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FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019 13<br />
Benidorm Local&WhatsOn<br />
Time for Pride<br />
THE eyes of the continent will focus on<br />
Benidorm next week, when the annual Gay<br />
Pride Festival kicks off, with a whole week<br />
of spectacular parties, parades and wall<br />
to wall entertainment around the quaint<br />
streets of the resort’s picturesque old town.<br />
Now recognised as the European Closing<br />
Summer Pride this year’s event promises to<br />
be bigger and better than ever, with a record<br />
number of locals and visitors from around the<br />
world expected to flock to the various scheduled<br />
parties.<br />
Now in its ninth year, the festival, which runs<br />
from Monday September 2nd to Sunday September<br />
8th, has grown year on year, with more<br />
than 20,000 partygoers attending last year.<br />
This year, the organisers have moved some of<br />
the popular parties to more accessible locations<br />
in the resort, in addition to adding some extra<br />
activities to keep the fun at fever pitch.<br />
Most of the gay bars around the central<br />
streets of Benidorm Old Town will be decked<br />
out in rainbow colours to welcome their visitors<br />
and friends, with many holding their own<br />
by Andy Mansell<br />
events on both the Monday and Tuesday nights.<br />
The official Pride entertainment begins on<br />
Wednesday September 4th at 20.00h with the<br />
Showtime Opening Party at the Oscar Esplai<br />
Auditorium, adjacent to the Benidorm Town<br />
Hall. A host of top local talent, including drag<br />
acts, tribute artists, dj’s and go-go boys, will<br />
be performing on stage. The Kafee Klee girls,<br />
Alexia Rivero, Mario-Jose Mota-Reed, Beverley<br />
Rainford and tribute acts including<br />
Shirley Bassey are among the many local artists<br />
performing.<br />
Thursday kicks off at 18.00h with a hilarious<br />
high heels race in the pedestrianised Calle<br />
Alameda, followed at 20.00h, by the fabulous<br />
White Party, in its new home, back at the Oscar<br />
Esplai Auditorium, offering the chance for<br />
everyone to dress up, show off those tans and<br />
boogie enjoy the entertainment from top dj’s,<br />
live acts and go go dancers.<br />
Friday’s daytime activity is a pool party,<br />
starting at 12.00h, on the rooftop terrace of<br />
Last year’s Benidorm Pride attracted more than 20,000 partygoers.
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