want to experience this event to the fullest? Stay in our hotels from where you can attend all the acts while enjoying and discovering Madrid in detail. All this with free cancellation and the best price guaranteed when booking through our Official Website.
Choose one of our comfortable and modern hotels:
Hotel Silken Puerta Madrid 4**,** located in the business district of San Blas, close to Barajas Airport. Come to Madrid for Pride and enjoy an extraordinary stay in spacious, functionally and modernly furnished rooms.
Hotel Serrano by Silken, located in the Salamanca neighborhood, very close to the city center and the busiest areas of the Gay Pride Festival 2021. This area offers you the chance to enjoy a unique and special environment with its shops, bars, and venues. Treat yourself to a comfortable stay with quality services.
Madrid is preparing to welcome many visitors during MADO 2021, book now and ensure an unbeatable stay at our hotels.
Enjoy Madrid Pride Day 2021 with the Silken Hotels team!
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