Barcelona has been selected to host WorldPride 2030, following an InterPride membership vote announced on 12 November 2026. Pride Barcelona's candidature received 413 votes, compared with 78 for Bangkok, Thailand, with eight abstentions. The result followed a campaign developed over more than two years, supported by LGBTQ+ organisations and public institutions in Catalonia and Spain. The successful proposal, under the theme “Let's Think, Let's Answer, Let's Change,” places human rights, community engagement and lasting international solidarity alongside the celebration. More than 40 LGBTQ+ organisations supported the candidature. Barcelona's LGBTQ+ history is central to the decision. In 1977, the city hosted a landmark march for gay liberation. The 2030 edition will mark 25 years since Spain legalised same-sex marriage in 2005 and 50 years since the legalisation of the Front d'Alliberament Gai de Catalunya in 1980. WorldPride Cape Town 2028 comes before Barcelona 2030, linking two successive host cities across Africa and Europe. The host selection is confirmed; the final 2030 programme, parade arrangements and ticket details await organiser announcements. Sources: Pride Barcelona; InterPride; El País 12 November 2026 ; Generalitat de Catalunya 12 November 2026 . Image: Roger Ferrer Ibáñez, Pride Barcelona 2026 18 July 2026 , via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. The photograph depicts Barcelona Pride in 2026, not WorldPride 2030.
Barcelona wins WorldPride 2030 host bid against Bangkok
Barcelona won 413 votes against Bangkok's 78, with eight abstentions. Its campaign was supported by more than 40 LGBTQ+ organisations.