Bangkok Pride 2025 Unveiled: ‘Right to Love’ Celebrations to Span a Month
BANGKOK — The Bangkok Pride Festival 2025, themed “The Celebration: Right to Love”, is set to take place from May 30 to June 30, with the much-anticipated Pride Parade scheduled for June 1, organisers announced during a press conference on May 6.
The event is being co-organised by a coalition of public and private sector bodies, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Bangkok Pride, and other key partners.
Pimjai Leeissaranukul, FTI vice president and president of the Creative Industry and Soft Power Institute (Cispi), highlighted the significance of the recently passed Marriage Equality Bill, which inspired Cispi and the Creative Economy Agency to initiate the “Paint the City with My Pride” campaign. The campaign aims to foster gender inclusivity and boost economic activity by collaborating with Thai artists to create Pride-themed cultural designs, which will appear on various consumer products.
TAT Governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool affirmed Thailand’s position as a welcoming destination for LGBTQ+ travellers, noting that the Amazing Thailand Love Wins Festival will run concurrently in five major destinations: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, and Koh Samui, with an additional 10 provinces hosting community-based Pride events.
“We must ensure Thailand is the perfect destination for LGBTQ+ tourists, not just during Pride Month,” said Thapanee, reinforcing the tourism board’s long-term commitment to inclusivity.
Surapong Suebwonglee, Deputy Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister and chairman of the National Soft Power Development Committee, echoed the sentiment, stating that the Thai government is prepared to back diversity and equality through its soft power strategies and creative sector development.
“Economic growth driven by diversity and equality is vital for Thailand,” he said, “especially as we seek new engines for sustainable development.”
The Bangkok Pride Festival 2025 is poised to be the largest yet, serving both as a celebration of love and identity and a driver of social and economic transformation.
