Event Dates
From: Saturday, June 24, 2023
To: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Seattle PrideFest is the largest free Pride Festival in the country
Seattle PrideFest is the largest free Pride Festival in the country.
- Visiting Seattle for Pride? Stay close to Capitol Hill , home to the city’s gay bars and clubs. Alternatively, stay by Seattle Centre, just steps from the festival grounds.
The Festival
- PrideFest is 2 day festival taking place exclusively on Capitol Hill over Labor Day Weekend. Seattle PrideFest features 100% local talent with multiple stages and over 100 artists performing.
- Seattle Pridefest is a 5-block festival with food, vendors, 5 stages of entertainment, and the most diverse crowd you’ll see all year long. Best of all, it’s free. This respected and celebrated event is produced by the Capitol Hill Chamber and PrideFest.
- Every year, the Capitol Hill Clean Sweep attracts over 300 volunteers to come help clean up the neighborhood in preparation for Pride Month.
- Spend all day skipping across the freshly painted rainbow crosswalks in the company of fellow LGBTQ+ Seattleites and allies, stopping along the way for human and canine drag shows, family activities, karaoke, and so much more.
The Venue
- Millions of visitors flock Seattle Centre each year, a 74-acre campus, with 40+ acres of open space. It is the top visitor and tourism destination in the region.
- Stay near Seattle Centre, close to all the activities during PrideFest.
- Citizem M Seattle, South Lake Union is less than 1 mile away and offers guests clean and modern rooms in the center of everything, with large beds and cool vibe.
Gay Seattle
Capitol Hill is considered the center for the LGBTQ community in Seattle. Just east of downtown, it holds one of the city’s most prominent entertainment and nightlife districts, boasting bars, nightclubs, eateries, coffee shops, and stores. Capitol Hill also has a plant conservatory, walking trails, and excellent panoramic city views. The most popular bars include:
- C. C. Attle’s – Laid-back, local gay bar serving pub food & cocktails with open-mic night, patio & late hours.
- Changes – An LGBT neighborhood pub located in the Wallingford area
- The Cuff – A great leather club, premiering local, national & international DJ talent
- The Seattle Eagle – A leather & kink-friendly bar known for its racy themed parties
- Madison Pub – Pridefully boasting “no DJs, no cover, no problem,” a gay bar for the sporting type
- Neighbours Seattle – For over three decades, a safe space for anyone wanting to leave all their worries on the dance floor nearly every night of the week
- Queer/Bar – A multi-faceted space, with cocktails, drag entertainment, community discussions, and LGBTQ chef series together under one roof.
- Pony – A tribute to the great West Village and Castro bars of the 1970s, Pony occupies a 1930s-vintage gas station building that has been transformed into a beloved hangout.
- ReBar – An LGBTQ friendly Seattle standby with tons of dance nights.
- The Wildrose Bar – Seattle’s oldest bar for all women; woman owned and operated
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action
Oakwood, Pan Pacific, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel.
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Sonesta Alexis, is our editor’s choice
with a full service Spa in the heart of city
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The gay village of Seattle is located in the centre of Capitol Hill. It’s a charming historic area where the epicenter of the city’s gay bars and clubs are located. There are several venues in town specifically catering to a gay clientele. Nightlife is centered on the Pike/Pine corridor. Madison Park Beach on the north section is also Seattle’s unofficial gay beach.
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