🏳️‍🌈 Gáldar Pride 2025: A Week of Love, Colour, and Community in Gran Canaria’s Historic North

From June 2 to 8, the streets of Gáldar won’t just be full of history. They’ll be bursting with sequins, drag, dancing and unapologetic joy. Welcome to Gáldar Pride 2025, a full week dedicated to celebrating the LGTBIQA+ community with events that mix culture, music, activism and glitter in equal parts. Whether you’re here for the parade, the podcasts, the prizes or just the people-watching, this is one Canarian fiesta you don’t want to miss.

And yes, there’s a special guagua timetable to make it extra easy to join the party. Keep reading for all the juicy details.

📅 Event Highlights: What’s On Each Day?

📸 All Week (June 2–8)

🖼️ Photo Exhibition at Plaza de Santiago
Start your Pride experience with a stroll through Gáldar’s heart. This open-air photo exhibition documents the island’s queer history, local voices and past editions of Pride. It’s powerful, visual and a beautiful way to kick off the celebration.

🎉 Friday, June 6

📍Recinto Cultural La Quinta

🕗 20:00 – Glitter Party
Free makeup workshop and dance beats. Come early, get sparkly.

🕘 21:00 – Queen of Queens Gala
A drag spectacular hosted by Yanely Hernández and Sharonne (yes, that Sharonne). Featuring Samantha Hudson, J Kbello and a full lineup of fabulous queens including Ármek, Grimassira Maeva, Shiky and Kálik.

🕦 23:30 – Noche Pride Concert
Live performances from Daira Monzón, Amistades Peligrosas and Les Castizos. Expect a little nostalgia, a lot of dancing and possibly a confetti cannon.

🏳️‍🌈 Saturday, June 7

🕔 17:00 – La Gran Cabalgata
The main parade! Starting from Paseo de los Guanartemes, the Gran Cabalgata is the showstopper. Think floats, feathers, rainbow flags and drag queens on stilts.

📍Recinto Cultural La Quinta

🕘 21:00 – Gran Mogollón Concert
DJ Vilu Gontero sets the tone, followed by live shows from Tonny Tun Tun at 23:00 and Asere at 01:00. Perfect if you like your Pride parties to go late into the night.

👠 Sunday, June 8

🕛 12:00 – Carrera de Tacones at Plaza de Santiago
Heels, hilarity and high-speed runway realness. Cheer on the queens (and brave civilians) racing in stilettos. Bring water and your loudest claps.

📍Recinto Cultural La Quinta

🕝 14:30 – ‘Las Reinas de la Salsa’ by Son Caché
🕟 16:30 – La Mekánika by Tamarindos
🕡 18:30 – Los Salvapantallas with DJ Ulises Acosta

🎭 20:00 – Centro Cultural Guaires
IV Edición de los Premios Arkoiris Canarias 2025
Hosted by Paula Vázquez and Roberto Herrera, this awards ceremony honours those making waves in the LGTBIQA+ community. With performances by Arantza Navarro, Mel Omana and Raúl, and guests like María Eizaguirre and Omar Suárez, it’s the perfect close to an unforgettable week.

🚌 Special Bus Service: Las Palmas de GC ↔ Gáldar

No car? No problem. Global Bus Line 105 is running extra services during the weekend to help you get to and from Gáldar easily and safely.

🆙 From Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Gáldar

• Friday, June 6: 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:20, 21:40, 22:20, 22:40, 23:30 > 01:00, 02:00
• Saturday, June 7: 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:20, 21:30, 22:30 > 01:00, 02:00

⬇️ From Gáldar to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

• Friday, June 6: 23:30 > 00:30, 01:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 4:55, 5:15
• Saturday, June 7: 23:30 > 00:30, 01:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 4:55, 5:15

This makes it super easy to enjoy the nighttime events without stressing about parking or designated drivers. Just bring your energy and maybe a neck pillow for the ride back.

💡 Tips for First-Timers

🧥 Bring a jacket — It cools down at night in Gáldar
💦 Stay hydrated — Especially during the parade and concerts
📸 Don’t forget your phone — Between the floats, drag queens and sunsets, your camera roll is about to get a workout
👟 Comfortable shoes — You might end up dancing or dashing for the next guagua

🌈 Final Word

Gáldar Pride 2025 is the kind of event that reminds you what community looks like. Colourful, loud, full of love and open to everyone. Whether you’re there to dance, to learn, to support or simply to be surrounded by joy, this northern gem delivers.

So grab your flag, find your glitter and get ready for a week that’s equal parts fiesta and fierce.

✨ Nos vemos en Gáldar.