Guide
MADO: unmissable events during Pride Month in Madrid
Experience Pride Month in Madrid with an agenda full of parades, parties, concerts and activities celebrating diversity. Here is the guide so you do not miss anything that Pride 2026 has to offer.
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- 2026 LGTBIQ+ Pride proclamation
On 1 July, the first words that will launch MADO Madrid Orgullo 2026 will be spoken in Madrid’s Plaza de Pedro Zerolo.
- Plaza Pedro Zerolo stage
Plaza de Pedro Zerolo will become one of the main stages of Madrid Pride: the festival opening, drag shows and parties in Chueca.
- Plaza de las Reinas stage
Plaza de las Reinas will become a stage dedicated to female talent during MADO 2026.
- Puerta del Sol stage
Puerta del Sol will become the nocturnal musical centre of MADO 2026: pop scene, urban music and club formats without genre limits.
- High Heel Race
During the Pride celebrations, Pelayo Street will once again become the stage for the high-heel race, where participants will have to run, change clothes and keep their balance at the same time.
- Plaza de España stage
Plaza de España will once again become one of the main stages of MADO 2026: four nights of concerts, shows and live performances.
- «Mr. Gay Pride Spain 2026» competition
14 finalists, dozens of artists and one title: the final of the Mr. Gay España 2026 competition will be held in Madrid on 3 July.
- Madrid Summit «International Human Rights Conference»
Madrid will host an international conference on the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community, bringing together activists, politicians and experts at the offices of the European Parliament and the European Commission in Spain.
- State LGTBIQ+ Pride March
On 4 July, Madrid will host the main LGTBIQ+ Pride march, which every year brings together millions of people in the city centre.
