Honolulu Gay Pride 2023

Honolulu Gay Pride 2023

Hawaii’s largest city, Honolulu hosts the Honolulu Pride celebration each year, now being held in mid- to late October.

• Stay at Espacio, The Jewel of Waikiki, rated “Exceptional” by guests, offering superb suites and a stunning infinity pool with views of the beach. It is also close to the gay friendly bars on the island.

The Honolulu Pride Parade

• With more than 20,000 parade viewers, 60 parade entrants, 115 moving units and 1,500 participants, the Honolulu Pride Parade gets bigger and more festive every year.
• The event includes a parade that departs at 11 am from Magic Island (on the oceanfront, just south of Ala Moana Center, at the east end of the park), proceeds through the heart of Waikiki along Kalakaua Avenue, and ends near Kapiolani Park.
• The event is always held the third Saturday of October and is the culmination of two weeks of events for Hawaii’s LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Pride Festival Day

• Diamond Head Greens, adjacent to Kapiolani Park, hosts the parade after party, at the base of iconic Diamond Head – this celebration is held from 11 am until 8 pm and includes live entertainment and a full program of shows and events.
• The event attracts more than 4,000 party revelers.

Pride parties and other events

• Past events included a white party, a black party, and several pool parties. Awaiting 2022 program
• Special projects include Rainbows Over Waikiki -150 rainbow banners brightening the heart of Waikiki for two weeks leading up to the

Gay Honolulu

• The gay bars in Honolulu are conveniently centred in the Waikiki tourist district but to visit Honolulu’s only real gay dance club, Scarlet Honolulu you will need to head downtown!
• For more information, check out our full guide to the gay scene in Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu. 

The Gay Beach

• By far the most popular gay beach in Hawaii, and one of the most scenic and well-known in the world, Queen’s Surf Beach is a relatively secluded stretch of sand in the heart of Waikiki, but along a section with no direct hotel frontage – this accounts for the fact there’s more privacy and fewer families here than to the north or south. The beach here draws a mostly gay-male crowd

Trending hotels in Hawaii

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action

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Gay Guides to Hawaii and the islands

• For more information, check out our full guide to the gay scene in Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu. 
• Explore the other islands, including Maui, The Big Island and more.