Paris Pride 2026: one month to go for the queerest weekend of the year
The countdown has started. In exactly one month, Paris transforms for the Pride March called "Marche des Fiertés" LGBTQIA+ weekend. From Friday June 26 to Sunday June 28, 2026, the city hosts one of the largest gatherings in Europe, and queer.paris lists over 40 events so you don't miss a thing.
The Pride March: the heart of the weekend
On Saturday June 27, 2026, the Pride March LGBTQIA+ Paris / Île-de-France takes to the streets. Organised for over 25 years by Inter-LGBT, a federation of around sixty non-profit associations, the March is the largest LGBTQIA+ gathering in France. It brings together 500,000 people each year according to the organisers, from the Paris region, the rest of France and abroad.
The official route and rally theme will be announced on June 5 at marchedesfiertes.org. What is already confirmed: a free Grand Podium at the end of the route, from 5pm to 10pm, over 6 hours of live music, performances and activist speeches in front of more than 50,000 people.
More than a parade, the March is a political act: it carries demands for equal rights, against LGBTphobia, against violence and invisibilisation. Floats, chants, associations, unions, collectives, political parties and allied citizens come together in an atmosphere that is both festive and engaged. Rooted in the Stonewall riots (1969) and the first French March in 1981, it brings together over 90 organisations every year.
Three days, over 40 events: the full guide on queer.paris
The March is just the culmination of a weekend that kicks off on Friday evening and runs through Sunday. queer.paris has it all covered: every clubbing night, exhibition, drag show, open-air after and brunch happening across the city.
→ See the full Pride 2026 weekend guide
Friday June 26: the opening
Things get started from 7pm with several simultaneous events:
- Vendredixxl Paris Opening Pride Night at Wanderlust
- Drag Attack Wrestling | True Colors at La Bellevilloise
- Pride Pool Parties at Sun City Paris (8pm)
The night picks up with Total Black Pride Edition at Bastille (11pm), La Purple Paris : Pride XXL Edition at Bridge Club (11:45pm), Heaven Pride Edition at Gibus Club and Babe2babe X Fluide : Pride Edition at Le Klub.
Saturday June 27: the big day
After the March, Paris doesn't stop. Parties start up all over the city from late afternoon:
- AÏE PRIDE 2026 at La Cité Fertile (Pantin, 6pm)
- Wet For Me : Pride Edition 2026 (6pm)
- Flash Cocotte Pride 2026 at Wanderlust (9pm)
- Kiki Pride By Discoquette at La Bellevilloise (8pm)
- He.She.They: Peaches & Friends at Silencio (11pm)
- Pulse Pride Edition at La Machine du Moulin Rouge (11pm)
- DEVIANCE JUNGLE PARIS PRIDE | Party + After at WorkshoW Paris (11pm)
- La Scarlette — After Pride at Rex Club (11:59pm)
- LDMT PRIDE '26 at Nouveau Casino (11:30pm)
- La Dernière Kindergarten at Petit Bain (11:59pm)
And that's not all: over twenty parties are listed for this Saturday alone.
Sunday June 28: afters and closing
Some keep going from dawn with After O'clock X La Plage Open Air X Timit at Glazart (6am) or Scorpio's After (6am). For those sleeping it off, Sunday picks back up with Brunch And Queen (11am) and in the evening Pride Closing Party : Versa X Lolita at Badaboum (6pm).
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