Taiwan Gay Pride 2021

An open and proud Taipei hosts Taiwan Pride in October.

The biggest Gay event in Taiwan is Taipei Gay Pride with more the 200,000 people attending the 4 day event from around the world. The Gay parade takes place on the last Saturday in October and is the highlight of the event.

The theme of this year’s LGBT Pride parade in Taipei, one of the largest in East Asia, will be “Beauty, My Own Way” to celebrate people being true to themselves rather than conforming to society’s gender.

A special Rainbow Road has been painted in front of the City Hall. It will join the famous rainbow crossing Rainbow 6 at in front of Ximen MRT Station Exit 6.

A total of 17 “rainbow” bus tours are scheduled, which would highlight key LGBT attractions in the city, including 228 Peace Memorial Park and the Red House in Ximending.

Drag queens, the YouTubers Caca&Bella and FuFuKnows, and Weary World (厭世姬), the artist behind the Zoo of Depression comic, will accompany the tours.

The Parade starts from the town hall , then moves thought the streets of Taipei, ending up back where it started where you will find the main stage and many stalls  highlighting the gay charities and organisations supported by the Pride.

Two groups of participants will set off at 2 p.m. from Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office.

North Route : Taipei City Hall → Renai Road → Dunhua South Road → Zhongxiao East Road → Yixian Road → Taipei City Hall

South Route : Taipei City Hall → Ren’ai Road → Guangfu South Road → Xinyi Road → Dunhua South Road → Ren’ai Road → Taipei City Hall

10/31 Important timeline

11:30 “Rainbow Market” is officially opened.
13:00. The stage program starts.
14:00 The parade starts .
16:20 The stage program starts.
18:40 The parade ends.

More than 60,000 people participate in the parade.

Several circuit parties take place during Taiwan Gay pride in Taipei.

Taipei is probably one of Asia’s best kept secrets; there is always something to do; shopping in some of the world’s biggest designer filled shopping malls; night street markets offering everything from exotic fruits to the latest trainers and the not-to-be-missed 101 Tower – the tallest building in Taiwan offering a bird’s eye view of city and surrounding mountings of Taipei.

Culture Vultures have an endless choice of things to do, from hot springs to museums, palaces to Buddha temples. When it comes to eating out there are hundreds of restaurants to suit every taste and budget.

Taipei has a vibrant and fun gay scene offering something for everyone, with over 20 gay bars and 3 gay clubs, not to mention the big parties being held over the pride weekend. Saturday night at the W hotel and the weekend circuit parties held by Hong Kong promoter Patrick Sun are some of the most popular.

Here are the Hotels we recommend that keep you close to all the action,

The Tango Hotel,    The Okura Hotel,    Ximen Airline Hotel,    CityInn Hotel