Overview
- Barcelona was announced as host of World Pride 2030 on 12 November 2026 after InterPride delegates reported a 413–78 vote with eight abstentions that beat a bid from Bangkok.
- Pride Barcelona led the successful candidacy with backing from Ajuntament de Barcelona, the Generalitat’s equality ministry, Spain’s Ministerio de Igualdad and Turisme de Barcelona.
- The bid presents 2030 as a rights-defence World Pride that will mark 25 years since Spain’s same-sex marriage law and roughly fifty years since early Catalan LGBTIQ+ organising including the 1977 Pride.
- Organisers say the event will span at least three weeks, aim to draw millions of visitors and is now moving from campaigning into detailed planning on logistics, security and legacy projects.
- Bangkok’s candidacy, boosted by Thailand’s 2024 recognition of same-sex unions, highlighted regional stakes in the vote and leaves organisers and governments to finalise funding and an advocacy programme that could shape global LGBTIQ+ campaigns.