Vallarta Pride 2026: Full Guide to Events, Parade, Parties & Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta
Vallarta Pride 2026: Full Guide to Events, Parade, Parties & Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is about to do what Puerto Vallarta does best.
Turn one week into a full-blown memory.
Vallarta Pride 2026 runs May 17 through May 24, and this year’s theme is not shy about where it stands:
“The New Era: A Very Mexican Pride.”
That means color.
Culture.
Community.
Tradition.
Visibility.
And yes, probably at least one outfit that deserves its own zip code.
This is the 13th annual Vallarta Pride, and it is expected to bring more than 40,000 people into Puerto Vallarta for a week of parties, parades, performances, health events, art shows, beach days, drag, music, and moments that feel bigger than the schedule itself.
Because Pride in Puerto Vallarta is not just a weekend.
It is a full city mood.
And this year, that mood is proudly, loudly, beautifully Mexican.
🌈 The Big Vallarta Pride 2026 Moments
🗓 Dates: May 17 to May 24, 2026
📍 Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
🌈 Theme: The New Era: A Very Mexican Pride
🎉 Main Parade: Thursday, May 21 at 4:00 PM
📍 Parade Route: Sheraton area along the Malecón
🎤 Block Party: Thursday, May 21 at 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Calle Venustiano Carranza, Zona Romántica
⭐ Featured Guest: Jhonny Caz of Grupo Firme
The main parade starts near the Sheraton and moves along the Malecón with floats, music, dancing, traditional Mexican details, plenty of skin, plenty of sparkle, and the kind of joyful chaos that makes Puerto Vallarta Pride feel like its own weather system.
After that, the celebration moves into the Romantic Zone for the traditional Pride Block Party on Venustiano Carranza.
Jhonny Caz, the openly gay vocalist of Grupo Firme, will be the featured guest.
So yes.
This is the night to show up.
This is also the night to wear comfortable shoes, because confidence is cute until your sandals betray you.
🌈 Vallarta Pride 2026 Day-By-Day Schedule
🗓 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 11:00 AM
✦ Official Pride Flag Raising Ceremony
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ March Against Homophobia
📍 Departing from the Sheraton area and continuing along the Malecón
⏰ 8:00 PM
✦ “No hay futuro sin memoria” LGBTQ+ Exhibition
📍 Plaza Lázaro Cárdenas
Photos, videos, and historic objects honoring LGBTQ+ memory and visibility
🗓 Monday, May 18
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Pet Parade
📍 Departs from Plaza Lázaro Cárdenas through Zona Romántica
Because even the dogs know Pride week is not the time to underdress.
🗓 Tuesday, May 19
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ Out & About PV Gay+ Mixer
📍 The Tryst Puerto Vallarta
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Met-A-Ball
📍 Industry Night Club
🎟 Ticketed event
🗓 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Conversation on Safe and Inclusive Spaces
📍 Plaza Lázaro Cárdenas
🎟 Free access
⏰ 7:00 PM
✦ Pink Dinner Gala
📍 The Top Sky Bar at Almar Resort
🎟 Ticketed event
🗓 Thursday, May 21
THIS IS THE BIG DAY BABEEEE…
Clear the calendar.
Charge the phone.
Text the group chat early.
⏰ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ “Círculo Rojo” Pride Health Campaign
📍 Lázaro Cárdenas 240, Zona Romántica
Free HIV, STI, hepatitis, and syphilis testing, plus vaccines, PrEP information, and health services
⏰ 4:00 PM
✦ Vallarta Pride Parade
📍 Departing from the Sheraton area along the Malecón
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Pride Block Party featuring Jhonny Caz
📍 Calle Venustiano Carranza, Zona Romántica
🗓 Friday, May 22
⏰ 4:00 PM
✦ Drag Derby
📍 Púlpito Street, Zona Romántica
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Diversity Gala
🗓 Saturday, May 23
⏰ 8:00 AM
✦ Pride Games Puerto Vallarta
📍 Daiquiri Dick’s
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ Traditional Pride Kermes Market
📍 Plaza Lázaro Cárdenas
Hosted by the Sexual Diversity Office
🗓 Sunday, May 24
⏰ 8:00 AM
✦ 3rd Annual Rainbow Race
📍 Malecón
🎟 $350 MXN per person
⏰ 9:30 AM
✦ Fitness and Strength Competition
📍 Agustín Flores Contreras Sports Complex
⏰ 11:00 AM
✦ Drag Brunch
📍 The Tryst
For updates, follow the official Vallarta Pride Facebook page.
