Bangkok Pride Festival Sets Stage for WorldPride 2030 Ambitions

Bangkok Pride Festival 2026 is being held under the banner “Road to Bangkok WorldPride 2030,” as organisers seek to position the capital as a future host city for the global celebration. The programme includes the Bangkok Pride Awards, the Bangkok Pride Forum, the Drag Bangkok Festival and the main parade on Sunday, May 31. The parade is scheduled to run from 2pm to 10pm along a 3.8-kilometre route beginning at Naradhiwas Intersection and concluding at Thepha-Hasadin Stadium. More than 150 parade floats are expected, while Rama I Road between Pathumwan Intersection and Chalermpao Intersection will be closed from 4pm to 7pm. Entry is free for individuals, with organisers encouraging travellers in the Silom, Sathorn and Rama I areas to plan ahead or use the BTS.

First time I've heard of any parade lasting eight hours.

Now that does sound ambitious.

Good luck to them in snagging the 2030 event. I'm sure that would be a tourism bonanza.

Bangkok seems an obvious choice for that at one time or another.

I've been to two Pride parades, in Vancouver and Amsterdam. They were totally outrageous and a helluva lot of fun. The Amsterdam Pride was on boats through the canals. Hope Bangkok Pride measures up. Highly recommended entertainment. No problem bringing kids. They won't grow up homophobic.

Off topic post removed @Nick Carter icp discuss the topic and not other posters.

3 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I've been to two Pride parades, in Vancouver and Amsterdam. They were totally outrageous and a helluva lot of fun. The Amsterdam Pride was on boats through the canals. Hope Bangkok Pride measures up. Highly recommended entertainment. No problem bringing kids. They won't grow up homophobic.

I photographed the first Scottish Pride Parade in Edinburgh. It started right outside my house in Broughton Place.

I used a Roleflex medium format so as to be able to frame and focus without point an SLR in the marchers faces.

The original negatives are now archived at the National Library of Scotland.

On 5/29/2026 at 3:06 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

I've been to two Pride parades, in Vancouver and Amsterdam. They were totally outrageous and a helluva lot of fun. The Amsterdam Pride was on boats through the canals. Hope Bangkok Pride measures up. Highly recommended entertainment. No problem bringing kids. They won't grow up homophobic.

I've been to one of those. 'Dykes on Bikes' one of the best entries in the parade. But what I still don't understand is why the world's Pride Parades, Pride Weeks, etc., are spread all over the calendar - each country has different timings. I guess I wonder why they are not better synced - like 'International Women's Day' etc.

On 5/29/2026 at 4:06 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

I've been to two Pride parades, in Vancouver and Amsterdam. They were totally outrageous and a helluva lot of fun. The Amsterdam Pride was on boats through the canals. Hope Bangkok Pride measures up. Highly recommended entertainment. No problem bringing kids. They won't grow up homophobic.

Good thing you didnt go to the Toronto one.

My b/f & I watched the parade from the safety of the Skytrain walkways late this afternoon. An hour or so before it began the skies had opened with torrential rain in Silom & elsewhere and flooding across roads & in one or 2 shops I could see from on high. Fortunately the rain stopped a few minutes before the parade took off.

Not particularly wonderful, I would have to say. A bit disorganized (perhaps the earlier rain hadn't helped). A few interesting sights of particular individuals & their getup, but very little that struck the eye or the memory. The opening musical band was pretty good though.

6 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

I've been to one of those. 'Dykes on Bikes' one of the best entries in the parade. But what I still don't understand is why the world's Pride Parades, Pride Weeks, etc., are spread all over the calendar - each country has different timings. I guess I wonder why they are not better synced - like 'International Women's Day' etc.

Hehe, youmean Gay Day is Play Day? I think it's better to have them spread out so that people everywhere are reminded periodically that gay is okay.

My only complaint with Pride. They stole my hippie rainbow!

6 hours ago, blaze master said:

Good thing you didnt go to the Toronto one.

Ehat happened?

1 minute ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Ehat happened?

On a number of occasions there was some bits on display for all to see.

Not exactly family or public friendly.

I would like to see a concentration of some of Thailand's finest Toms, many of which are so gorgeous they have a hard time hiding their beauty behind their masculine and bulky clothes.

19 hours ago, blaze master said:

On a number of occasions there was some bits on display for all to see.

Not exactly family or public friendly.

The whole concept is a celebration of mental illness and sexual abberration

On 5/29/2026 at 4:06 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

I've been to two Pride parades, in Vancouver and Amsterdam. They were totally outrageous and a helluva lot of fun. The Amsterdam Pride was on boats through the canals. Hope Bangkok Pride measures up. Highly recommended entertainment. No problem bringing kids. They won't grow up homophobic.

Guess we know the origin of your extreme political philosophy

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

The whole concept is a celebration of mental illness and sexual abberration

OK, we don’t celebrate you and I’m sure that hurts, but we do put with you.

Can't have a topic like this without some vile homophobes poking up from their rocks.

21 hours ago, blaze master said:

On a number of occasions there was some bits on display for all to see.

Not exactly family or public friendly.

I was rained out so I didn't go. "Bits on display?" You mean public nudity, like those giant screens at Paragon? Would ordinary citizens or children be traumatised? They're as smooth as Barbie & Ken, no "bits" themselves?

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

OK, we don’t celebrate you and I’m sure that hurts, but we do put with you.

Don't have much of a choice, innit.

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

The whole concept is a celebration of mental illness and sexual abberration

I never figured you for a Catholic priest, Yag.

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1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Can't have a topic like this without some vile homophobes poking up from their rocks.

How is it homophobic to tell the truth?

41 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I never figured you for a Catholic priest, Yag.

I thought more of a Jewish rabbi ,,,,,,,,

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

OK, we don’t celebrate you and I’m sure that hurts, but we do put with you.

26 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Don't have much of a choice, innit.

Until you get the power, then the ditches get dug. Your shock troops of the sexual revolution will go after us MAGA types

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2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Can't have a topic like this without some vile homophobes poking up from their rocks.

Otherwise known as Self haters.

35 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

How is it homophobic to tell the truth?

Did you ever your consider homophobia might be telling your truth?

A colorful, fun parade that doesn't involve any "death to" threats or politics. What's not to like.

This parade, plus the Bikini Beach Race, the 'Wing Kwai' buffalo racing, the Tuk Tuk race opening the Moto GP and the impressive, if risky, rocket festivals are all part of the fun energy of Thailand.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I was rained out so I didn't go. "Bits on display?" You mean public nudity, like those giant screens at Paragon? Would ordinary citizens or children be traumatised? They're as smooth as Barbie & Ken, no "bits" themselves?

I mean full penis on display for all to see. Had it been any other day the people would have been charged.

Make light of it all you want

On 5/29/2026 at 5:14 PM, Video News said:

Bangkok Pride Festival

I won't take my children to the Pattaya pride parade. Too many weirdos, dressed inappropriately, acting in a strange way, sexual displays, not good for children to see.

My gay friends agree with me.

22 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I won't take my children to the Pattaya pride parade. Too many weirdos, dressed inappropriately, acting in a strange way, sexual displays, not good for children to see.

My gay friends agree with me.

Both of those are stupid one dimensional stereotypes.

6 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Both of those are stupid one dimensional stereotypes.

As usual, you're in denial

22 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

As usual, you're in denial

As usual you have a simple minded approach to human beings.