Event Dates
From: Thursday, April 29, 2027
To: Monday, May 3, 2027
Dallas Purple Party weekend is the biggest gay circuit party event on the Dallas Calendar.
Purple Party returns to Dallas for five days of circuit events, pool parties and afterhours sessions. The 2027 edition is called Purple Odyssey: Lost World. Purple Foundation runs the weekend to raise funds for LGBTQ+ organisations in Dallas.
The Event
- Next Edition: – Thursday 29th April 2027 – Monday 3rd May 2027.
- Dallas Purple party weekend consists of four epic circuit parties, three legendary pool events and three late night after parties.
- Events are quite spectacular with over-the-top costumes, international guest DJs, sexy guys and a fun vibe.
- Start on Thursday with the welcome centre and ROAR opening party.
- Pick the events that suit your pace: the organiser sells separate pool party, afterhours and main event passes alongside full weekend options.
- Leave room between events. A pool afternoon followed by a late main party and an afterhours session makes for a long day.
Where to stay for The Purple Party
- The Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center is the primary host hotel. Its suites have separate living and sleeping areas.
- The Sheraton Suites Market Center Dallas, is the organiser’s official overflow hotel and has suites with a microwave and mini-fridge.
For alternatives in the Market Center area:
- Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Market Center – At 2325 North Stemmons Freeway, between the two official hotels’ street addresses. A practical independent booking if the event blocks are full. Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Market Center
- Renaissance Dallas Hotel – Another Market Center choice for travellers who want a full-service hotel near the host area.
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas Medical/Market Center – A simpler stay in the same hotel district.
If evenings on Cedar Springs Road matter more to you than the event hotel gathering point, Warwick Melrose Dallas puts you in Oak Lawn. Plan rides to Purple Party events from there.
The Pool Parties
Date Event Venue / Notes Friday 30th April 2027 RISE Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center Saturday 1st May 2027 SHINE Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center Sunday 2nd May 2027 REVIVAL Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center Night Circuit Events
Date Event Venue / Notes Thursday 29th April 2027
9 pm–4 amROAR Station 4, Oak Lawn Friday 30th April 2027
Time to be announcedIGNITE Gilley’s Dallas Saturday 1st May 2027
Time to be announcedThe Purple Party Gilley’s Dallas Sunday 2nd May 2027
Time to be announcedGLOW Strauss Square Afterparties
Date & Time Event Venue / Notes Saturday 1st May 2027 AFTERBURN Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center Sunday 2nd May 2027 AFTERMATH Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center Monday 3rd May 2027 AFTERGLOW XL Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center
- The three afterhours events follow Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s night programs.
- Each night after the main event at Dallas Marriot Suites Market Centre from 4 am.
- The organiser offers an afterhours pass.
Gay Dallas
- Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn is the place to meet friends away from the ticketed programme. Start with a drink on the Strip, then decide if you have the energy for another club night.
- The neighbourhood and the Market Center hotels serve different parts of the trip, so make that choice when booking your room rather than assuming the parties and bars are on the same block.
- Many of the gay bars and clubs on The Strip, Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn will also host special parties as the gay neighbourhood fills up with guys ready to party for one of the biggest weekends of the year.
- Oak Lawn & Cedar Springs – Often also referred to as “The Strip”, Oak Lawn is located a few miles north of downtown Dallas. It is known for being a trendy, LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood that offers many different coffee shops, bars, restaurants, and more. Check out the top hotels in the uptown district, close to the strip.
- There’s always a party at one of the many LGBT-geared bars and clubs on Cedar Springs. Grab happy hour drinks at JR’s Bar & Grill, or Woody’s. Dance the night away at S4, or TMC. Two-step with the cowboys of The Round-Up Saloon. Or take in one of the elaborate drag shows at the Rose Room inside S4.
Getting Around
- Purple Foundation plans timed shuttle departures between the night parties and its primary and overflow hotels.
- A shuttle pass is sold separately with eligible bookings and is included with the stated VIP passes.
Where to stay during the Dallas Purple Party
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and are on the steps of the city’s popular gay venues:
Hotel Crescent Court, Rosewood Mansion, Warwick Melrose Hotel, Hotel ZaZa
Oaklawn is the gay district in Dallas
Book now and pay on arrival.
The Warwick Melrose Hotel, is our editors
choice it’s close to all the gay bars & clubs.
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