🍸 Gay+ Mixer At The Tryst Puerto Vallarta
The Pride edition of the Out & About PV Gay+ Mixer lands on Tuesday, May 19 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at The Tryst Puerto Vallarta.
📍 Location: Púlpito 138, Amapas, Zona Romántica
🎟 Entry: Free
This is one of those easy, social, no-pressure events that actually makes sense during Pride week.
Meet people.
Grab a drink.
Network a little.
Flirt responsibly.
Or irresponsibly, but with good lighting.
The Gay+ Mixers usually run from October through May at different Puerto Vallarta venues, and this Pride edition puts everyone right in the middle of the week’s energy.
🎨 ART Vallarta Gay Pride Exhibitions
ART Vallarta is bringing a full cultural program to Pride week with “Galeria Artística Yacimiento” from Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22.
📍 Location: Púlpito 213, Zona Romántica
Featured artists include:
✦ Félix d’Eon
✦ Alejandro Barreto
✦ Francisco Huéyatl León
✦ Armando Mafud
✦ Lalo Cortés
✦ Lourdes Loera
✦ Sheila Cohen
✦ J. Moro
✦ Nigel Gevisser
✦ Dale Johnson
✦ Douglas Simonson
This is the side of Pride that gives the week depth.
The art.
The memory.
The stories.
The work that says queer culture is not just something to watch.
It is something to preserve.
🗓 Monday, May 18
⏰ 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
✦ Learn Gay Pride Spanish
Gay pick-up lines and fun expressions for Pride week
⏰ 4:00 PM
✦ Official Opening of the G.A.Y. Gallery Exhibition
⏰ 4:30 PM
✦ Guided Tour with Alejandro Barreto
“LUBOK MEXICANO”
⏰ 5:00 PM
✦ Screening of “LUBOK MEXICANO” followed by an artist talk
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ Drink & Tattoo in the Speakeasy
Temporary tattoos by Alejandro Barreto
🗓 Tuesday, May 19
⏰ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
✦ Watercolor Workshop with Lourdes Loera
⏰ 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
✦ Acrylic Painting Workshop with Lourdes Loera
⏰ 4:30 PM
✦ Guided Tour with Francisco Huéyatl León
“SALÓN DESEO”
⏰ 5:00 PM
✦ Illustrated Artist Talk with Francisco Huéyatl León
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ Drink & Draw with live model in the Speakeasy
Hosted by Francisco Huéyatl León
🗓 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 4:30 PM
✦ Guided Tour with Félix d’Eon
⏰ 5:00 PM
✦ Artist Conversation with Félix d’Eon
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ Queer Lotería in the Speakeasy
🎟 $200 MXN includes Queer Lotería card
🗓 Thursday, May 21
⏰ 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
✦ G.A.Y. Gallery open all day
⏰ 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
✦ Body Painting with Megan Wolf
A little parade prep never hurt anybody
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✦ Prosecco and Pottery with Kebby McInroy
🗓 Friday, May 22
⏰ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
✦ Señoritas Mixer
This event is created primarily for WOMEN in the LGBTQ+ community, with men welcome as supporters, partners, spouses, and allies.
Expect:
✦ Gabriela Lopez opening with solo cello
✦ Stella Rosas headlining with Latin music, bachata, and salsa
✦ DJ and special interventions
✦ Belly dance with live violin
✦ Burlesque starring Gloria Fiona
✦ Raffles
✦ Silent auction
✦ LGBTQ+ body painting and flag designs
A women-centered Pride space?
Yes.
More of that, please.
Awaysis is giving Pride weekend live music, drag, punk, women-led performances, and a full food menu.
📍 Location: Aquiles Serdán 625, Zona Romántica
🗓 Saturday, May 23
Punk Rock Pride
🎟 Cover: $100 MXN
🚪 Doors open at 3:00 PM
Featuring Muñecas from San Francisco and The Dirties, with drag by Wendy Warhol.
