Event Dates
From: Tuesday, Mar 1st, 2022
To: Sunday, Mar 27th, 2022
The Main Parade
Saturday 26th of March, 2022
Definitely a pride worth visiting – despite the distance!
The Auckland Pride Festival is bringing the love back to our fabulous Super City throughout February!
The Auckland Pride Festival is firmly established as New Zealand’s biggest and best social and cultural celebration for the Rainbow Community
A celebration of Rainbow Community culture and identity, Auckland Pride Festival will feature around 70 individual events – including local and international theatre and cabaret, visual art exhibitions, live music, film and new media, literature, debates and discussions, drag and burlesque, historical walks, youth events and workshops, sports and recreation, gardening, pets, pageants and parties!
The Big Gay Day Out
- The Ending HIV Big Gay day out is one of the biggest open air gay events to take place during the festival. Each year it attracts more than 10,000 gorgeous LGBTIQ+ people, their whānau and friends, for a day in the sun full of music, food, dance and rainbows. In 2022 the Big Gay Day Out takes place on the 13th of February.
While most Auckland Pride Festival activity will centre around Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads, the Festival’s events will also reach out to West Auckland, South Auckland and into the Hauraki Gulf.
Ponsonby Street Festival
- Celebrate community. Eat, drink, dance and celebrate diversity, unity and love! With all-day activities from 11 am on parade day (Sat 26th March) including Market Stalls, Pop-Ups, Street Dining, Live Music and more. Ponsonby Road closes to traffic from 4:30 pm ’til midnight.
Auckland Pride Parade
- The Auckland Gay Pride main parade on the Saturday 26th of March. Ponsonby Road will be packed full of love, light and colour when Aotearoa’s largest and loudest carnival of change and diversity processes up Auckland’s hippest strip. The Parade route travels in a south direction down Ponsonby Road from Three Lamps towards Western Park. Ponsonby Road will be closed to traffic from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action.
VR Queen Street Hotel, The Langham Auckland, M Social, Ramada Auckland.
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Where to stay close to all the gay bars
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Where we stay!
The Langham Auckland is where we stay
in New Zealand close to the gay centre.
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The gay bars and clubs are located on Karangahape road and have some good hotel and apartments close by that will not break the bank.
Recommended Apartments in Auckland
Sunny Deck
Sleeps 2 Guests
Modern and vibrant living with sunny deck on K’rd, the apartment featuring 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a washing machine, 1 bathroom with a Shower. Access to a patio. Free WiFi
NY Loft Ponsonby
Sleeps 4 Guests
NY air-conditioned Loft offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with a bath or shower, a living room with a flat-screen TV & satellite channels & a terrace, fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher. Free WiFi & parking
Luxury in the City
Sleeps 7 Guests
Luxury in the City air conditioned apartment has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with a shower, a living room a flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and washing machine. Free parking and WiFi.
Sale Street Loft
Sleeps 8 Guests
The apartment features 4 bedrooms, a Living room flat-screen TV with satellite channels, fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and washing machine, 1 bathroom with a bath and shower. FREE WiFi
Video Of Auckland Pride
Special coverage of the Auckland Pride Parade
Recommended Hotels in Auckland
Auckland’s gay scene is located in two neighbourhoods in the city, Karangahape Road & Ponsonby & Grey Lynn.
Karangahape Road (or K’ Road for short )is a former red light district is known for its artsy boutiques, hip café culture, and crazy nightlife. Meanwhile, Ponsonby & Grey Lynn has become a gentrified Edwardian district with charming streets, hip boutiques and bars and cafes.
We have chosen hotels within easy walking distance of the bars and clubs.
The Langham Auckland
5 Star, Luxury Option
Featuring a luxurious day spa, a heated rooftop pool and 2 restaurants with an exclusive club lounge and gym.
M Social, 4 Star
Readers Choice
Located on the iconic Quay street, M Social offers accommodation in the heart of Auckland. Free WiFi
VR Queen Street Hotel
4 Star, Self Catering
Located in Auckland CBD (Central Business District) the hotel offers self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi.
Ramada Auckland
4 Star, Great Location
Modern apartments, air conditioned and feature a flat-screen TV located in our readers’ favourite part of the city
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