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The worldwide pride events not to miss in 2025

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The worldwide pride events not to miss in 2025

Our hand-picked list of some of the world’s biggest and most unique pride events in 2025 

January is the perfect time to plan out your travels for the year ahead.

We’ve put together just some of the LGBTQIA+ global prides and festivals of 2025.

Cape Town Pride – South Africa

February 6 to 2 March

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Held at the height of the South African summer, you can expect pride parties, marches, drag events and the crowing of Mr and Ms Cape Town.

Although not quite as big as its cousin Johannesburg Pride in October, it is still one of the largest events and is growing year-on-year. The city will also host World Pride in 2028.

Arctic Pride – Rovaniemi, Finland

March 17-23

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Many pride events see attendees wear very little but you’d be brave to be doing that at Arctic Pride 2025!

The event is held at the official home of Santa Claus – Rovaniemi in northern Finland. The week includes skiing, family and culture events before culminating in a pride parade and party. 

World Pride – Washington, USA

May 17 to June 18 

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World Pride heads to the United States with events around art and culture, celebration, human rights and sport.

There will be human rights conferences next to global dance parties and sports festivals. It’ll all conclude with a huge closing ceremony with some well-known performers expected.

Tokyo Pride – Japan

June 7 – 8

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Traditionally held in April, Tokyo Pride is changing this year to become a bigger and more inclusive celebration.

It has grown from 4,500 participants to almost 300,000 in 2024. Expect many social events, seminars,  late-night parties and an epic pride parade.  

Euro Pride Lisbon – Portugal

June 14-22

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Europe’s biggest pride event heads to the Portuguese capital in 2025.

The coastal city will be throwing a huge party with a village, grand parade and after-party. And if you want to head to the water there are a large number of gay beaches nearby. 

São Paulo Pride – Brazil

22 June 

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São Paulo Pride is not only South America’s largest pride event, it’s also considered the world’s largest!

The extravaganza features a pride parade plus countless parties. Unofficial events begin in the weeks leading up so you can samba your way through a long and epic Brazilian adventure.

International Eressos Women’s Festival – Lesbos, Greece

September 7-20

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The Greek island of Lesbos is the unofficial mecca of lesbian women.

Since 2000, this international festival has seen travellers from all over the world descend on the village of Skala Eressos for a range of activities including shows, concerts, talks, trips and much more. 

Taiwan Pride – Taipei, Taiwan

October 24-26

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Taiwan Pride is the largest event of its type in Asia with tens of thousands of visitors descending on the city for the festivities.

The four-day event includes a pride parade, a pride village, a drag fest and many, many parties.

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USAF is keeping an eye on the MQ-28 Ghost Bat for the NGAD program

Australian Ghost Bat Drone will be able to pair with the U.S. NGAD system.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/28/2022 - 10:36 AM Military

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall indicated that the U.S. Air Force could incorporate the Australian-made Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone into the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, according to media reports.

Citing China's technological superiority and aggressive acts in the region, Kendall also said that the U.S. may be willing to cooperate with Australia in long-range attack capacity.

"I'm talking to my Australian colleagues in general about the NGAD family of systems and how they can participate," Kendall said about the Ghost Bat drone, formerly called "Loyal Wingman," the first aircraft to be manufactured in Australia in half a century.

The RAAF wants to put the drone into operation in 2024-25. The plan is to unite the MQ-28 with existing manned combat aircraft, such as the F-35A, F/A-18F Super Hornet poaching and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, and air combat, reconnaissance and surveillance missions. It could also serve as a 'protective' role for high-value air assets, such as KC-30 tankers and E-7 Wedgetail early warning aircraft.

Kendall told Breaking Defense that the United States and Australia are "having preliminary discussions" about the purchase of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat "as a risk reduction mechanism" for NGAD's drone capacity.

“I think there is a lot of mutual interest in working together. And we will sort out the details in the coming weeks," Kendall said after meeting with the newly appointed head of the Royal Australian Air Force, Robert Chipman, on August 22.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles (left), with U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall during a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Washington DC. (Photo: Australian Department of Defense)

Australia and the United States, along with the United Kingdom, deepened their defense relationship in 2021, when President Joe Biden announced the "AUKUS" partnership to share military technology, starting with nuclear-powered submarines.

In public comments in Canberra, Kendall and Chipman described China's air superiority and aggressive actions, including a dangerous interception of Chinese J-16 fighters that damaged an Australian surveillance P-8 over the South China Sea. During the meeting, the Chinese aircraft released a chaff cargo that entered the engines of the P-8 and damaged its exterior.

“They are as formidable a strategic opponent as I've ever seen. We are in what I consider a race for military technological superiority with the Chinese," Kendall said, according to local media.

