It is the last big Pride event in Europe, at the tail end of the summer season. Thanks to a small team of hard working enthusiastic organisers and with the full backing of (most) local bar owners and a 100% positive approach toward the event from the Town Hall, gay Pride in Benidorm has become the final go to closing party of the year. From a small beginning back in 2011 when just 3,000 people came to witness the first ever Benidorm gay Pride parade, in 2019 over 15,000 visited Benidorm during the big gay week that has now morphed into the “Benidorm Pride Festival”, a week long event.įollowing the cancellation of the 10th anniversary Pride in 2020 and a quieter 2021 pride next year sees the 11th anniversary since the first Benidorm pride and is sure to THE big one!