Gay Barcelona 2018
July 16th. 2018
Barcelona is home to some of the world’s biggest gay circuit parties and many other huge parties throughout the year. They really know how to party in Barcelona, catering to all tastes, with mega parties from names like Matinee, Churros con Chocolate, Pop Air, Tanga, Ka etc.
Barcelona’s gay scene is in an area called L’Eixample or nick named Gaixample and is north-west of the center of town within walking distance, but can also be reached by metro from either the Universitat or Urgell stations. If you get off at Urgell take the Villarroel exit. The scene is lively and there’s plenty of variety. Everything you’d expect from a major city’s gay scene but with the added bonus of bronzed Spanish lads all over the place.
To top it all off, you have the town of Sitges, a gay mecca for many years, just down the road which you must check out as well. It’s an easy 35 minute train ride away from Sants train station, or better yet, from Passeig de Gracia station near the gay village.
Barcelona Gay News & Events in 2018
Over 380,000 people attended Pride Barcelona this year. It is the biggest Pride on the Med’, the second biggest in Spain, after Madrid and becoming a major player in Europe. Congrats to Eloi Morte, Director of Pride Barcelona, and his team for making it such a great Barcelona event and for working with Madrid, instead of against, which is the BCN/MAD norm. Separatism is out, togetherness is in! We’re dead chuffed with ya, Barcelona. 🙂
July 20th.
Odarko – Sleazy Summer 2|4 @ Sala Tango
Fetish dance party.
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July 21st.
Pop Air Especial Sábado @ Sala Tango
Pop & dance party for bears.
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July 22nd.
Insert @ Razzmatazz
Summer edition.
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July 28th.
Matrix @ Sala Tango
Gay dance party.
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August 3rd.
Pop Air The Last Episode @ Sala Tango
End of season Pop Air party for bears.
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August 9th to 19th.
Barcelona Circuit Festival
Europe’s largest gay dance festival, with thousands of shirtless men!
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August 10th.
Into the tank – Sleazy Summer 3|4 @ Sala Tango
Fetish dance party.
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August 14th to 19th.
Barcelona Girlie Circuit
Huge lesbian dance festival, with hundreds of chicas.
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August 24th to 26th.
Barcelona Open
Gay tennis tournament.
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September 7th.
Odarko – Sleazy Summer 4|4 @ Sala Tango
Fetish dance party.
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September 14th to 16th.
Panteresports
International gay & lesbian multi-sport event.
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November 30th to December 2nd.
Barcelona Rubber Weekend
Barcelona rubber fetish festival.
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Axel Hotel Barcelona
Gay Hotel ★★★★☆
In the center of the gay area, a favorite with gay visitors to Barcelona. The Axel hotel’s cutting-edge architectural designs create a liberal, cosmopolitan atmosphere. Go on, treat yourself! Make your stay in Barcelona extra special.
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TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel
Gay Hotel ★★★★☆
Two Hotel Barcelona by Axel is located close to the gay district. It has a heated rooftop pool with a large solarium & hot tub. 24-hour reception. Free high-speed WiFi access throughout. Each room has air conditioning and a minibar.
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More Gay Hotels in Barcelona
Sight Seeing
The best way to see all of the top attractions in Barcelona, is to take the Hop on Hop off Bus (Bus Turistic) from Plaza Catalunya in the center of Barcelona. It’s 26€ for 1 day or 34€ for 2 consecutive days. There’s 44 stops along the route. You can get off wherever you like, then hop on the next bus that comes along.
There’s 3 routes, your ticket covers them all. The North, South and Fórum route. Each stop is announced in English, and you’ll find info about each one in the guide they give you. The entire tour of all 3 routes, if you don’t stay at any location, lasts 5 hours.
Gay Eixample
Gay Eixample (officially L’Eixample) is in the central part of Barcelona, in a large area that was designed by Ildefonso Cerda. It is the most populous area of Barcelona. The Eixample is where you will find many of the famous roads and squares of Barcelona, like Paseo de Gracia, la Rambla de Cataluña, Llaza de Cataluña, Avenida Diagonal, Calle de Aragón, Gran Vía de las Cortes Catalanas, Calle Balmes, La Plaza de Gaudí etc.
There are also numerous tourist attractions: The Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, the National Theatre of Catalonia, the Barcelona Auditorium, Plaza de Toros Monumental, Casa de Punxes as well as numerous cinemas, theaters, restaurants, hotels and of course the gay scene in Gay Barcelona!
Getting from Barcelona Airport to L’Eixample
Planes fly into El Prat Airport (IATA: BCN, ICAO: LEBL), commonly known as Barcelona Airport. It is 12 km (7½ mi) southwest of the centre of Barcelona. Barcelona metro 
from Terminal 1 (T1) connects to the city, from the airport. Take the metro , then change at Torrassa onto 
(Fondo direction), which will then stop at Urgell & Universitat in the gay area and Plaça Catalunya in the city centre.