Chipman said that China's aggression would not prevent the RAAF from flying over international airspace.

In an interview on June 9, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, General Kenneth S. Wilsbach said that the Chinese meeting with the Australian P-8 and a similar meeting with Canadian aircraft were dangerous.

Artistic design of the U.S. NGAD.

"This is not just unprofessional. It is definitely dangerous and unsafe," Wilsbach said at PACAF headquarters at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base, Hawaii.

"I ask the Chinese Air Force to intensify and be professional," he added. “Australians and Canadians, as well as the U.S., have been, are and fly in international airspace. They have every right to do so in accordance with international law. And the Chinese do not have the right to damage an aircraft that is operating under international law."

But China doesn't see it that way.

China believes that the airspace over the Taiwan Strait is its sovereign territory, as well as airspace strips over the South and East China seas, where it claims waters in territorial disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam.

Kendall's trip echoes a two-week August trip through Pacific air bases and meetings with allies and partners made by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Kendall's visit will not include visits to new partners, but includes stops at U.S. air bases in Guam and Alaska and air bases in Australia and Japan.

Kendall said that the militarization of China in the South China Sea has implications for Australian national security. China has also signed a grassroots agreement with the Solomon Islands, east of Sydney, creating a new strategic dilemma for the U.S. ally.

At a September 2021 "2 + 2 meeting" between U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense and their Australian colleagues in Washington, D.C., Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton answered a question saying that the U.S. and Australian air forces would have "greater and more frequent engagement".

In July, the B-2s were sent to Royal Australian Air Force Base in Amberley for a bomber task force mission. In Canberra, Kendall signaled that the United States would be willing to cooperate with Australia if it required an indigent long-range attack capability.

"If I saw that you had a requirement for long-range [attack capacity], then we would be willing to talk to [Australia] about it," Kendall said, according to local media. The comments extended to the potential joint development of the long-range B-21 stealth bomber.

"I don't think there is any fundamental limitation in the areas in which we can cooperate," Kendall added.

Source: Air Force Magazine

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1.5 Billion Int. Tourist Arrivals in 2019; UNWTO Forecasts 4% Increase in 2020

The UNWTO has reported that in 2019 there were 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals globally, the tenth consecutive year of growth. The total equates to a 4% increase on 2018, which is also the forecast increase for this year. All regions saw a rise in international arrivals in 2019. However, uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the collapse of Thomas Cook, geopolitical and social tensions and the global economic slowdown all contributed to a slower growth in 2019, when compared to the exceptional rates of 2017 and 2018. This slowdown affected mainly advanced economies and particularly Europe and Asia and the Pacific.

Looking ahead, growth of 3% to 4% is predicted for 2020, an outlook reflected in the latest UNWTO Confidence Index which shows a cautious optimism: 47% of participants believe tourism will perform better and 43% at the same level of 2019. Major sporting events, including the Tokyo Olympics, and cultural events such as Expo 2020 Dubai are expected to have a positive impact on the sector. Presenting the results, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili stressed that “in these times of uncertainty and volatility, tourism remains a reliable economic sector.” Against the backdrop of recently downgraded global economic perspectives, international trade tensions, social unrest and geopolitical uncertainty, “our sector keeps outpacing the world economy and calling upon us to not only grow but to grow better,” he added. Given tourism’s position as a top export sector and creator of employment, UNWTO advocates the need for responsible growth. Tourism has, therefore, a place at the heart of global development policies, and the opportunity to gain further political recognition and make a real impact as the Decade of Action gets underway, leaving just ten years to fulfill the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Growth The Middle East has emerged as the fastest-growing region for international tourism arrivals in 2019, growing at almost double the global average (+8%). Growth in Asia and the Pacific slowed down but still showed above-average growth, with international arrivals up 5%. Europe, where growth was also slower than in previous years (+4%), continues to lead in terms of international arrivals numbers, welcoming 743 million international tourists last year (51% of the global market). The Americas (+2%) showed a mixed picture as many island destinations in the Caribbean consolidated their recovery after the 2017 hurricanes while arrivals fell in South America due partly to ongoing social and political turmoil.

Limited data available for Africa (+4%) points to continued strong results in North Africa (+9%) while arrivals in Sub-Saharan Africa grew slower in 2019 (+1.5%). Tourism Spending Against a backdrop of global economic slowdown, tourism spending continued to grow, most notably among the world’s top ten spenders. France reported the strongest increase in international tourism expenditure among the world’s top ten outbound markets (+11%), while the United States (+6%) led growth in absolute terms, aided by a strong dollar. However, some large emerging markets such as Brazil and Saudi Arabia reported declines in tourism spending. 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