Circuit Festival 2016

With 11 solid days of parties, club nights and top DJs in sweltering August heat, Barcelona's Circuit Festival, organised by party promoters Matinée Group, is billed as the biggest international gay and lesbian event in Europe, and draws 71,000 attendees from all over the world. Parties take place in the best-known gay clubs in Barcelona and Sitges, alongside the parallel lesbian Girlie Circuit. The annual highlight is the Water Park Party, a 24-hour extravaganza with a crowd of 12,000 last year. And for those with the stamina, when the party ends, the fun continues in Ibiza.