⏰ 4:00 PM
✦ DJ Yeen N Tonic
⏰ 4:50 PM
✦ Wendy Warhol Drag
⏰ 5:00 PM
✦ Muñecas
⏰ 6:00 PM
✦ DJ
⏰ 6:50 PM
✦ Wendy Warhol Drag
⏰ 7:00 PM
✦ The Dirties
⏰ 8:30 PM
✦ DJ until close
🗓 Sunday, May 24
Women’s Pride Party
🎟 No cover
🚪 Doors open at 2:00 PM
Featuring Las Mambas, Sylvie & The Zippers, Eva & Losanna, Kim Archer, Stolie, Big Molly, and surprise guests.
⏰ 3:00 PM
✦ Eva & Losanna
⏰ 4:30 PM
✦ Las Mambas
⏰ 6:30 PM
✦ Kim Archer, Stolie, and Big Molly
⏰ 8:00 PM
✦ Sylvie & The Zippers
🐻 Bearadise
Bearadise is back with “Torneo del Oso” from Wednesday, May 20 through Sunday, May 24.
This one is for the bears, the bear lovers, the body-positive crowd, and anyone who understands that Pride week should have a little room for everyone.
Expect:
✦ Pool events
✦ Beach takeovers
✦ Clothing-optional experiences
✦ Body-positive gatherings
✦ “La Carabana” Parade Float on May 21
✦ Arena Bearadise Beach on May 24
The Arena Bearadise Beach excursion includes boat transportation, open bar, buffet lunch, and jungle trails.
A beach day with a buffet and no judgment?
Honestly, efficient.
🔥 Boys PV Cruising Bar
Boys PV is running Pride events from Wednesday, May 20 through Sunday, May 24.
📍 Location: Ignacio L. Vallarta and Lázaro Cárdenas
Expect themed nights with DJ Marco Decoss and concepts built around kink, wrestling, pup play, and more.
🎟 No cover after 10:00 PM
This is one of those “know your crowd and commit to it” situations.
Respectfully.
🏖 Casa Cupula
The Pool Club at Casa Cupula is hosting Pride pool parties, drag brunches, and a pre-parade party.
📍 Location: Callejón de La Igualdad 129, Amapas
For full event details and ticket options, visit their Eventbrite page.
Casa Cupula has been part of Puerto Vallarta’s LGBTQ+ scene for years, and Pride week is exactly when places like this shine.
💃 Chachalaca Bar
Chachalaca Bar is running nightly Pride programming from May 17 through May 24.
📍 Location: Francisca Rodríguez 136, near Los Muertos Pier
⏰ Showtime: 9:00 PM
🎟 Cover: No cover
🍹 Happy Hour: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Expect drag, drink specials, and the kind of casual chaos that makes Zona Romántica nightlife what it is.
Easy.
Fun.
A little loud.
Exactly right.
Cheeky Pool Club is bringing clothing-optional pool party energy to Pride week.
Expect tropical house, local DJs, raffles, merch, gift certificates, vacation rental prizes, and bottle shots with drag host Antonia.
Regular entry is usually free with a $300 MXN minimum spend.
But for Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, Cheeky is going ticketed.
🎟 Saturday or Sunday: $400 MXN per person, per day
🎟 Two-day pass: $700 MXN
Cheeky will be open to the public during the rest of Pride week, except Friday, May 22, when the venue closes for a private Bearadise event.
Tickets for that private event are sold separately at:
cheekypv.com/events
🌊 Flamboyant Ventures
Flamboyant Ventures brings a Pride Pool Party Festival from Tuesday, May 19 through Saturday, May 23.
📍 Venues include Hotel Rio Malecón in Centro and Spartacus Sauna in Zona Romántica
Expect:
✦ DJ music
✦ Gogo dancers
✦ Drag performances
✦ Pool party production
✦ Big Pride-week energy
Tickets:
Frida Bar y Restaurante is celebrating a major milestone during Vallarta Pride.
📍 Location: Francisco I. Madero 418, Romantic Zone
🗓 Thursday, May 21
⏰ Starting at 4:00 PM
✦ 25th Anniversary Celebration during Pride Parade day
Expect special pricing on margaritas and tequila shots.
