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The mammoth celebrations in the Marina Baixa resort are expected to attract more than 20,000 people

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Benidorm Pride Festival to make spectacular come-back following Covid restrictions: September 5-11

Fiesta fever is hotting up in Benidorm as the final preparations get underway for what is expected to be the biggest and best Pride Festival yet following two years of Covid restrictions.

There will be six themed parties and a parade of more than 20 floats in this, the 12th festival, and more than 20,000 people are expected to hit the streets for the big-scale celebrations from September 5 to 11, according to Santos Torres, one of the organisers of the event that closes the European calendar of Pride festivals.

"Benidorm Pride has always been a benchmark for the LGBTI community...and this is one of our events of reference attracting thousands of people to the town and bringing a touch of colour so necessary following the last two years of the pandemic. We could not hold the event in 2020 and there was only a symbolic party in 2021. We expect an occupancy rate of 98% over the Pride weekend," added Councillor for Festivals and Events, Jesus Carrobles.

For the most part, the biggest activities will take place in the last five days of the festival, with the Great Parade taking place on Saturday September 10.

More than 20 floats, vintage cars and motorbikes will take to the streets at 5pm and travel along the Paseo de Levante and a stretch of the Avenida Mediterráneo ending at Julio Iglesias Auditorium in the Parque de l'Aigüera.

Between Monday September 5 and Sunday September 11 there will be an array of themed parties and tickets can be purchased through the 'app' Benidorm Pride Festival.

Wednesday September 7

8pm - Free opening party 'Drag Attack + Showtime in the Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre (at the entrance to L'Aigüera Park). Performances by local artists, drag queens, Gogos, DJs and more.

Midnight - Theme parties in the Old Town.

Thursday September 8

6pm - Magic Boys Pride Edition - male striptease show at Chaplins Bar, Avenida de Mallorca. Tickets are available through the Benidorm Pride Festival app or at Company Bar.

8pm - White Party in the Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre with International DJs, Gogos and live performances. Tickets are also available at the Amphitheatre box office.

Midnight - Theme parties in the Old Town venues.

Friday September 9

2pm - Chicas & Amigos - Oasis Beach Club at Levante Beach. Benidorm tribute band, Girls Aloud, and a DJ set with Jessie Brooke from British radio Gaydio.

6pm - Tacones Race in the Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre.Free admission.

8pm - The Glow Neon party, "an explosion of colour and music" at Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre. Tickets are available on the app or at the door.

Midnight - Theme parties in the venues of the Old Town.

Saturday September 10

5pm - The Great Float Parade from Rincón de Loix to Julio Iglesias Auditorium (see above).

7pm- Main Stage fiesta at Julio Iglesias Auditorium. Free entrance.

2am - Kluster Party at Penélope Disco in Avenida Comunidad Valenciana.

Sunday September 11

12 noon - Pool Party, 'Sex in the House by Monica X' at BC Music Resort in Calle Montecarlo, Rincón de Loix. Tickets via the app or at the entrance to the resort.

8pm - Closing party 'Crazy Circus' in Calle Bilbao, Playa de Levante. Free entrance.

Midnight - Theme parties in the Old Town venues.

Also read: Benidorm unveils another seafront open-air exhibition, this one by Belgian artist

Image: Ayuntamiento de Benidorm

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