From June 23 to 27, San Sebastián de los Reyes will be dyed with the colors of the rainbow to commemorate LGTBIQ+ Pride 2025. A program full of cultural, educational and protest proposals invites citizens to celebrate diversity, to question prejudices and to make visible realities that are often silenced.
The initiative, promoted by the Delegation of Equality and Diversity of the City Council, reaffirms the institutional commitment to human rights and the freedom to be, feel and love without fear. Although it may seem like a celebration, what lies behind it is much more: memory, struggle and the desire to build a more just society.
Programming for all ages, all bodies and all stories
For five days, the city will offer a variety of activities ranging from the experience of LGTBIQ+ elders to the representation of dissident identities in classical art. Here are some of the most notable events:
Monday, June 23 – Listen to those who paved the way
Talk-colloquium ‘Seniors and LGTBIQ+’
🕠 17:30 to 19:00
📍 Gloria Fuertes Municipal Center for the Elderly
Free entry until capacity is reached.
A necessary conversation about those who lived – and survived – when being LGTBIQ+ was synonymous with silence, persecution or emotional exile. The December 26 Foundation will lead this essential meeting.
Tuesday, June 24 – A walk through art and identity
Cultural outing to the Prado Museum: ‘The Diverse Prado’
🕔 Meeting point: Puerta de Murillo, 17:15
Free activity, with prior registration from June 9 to 17.
A guided tour of the most emblematic museum in Spain, focused on reading between the lines (and brush strokes). What identities have been represented? What bodies have been erased? What does art tell us about love and desire throughout history?
Thursday, June 26 – The voices that narrated the love between women
‘Diverse Writers’ Conference
🕠 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
📍 Equality Space ‘Almudena Grandes’
Free entry until capacity is reached.
A tour of authors who broke the mold with their pen. Stories of feminine affections, of literary resistance and of identities that make their way word by word.
Friday, June 27 – Visibility and engagement
Reading of the LGTBIQ+ Pride institutional manifesto
🕛 12:00
📍 Plaza de la Constitución
A symbolic act, but also political. Because each word read aloud is a way of saying “we are still here,” and of remembering that there is still a lot to fight for.
An open invitation to the meeting
The City Council calls on you to actively participate in all activities. It is not just about attending, but about being present with a critical, open and supportive outlook. Because building a society free of hate and full of affection is not the task of just a few, but of everyone.
📍 For more information: Equality Space ‘Almudena Grandes’ (Calle Recreo, 4)
📞 Registration phone number for activities: 91 653 02 69