And honestly, 25 years in Puerto Vallarta nightlife deserves a toast.
Or three.
🗓 Saturday, May 23
✦ Roger of Alaska Diner’s Famous Prime Rib, Pride Edition
⏰ Seatings at 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM
🎟 Cost: $599 MXN
📧 Reservations: barfrida1@gmail.com
🎧 INDUSTRY Night Club
INDUSTRY Night Club is bringing international DJs to Pride week from Wednesday, May 20 through Sunday, May 24.
📍 Location: Lázaro Cárdenas 258, Zona Romántica
This is where Pride week goes late.
Then later.
Then “why is the sun doing that?” late.
Tickets:
Jardín Café Bar Lounge has a full week of Pride activity from May 17 through May 24.
📍 Location: Lázaro Cárdenas 326, Zona Romántica
Expect brunches hosted by Sargento Dan, Angie Star, and Tonny Kenneth, plus drink specials, karaoke, and daily Pride programming.
This is a nice option when you want your Pride week with food, laughs, and slightly less “lost my friends at 2 a.m.” energy.
La Catrina Cantina is keeping the Pride Parade celebration going on Thursday, May 21.
⏰ Starts at 7:30 PM
Expect live sets from LGBTQ+ community artists including Kim Archer and Luis Villanueva, plus an open mic for anyone ready to jump in.
A little music.
A little community.
A little “give me the mic, I have healed.”
Classic.
👭 Lesbian Vallarta Pride
Vallarta Lesbian Pride returns with a women-only weekend from May 22 through May 24.
The weekend includes:
✦ Boat Tour
✦ Pride Party
✦ Sunset Beach Party
Tickets are available now.
📧 info@ladiestouchent.com
📲 WhatsApp: +1 323 5701158
Mantamar Beach Club is doing what Mantamar does.
Turning Los Muertos Beach into a Pride week playground.
📍 Location: Calle Malecón 169, Zona Romántica
Expect five days of:
✦ Pool parties
✦ Beach parties
✦ World-class DJs
✦ T-dance sessions
✦ Sun
✦ Sand
✦ Very questionable sleep schedules
Tickets:
ONYX PV is celebrating its first Pride with a full week of events from Tuesday, May 19 through Sunday, May 24.
📍 Location: Lázaro Cárdenas 522, Romantic Zone
🎟 Cover: No cover
Expect themed nights including:
✦ Ladies’ Karaoke Night
✦ Drag shows
✦ Cabaret
✦ Afro-beats
✦ R&B
✦ Surprises throughout the week
First Pride?
Go big or go home.
ONYX understood that.
One Six One is bringing guest house music DJs for Pride week from Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24.
Check their Facebook page for details.
This is one of those rooftop Pride stops that feels very Puerto Vallarta.
Pretty views.
House music.
Someone pretending they are “only staying for one drink.”
Sure, babe.
🎧 Papi PV
PAPI PV brings its Pride lineup from Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25.
DJs include:
✦ Luca Fernández
✦ Alex Lo
✦ Mascfish
There will also be after-parties at Industry Night Club.
Weekend passes are available.
🎮 Playroom
Playroom is giving Pride week a gamer twist with daily activities for Pride 2026.
📍 Location: Venustiano Carranza 370
The big moment:
🗓 Friday, May 22
⏰ 9:00 PM
✦ Greta Grimm from La Más Draga 7
✦ Pokémon Lotería
✦ Regio Gaymer
Playroom will also host events for the 2026 Pup Dayz Pride Edition.
So yes, this is where Pride gets nerdy, social, and probably a little wonderfully unhinged.
🎤 Sanctuary PV
Sanctuary PV hosts Karaoke Night with Nick Rogers on Wednesday, May 20 at 8:00 PM.
📍 Location: Venustiano Carranza 239, Zona Romántica
🎟 Cover: No cover
Expect drink specials and Pride week karaoke energy.
Which means someone is absolutely singing like their ex is in the room.
🧖 Spartacus
Spartacus Sauna hosts “Wicked Wednesday” on May 20.
