WorldPride 2032: Who Is Bidding to Host?

WorldPride 2032 does not have a confirmed host yet. As of 24 August 2026 , London has publicly launched a bid and Berlin has announced its intention to submit one. More cities could still emerge, and InterPride has not yet published the full formal timetable or final field for the 2032 host process. That makes this a useful moment to separate confirmed bids and intentions from speculation. What is WorldPride? WorldPride is licensed by InterPride https://www.interpride.org/worldpride/ and hosted by one of its member Pride organisations. It combines Pride celebrations with international visibility, community programming and human-rights work, with each host city shaping the event around its own LGBTQ+ communities and context. The host is not simply announced by a city or government. A Pride organisation must go through InterPride's application and selection process, and InterPride members ultimately decide whether a bid is awarded the WorldPride licence. Cape Town has already been selected to host WorldPride 2028 . You can read our WorldPride Cape Town 2028 guide /global-guides/worldpride-cape-town-2028 for the next confirmed African edition. London has launched a public bid for 2032 London's campaign is the most developed public 2032 bid we can currently verify. Pride in London https://prideinlondon.org/worldpride2032 says the bid is being led by Pride in London, Outernet and UK Black Pride, with support from the Mayor of London and a group of commercial and media partners. The timing is deliberate. 2032 will mark 60 years since London's first Pride march in 1972. London also hosted WorldPride in 2012, so a successful bid would make it the first city to host WorldPride for a second time. The campaign is already being built publicly. Pride in London has launched a design competition for the bid identity and a global photography project intended to bring images from Pride communities around the world into the campaign artwork. For the organisers, the argument is not only that London can stage a very large event. The bid is being framed around history, global solidarity, representation and the role a major city can play when LGBTQ+ rights are under pressure in many countries. Berlin also plans to bid Berlin is another city publicly positioning itself for WorldPride 2032. Berliner CSD e. V. https://csd-berlin.de/en/news/berliner-csd-e-v-bids-for-worldpride-2032-and-calls-for-political-decisions-to-create-a-strong-rainbow-capital-in-the-upcoming-house-of-representatives-election/ announced in June 2026 that it intends to bid to host the event. Its campaign is tied closely to a wider set of political demands around queer safety, community spaces, long-term funding and Berlin's future as a major LGBTQ+ city. The organisation says a successful bid would bring WorldPride to Germany for the first time. It is also using the proposed bid to push for political and financial commitments that would strengthen queer infrastructure beyond the event itself. Berlin's public case therefore looks different from London's. London is leaning heavily into the symbolism of the 60th anniversary of its first Pride march and a return after 2012. Berlin is presenting WorldPride as both an international event and a reason to make longer-term investment in queer life, culture and democratic civil society. Are London and Berlin the final candidates? Not yet. They are the public 2032 campaigns we can currently verify , but that does not mean they are the final or complete candidate list. InterPride's current WorldPride information says the bidding process for 2030 is closed and that updates on the next bidding process will be published separately. Until InterPride confirms the formal 2032 timetable and accepted applications, it is safer to describe London and Berlin as publicly announced bids or bid intentions rather than finalists. Other cities may still declare an interest or submit applications as the process develops. How is a WorldPride host chosen? WorldPride is an InterPride licence rather than a title a city can award itself. Potential hosts are expected to work through InterPride's application rules, demonstrate that they can deliver a major international Pride event, and address practical questions such as governance, finance, accessibility, community involvement, safety and human-rights impact. The final decision is made through InterPride's membership process. That means political backing, tourism support and commercial partners can strengthen a bid, but they do not decide the result on their own. What should we watch next? The most useful developments will be the ones that move the 2032 race from campaigning into a formal InterPride process: - confirmation of the official 2032 application timetable; - any additional cities announcing bids; - publication of full bid documents or host proposals; - confirmation of which applications InterPride accepts for consideration; - the eventual member vote and host announcement. Until then, claims that any city has won WorldPride 2032 are premature. Why the 2032 bid matters already Even before a host is selected, the bid campaigns tell us something about how major Pride organisations now think about WorldPride. London is building its case around history, international participation and a milestone anniversary. Berlin is connecting its bid to long-term queer infrastructure, public policy and democratic resilience. Both are arguing that WorldPride should leave something behind rather than exist only as a large parade or tourism event. That is worth following because the eventual host will shape not only where WorldPride 2032 happens, but also what that edition chooses to say about the global LGBTQ+ movement at that moment. This guide will be updated as InterPride confirms the formal 2032 process and as new bids emerge.