The Gay UK Issue 2 : MR GAY UK | Page 93

2014 FEATURE 21. Circuit festival in Barcelona: Up for a huge party that doesn’t end even when the sun comes up? Hit Circuit in Barcelona every August. Nearly 30 parties in 11 days, as well as an all-dayevery-day beach party, will make sure you get your fix of dance music, hot boys in small shorts and drain your wallet faster than you can blink. 22. Gay ski week: Who doesn’t like skiing? Who doesn’t like gays? It’s all available at one of the many gay ski weeks held every year around the world. When the fun ends on the slopes, you can be sure the snow gear comes off for the après-ski parties every night. 23. Travel around European pride days/CSD parties (Berlin, Paris, Köln, Stockholm, Sitges): The biggest gay parties happen in Europe on Pride day (known as Christopher Street Day in Germany). With massive parades ending with 12-hour free access THEGAYUK FEB/MARCH party hard long into the night. street parties, the Europeans know how to celebrate with Pride. If you love to travel and to party, you can, almost every weekend between June and August somewhere in Europe. 24. Dance at a club in just your underwear: This is something you can easily accomplish at Circuit (see 21) but most decent gay clubs will hold an underwear night at least once a year. There’s a great release of inhibition needed in dancing in just your underwear. If a club near you holds an underwear event, grab a pair of Andrew Christian underwear and party hard! 25. A foam party in Sitges: One of the oldest gay clubs in Europe holds a twice-weekly foam party that is out of this world. Filled with hot boys from around the world, partying in one of the gayest areas in Europe, in little to no clothing and buried in foam – what could be more fun? 26. An Atlantis Gay Cruise: A week long cruise party on a boat. Need I say more? Grab a few pairs of small swimmers and get on board! Cruises leave from cities in Europe and America throughout the summer. 93