Site Selection

The process to choose a host for the Gay Games XIII 2030 has now begun, with 21 cities on 6 continents showing interest

Prospective Cities

  • Adelaide

    Australia

  • Melbourne

    Australia

  • Perth

    Australia

  • São Paulo

    Brazil

  • Edmonton

    Canada

  • Vancouver

    Canada

  • Frankfurt

    Germany

  • Athens

    Greece

  • Auckland

    New Zealand

  • Cape Town

    South Africa

  • Johannesburg

    South Africa

  • Taipei

    Taiwan

  • Liverpool

    United Kingdom

  • Atlanta

    USA

  • Birmingham

    USA

  • Boston

    USA

  • Denver

    USA

  • Miami

    USA

  • Minneapolis

    USA

  • Oak Creek

    USA

  • Seattle

    USA

In March 2024, each of the listed cities will receive a  Request for Proposal (RFP) detailing the documentation bidders will be required to submit, covering a broad range of subjects such as sports they plan to host, facilities they plan to use, funding, organization composition, and more.

The FGG will have a first in-person contact with bidders at the next Annual General Assembly, October 2024, in Washington, DC, USA, where bidders will be invited to attend an information session and interact with FGG stakeholders and member organizations, including presentation of Preliminary Bid Books and participation in Q&A sessions.

The FGG is proud to maintain an equitable, supportive, and transparent bidding process which empowers communities to mobilize their stakeholders and unite to participate in the global LGBTQ+ movement as athletes, artists, and allies.

Austin Manning, Officer of Site Selection

“This record breaking interest for hosting the 2030 Gay Games showcases a truly global sports and culture movement with regions around the world taking the first step in bidding to host the Gay Games quadrennial event. As regions and countries around the world continue to take legislative and social action to protect human rights and create pathways to equality for all, the 2030 Long List includes 25 cities committed to empowering, uplifting, and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.”

Next steps

  • Prospective bidders will receive a document outlining the information they will need to provide in order to enter into the process officially

  • Bidding cities must provide an official letter of intent by this date

  • The first bid books are expected by this date, outlining how the city plans to host the Games and validating that they understand and have control over the whole process of the Games organisation and delivery

  • Potential bidders will be invited to attend an information session and interact with FGG stakeholders and member organizations, including presentation of Preliminary Bid Books and participation in Q&A sessions at the FGG AGA in Washington DC, USA

  • Having now reviewed the preliminary bid books, the FGG will announce who are the finalist cities entering the last part of the Site Selection process

  • Finalist cities will now have to deliver a more detailed, compehensive document outlining the organisation of the event down to the smallest details to ensure everything is anticipated

  • The culmination of the process will be the announcement of the presumptive 2030 host in November 2025 in Valencia, Spain

David Killian, Co-Chair of the Site Selection Committee

“The Gay Games has been an iconic event in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond for the last forty years, and adding these amazing cities to the Gay Games family in order to further our mission to change the world through sport and culture is truly gratifying.  We are very excited to work with them to get the best bids possible to showcase their city’s angle on  “Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best”.”

The Gay Games sporting and culture event is an opportunity to invite over ten thousand LGBTQ+ participants and allies to one’s region. The week-long event represents a critical cultural and economic opportunity providing significant economic impact to a region.

The positive financial impact to the host city of the Gay Games is clear, as evidenced by the official economic impact highlights from the 2018 Gay Games X in Paris:

  • Total economic impact: US $117.9 million.

  • Locals and non-locals contributed a total of US $72.7 million to the economy, in the areas of lodging, dining and entertainment, travel and other necessities, and tourism. An additional US $45.8 million was generated in local incomes - roughly the equivalent of 1,429 full-time jobs.

  • 23% of participants were from France (12% from Paris).

  • 40% of local participants said they would have traveled outside Paris, France to participate in the Gay Games, taking their spend of US $9.2 million to another region.