València 2026

Gay Games XII

We are excited to welcome you to València, Spain, for the 12th Gay Games event.

We are incredibly excited to invite you all to València, Spain in the summer of 2026 to enjoy our next Gay Games event.

Whilst preparations are still underway for the event, a few things are already confirmed - that València is an excellent choice for you to visit and enjoy the Gay Games. València is located in Spain - which boasts some of the most progressive human rights law, especially for LGBTQ+ people, in the world - and sits incredible well connected in southern Europe.

Spain hosts many queer sports clubs -such as the Samarucs multi-sport club - which will be assisting with the organization of the event, as well as other LGBTQ+ entities in the city and country.

The city is small enough to be walkable, with all major venues close to each other. This medieval city offers incredible architecture, culture and nightlife, as well as an array of sports venues and locations for us to host our activities.

Sports

  • Aquatics

  • Athletics

  • Badminton

  • Basketball

  • Beach Volleyball

  • Bowling

  • Cheerleading

  • Colpbol

  • DanceSport

  • e-Sports

  • Field Hockey

  • Figure Skating

  • Football

  • Golf

  • Martial Arts

  • Quadball

  • Rowing

  • Rugby

  • Sailing

  • Softball

  • Table Tennis

  • Tennis

  • Triathlon

  • Valencian Pilota

  • Volleyball

  • Weightlifting

  • Wrestling

As the cultural epicentre of the Mediterrean, València is going to host not just our opening and closing ceremonies but a number of other incredible events to keep you entertained during your stay.

These include LGBTQ+ literary meetings with appearances from leading authors, a culinary festival, art exhibitions, a photographic “marathon”, short films with an emphasis on lesbian ad trans feminism, theatrical performaces, fashion, music, video mapping and workshops.

And it wouldn’t be València if we didn’t give you a pyrotechnic display since that is known through Spain as something that València does incredibly well.

And of course the Festival Village will be a place for sharing experiences, for visualizing different realities from around the globe and for publicly displaying just how far we’ve come in Spain.

Events

  • Choral Festival

    Choral Gala with multiple activities that will take place in the Palau de les Arts.

  • Band Festival

    Concert of musical groups at the Palau de la Música.

  • Cheerleading

    The JCF works together with the PCA in organising all the animation events side by side.

  • Rainbow Memorial Run

    Historic and symbolic Gay Games fun run

  • Memorial Quilt Exhibition

    One of the largest and most far-reaching collaborative art projects in the world.

  • Video Mapping

    On to the iconic Serranos Towers, creating an impressive visual spectacle.

  • Film and Graphic Design Exhibition

    Cycle of films related to different facets of gender diversity.

  • Main Scenic Art Show

    Evening performing arts show in the Roman Theatre of Sagunto.

  • Sustainable Pyrotechnic Show

    Mascletà Vertical Sostenible produced by the famous pyrotechnician Ricardo Caballer.

  • Coloring the World

    Artistic interventions on façades, street furniture and public spaces.

  • Diversity Fest València

    International urban festival celebrating diversity.

  • No Closet After

    Music and cultural event the day after the Gay Games Closing Ceremony.

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