Le Bal de l'Amour 2026 returns to Place de la Bastille: the lineup!

Ten years of marriage for all, a milestone worth celebrating—and the City of Paris did just that in 2023 by staging a grand Bal de l’Amour on the parvis of the Hôtel de Ville. Building on the success, the Bal de l’Amour returns to the capital with a new, fourth edition that promises to be as joyful and festive as the three before it.

Organized on the eve of the World Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Bal de l'Amour is making its return this year to Place de la Bastille, on Friday, May 15, 2026 from 6:00 p.m.

Festive, musical, free and open to everyone, the Bal de l’Amour 2026 is the occasion for Parisians to "celebrate love, equality as well as the LGBTQIA+ artistic and musical culture." The City Hall of Paris will present on this occasion the 2026 International LGBTQIA+ Prize, "a major distinction recognizing each year notable commitments to LGBTQIA+ rights worldwide."

At the foot of the Colonne de Juillet, the Place de la Bastille is set to become a giant dance floor to celebrate love, pride and LGBTQIA+ cultures, with this year’s involvement from the Théâtre du Châtelet. A free event aimed at "all Parisians and all Parisiennes, LGBTQIA+ communities and their allies, couples, families, young people, seniors, wishing to celebrate love for everyone."

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Lineup ahead of Bal de l'Amour 2026:

• Friday, May 15 at 2:30 p.m. : Public Conference "Paris, a city of pride, a city of struggle!" at the Hôtel de Ville auditorium, examining the state of discrimination, global stakes, and the role of sport in the fights for equality. In attendance: SOS Homophobie, the Association for the Universal Depenalization of Homosexuality (ADUH), the Rainbow Cities Network, Fier Play, and the LGBT+ Sports Federation.

• Friday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m.: The first commemorative ceremony at the memorial honoring the victims of deportation tied to homosexuality and all LGBTQIA+ people persecuted throughout history, at the Port de l'Arsenal Garden.

Lineup for Bal de l'Amour 2026:

• 7:00 PM: DJ set — Malaureins — Open Format
• 7:30 PM: Mac Hartley live
• 7:40 PM: Shinobihana live
• 8:10 PM: Vicky R live

• 9:00 PM: Cabaret – MC: Mister K:
• "La Cage aux Folles": opening act with a dance and tap routine
• The Cabaret: Mister K, Corrine, Fürsy Von Colmar, Patachtouille, Kiks, Axel Alvarez, and Maxime
• "La Cage aux Folles": closing number "You Only Live Once"

• 10 p.m.: DJ set by Corrine