📍 Location: Lázaro Cárdenas 240, Zona Romántica
⏰ 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Expect rooftop DJ music and high-energy Pride celebration in the middle of the Romantic Zone.
A midday rooftop party during Pride week?
That is not a schedule.
That is a lifestyle choice.
🐻 STUDS Bear Bar
STUDS has released its full Pride Week program.
📍 Location: Basilio Badillo 283, Zona Romántica
Tickets:
Their VIP Wristband includes:
✦ Official STUDS Pride 2026 limited-edition T-shirt
✦ Opportunity to march with STUDS during the Pride Parade on Thursday, May 21
✦ All-access entry to official STUDS Pride 2026 events
✦ Guaranteed no-wait entry
✦ In and out privileges
✦ Additional VIP perks and partner benefits to be announced
Basically, if STUDS is your Pride home base, the wristband is the move.
🍌 The Banana Factory
The Banana Factory is giving people a very practical Pride Parade option.
📍 Location: Lázaro Cárdenas 341, Zona Romántica
🗓 Thursday, May 21
🎟 Cover: No cover
They will livestream the Vallarta Pride Parade on TV screens inside the bar.
That means:
✦ Air conditioning
✦ Free Wi-Fi
✦ Food
✦ Drinks
✦ Parade viewing without melting into the pavement
Some people want to be in the street.
Some people want AC and a cold drink.
Both are valid Pride journeys.
🎷 The Social Club
The Social Club is bringing live jazz to Pride week.
📍 Location: Basilio Badillo 447, Zona Romántica
The venue will feature various live jazz bands throughout Pride week from Tuesday, May 19 through Sunday, May 24.
Check their Facebook page for details.
Because Pride can be circuit parties, drag brunch, poolside dancing, and a jazz set with a cocktail.
That is called range.
👑 Villa Tita
Villa Tita is hosting the ICONS Drag Show at Oscar’s Restaurant on Saturday, May 23 at 11:00 AM.
📍 Location: Carretera a Barra de Navidad 840, Zona Romántica
The show is headlined by Mo Heart with a Whitney Houston tribute.
The lineup also includes:
✦ Wendy Warhol as Lady Gaga
✦ Monica as Cher
✦ Ignus Ars as Mónica Naranjo
✦ Kali Kaoz as Zara Larsson
Drag brunch during Pride week?
That is not optional.
That is cultural maintenance.
🖼 2.16 Art Gallery
2.16 Art Gallery hosts the opening reception for “Amenities” by Gustavo García-Villa on Tuesday, May 19.
📍 Location: Constitución 325, Zona Romántica
⏰ 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The exhibition explores the intimacy, vulnerability, and beauty of the male body.
A strong art stop for anyone looking to add something thoughtful, sensual, and gallery-worthy to the Pride week calendar.
📊 Vallarta Pride By The Numbers
According to the Sexual Diversity Department of the Puerto Vallarta Municipal Government, Vallarta Pride 2025 brought serious numbers:
✦ 40,000+ national and international visitors
✦ 30,000+ parade spectators
✦ 1,900 parade participants
✦ 90 parade contingents
✦ 65 LGBTIQ+ companies in the parade
✦ 20,000+ people at the closing event
✦ 20+ cultural, sporting, and community events
That is not a small local gathering.
That is a major Puerto Vallarta event with real cultural, social, and economic impact.
🌈 Why Vallarta Pride 2026 Matters
Vallarta Pride is obviously a party.
A big one.
A sweaty one.
A fabulous one.
But it is also more than that.
It is visibility in the streets.
It is queer artists on stages.
It is local businesses showing up.
It is health resources placed directly in the middle of community.
It is tradition, resistance, celebration, and tourism all happening at the same time.
And this year, with “The New Era: A Very Mexican Pride,” the message feels especially clear.
Puerto Vallarta is not borrowing Pride from somewhere else.
It is doing Pride its own way.
With Mexican color.
With local culture.
With queer joy.
With music, drag, art, beaches, nightlife, and just enough beautiful chaos to make the week unforgettable.
For more information, visit:
Will Walker (Puerto Vallarta Insider | Editor In Chief Of Puerto Vallarta Calendar) @PuertoVallartaCalendar & WNWalker Media @WNWalker