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Eurovision Pride Maspalomas: music, diversity and activism in a unique festival

Eurovision Pride Maspalomas: music, diversity and activism in a unique festival

MASPALOMAS24H Friday, May 15, 2026

The festival will offer musical tributes, pool parties at the Axel Beach and Seven Hotel & Wellness,

The second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday, May 14, and the grand final of the Eurovision contest on Saturday, May 16, can be followed live on a large screen in the Yumbo Centre.

Tomorrow's gala will feature singers Kimy Touw, Giada, Jia Miles and the Gospel choir, as well as drag queens Armani D'Vyne Rebecca León and Kelly Roller, a participant in Drag Race Spain, and the ballet from the show 'Origen' at the Sala Scala de San Agustín.

 

The Eurovision Pride Maspalomas Festival will be a celebration and protest event in defense of the values ​​of peace, diversity and human rights, taking place from May 14 to 17, with a program that will offer pop music, parties, galas and musical tributes with guest artists, to experience live the second Semi-Final and the Grand Final of Eurovision which can be followed on the big screen located on the Yumbo stage.

 

Eurovision Pride was born in 2025, following the Maspalomas Pride by Freedom event, as a gala where the Eurovision final could be watched live, as a symbolic act of protest against the restrictions imposed on the display of LGBTQ+ flags. In response, the Yumbo stage was filled with LGBTQ+ flags and colors, becoming a space of visibility, freedom, and activism, before thousands of people who enjoyed the performance of singer Melody, representing Spain.

 

From this Thursday until Sunday, Eurovision Pride returns as an LGBTQ+ festival to celebrate the long-standing connection between music and diversity at the Eurovision Song Contest. At the same time, it offers a critical reflection on the current direction of the contest, which this year will celebrate its 70th edition in Austria, the winner of last year's competition. Spain will not have a representative at Eurovision due to Israel's participation. As part of its protest, Eurovision Pride will replace Israel's performance, which will be shown on the Yumbo Centre's giant screen, with one of the gala's performances.

 

The Eurovision Pride festival includes musical tributes to pop music from every decade, pool parties at the Axel Beach and Seven Hotel & Wellness, and live coverage of the second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday, May 14, and the grand final on Saturday, May 16. The full program can be found at: https://www.eurovisionpride.eu/es

 

There will be three nights of pop music and hits that have marked different eras of Eurovision, plus several DJs, parties at Maspalomas hotels, and two live galas with exclusive VIP areas. Gran Canaria singer Jia Miles and drag queen Armani D'Vyne will host the galas.

 

The program runs until Sunday

 

The program this Thursday, May 14th, will begin at 19:00 PM with a live broadcast of the Eurovision Semifinal, featuring performances by the groups and artists representing Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Romania, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Armenia, Switzerland, Cyprus, Latvia, Denmark, Australia, Ukraine, Albania, Malta, and Norway. At 22:45 PM, DJs San Keryton and Carlos Salinas will get the party started with a selection of the greatest Euro-pop hits of recent decades. Starting at midnight, the 'Flashback Party: 2000s' show begins, also featuring DJs San Keryton and Carlos Salinas.

 

 

Tomorrow, Friday, May 15, the interactive party 'Xpress package by Sundance' will be held, from 13:00 hours, at Axel Beach, with DJs: Carlos Salinas, Manuel Coby, Melques Viber, San Keryton and Sergio Tyler.

 

On the Yumbo stage, at 9:00 p.m., the 'Eurovision the Musical' Gala will begin, featuring performances by singers Kimy Touw, Giada, Jia Miles, and a Gospel choir, as well as drag queens Armani D'Vyne Rebecca León and Kelly Roller, a contestant on Drag Race Spain, and the ballet from the show 'Origen' at the Sala Scala de San Agustín. At 10:45 p.m., the 'Glow Party: The 2010 by Sundance' gala will start, with DJs Melques Viber and San Keryton.

 

On Saturday, May 16th, the Yumbo stage will be transformed into a glamorous venue for the live broadcast of the Eurovision Grand Final, starting at 18:00 PM. During the gala, the song 'T Amaré' by Tony Grox and Lucy Calys, which won at Benidorm Fest, will be performed during the set by the Israeli representative.

 

The party will continue from 22:45 p.m. with the 'Evolution Party: the 2010 by Sundance' gala, featuring current pop hits and music selections by DJs Manuel Coby and Sergio Tyler. From midnight, the festivities will begin with tributes and iconic Eurovision songs.

 

The program will culminate on Sunday, May 17, with the 'Bye Bye Eurovision' Party, from 13:00 hours, at the Seven Hotel & Wellness, with music by DJs: Melques Viber, Sergio Tyler, San Keryton and Carlos Salinas.

 

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