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The Annual Winter Party Festival Returns for 31st Year
THE NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES 31ST ANNUAL WINTER PARTY WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL.
Winter Party Welcomed Thousands of Attendees to Miami Beach for its 31st Annual Celebration Raising Vital Funds for the LGBTQ+ Community.
The National LGBTQ Task Force’s Winter Party Festival 2024 made its return to Miami Beach for its 31st anniversary celebration. Winter Party is an annual dance and music festival featuring a week-long series of events benefiting both local and national LGBTQ+ organizations. This year’s festival featured a diverse mix of music, community programming and entertainment. The festival brings in over 10,000 attendees annually and hosts 14 events across nine exhilarating world-class Miami and Miami Beach venues. Guests were treated to upbeat tunes from 17 international DJs including Calagna, Deanne, Sagi Kariv and more.
Founded in 1994, Winter Party provides a safe haven for the LGBTQ and allied communities to celebrate and live freely. The National LGBTQ Task Force donates a significant portion of the proceeds raised at Winter Party and its sister event, the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala, to like-minded community advocacy groups in South Florida through the LGBTQ+ Equity Fund, a philanthropic collaboration between the Task Force, Our Fund, and The Miami Foundation. Since 2005, the Task Force has given back more than $3.6 million and supported over 100 community organizations in South Florida and will directly fund social justice causes locally and nationally. Winter Party brings nearly $4.2M in revenue to Miami, supporting over 800 local jobs in hospitality, food & beverage, retail, recreation, and entertainment.
Guests are encouraged to reserve tickets to this year’s events, all designed to capture the energetic spirit that is Winter Party. The first two night-time dance parties will feature two new venues to the festival line-up: Ignite will be held at MAD Club Wynwood and showcase two DJs making their Winter Party debut, Leanh and Dawson. HEAT will be held at Wynwood Marketplace and marks the first time in more than a decade that Winter Party is featuring an outdoor nighttime event.The first of Winter Party’s signature events, Under One Sun, will be held at Oasis Wynwood and feature the debut of DJ Derrick Carter to the festival line-up. Winter Party’s premier celebration on the sun-kissed sands of Miami Beach, Beach Party, will host back-to-back DJs GSP and Dan Slater for one epic set bringing a fusion of sounds from all around the world right to the dance floor. The entrance to this year’s Beach Party will be at 10th Street, two blocks south of its traditional home.
FEATURED EVENTS:
Date: Wednesday, February 28 / 07:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Royal Palm South Beach
Date: Thursday, February 29 / 07:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Nathan’s Beach Club
Date: Thursday, February 29 / 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Venue: MAD Club
Featuring: DJs Leanh & Dawson
Date: Friday, March 1 / 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Royal Palm South Beach
Featuring: DJs Eliad Cohen & Jesus Montanez
Date: Friday, March 1 / 07:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Venue: The Standard Miami Beach
Honoring: Jeff and Todd Delmay
Date: Friday, March 1 / 9:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
Venue: Wynwood Marketplace
Featuring: DJs Deanne & Eddie Martinez
Date: Saturday, March 2 / 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Oasis Wynwood
Featuring: DJs Jace M and Derrick Carter
Date: Saturday, March 2 / 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Venue: M2Nightclub
Featuring: DJs Calagna and Abel
Date: Sunday, March 3 / 1:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Sands of South Beach at 10th Street
Featuring: DJs GSP and Dan Slater, spinning back-to-back
Date: Sunday, March 3 / 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Venue: M2 Nightclub
Featuring: DJs Tomer Maizner & Sagi Kariv
Date: Monday, March 8 / 5:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Venue: LVL One Nightclub
Featuring: Tom Stephan
Date: Monday, March 4 / 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Venue: TBA
Featuring: Alex Acosta and Jerac
The 31st Annual Winter Party Festival celebration is made possible by the support of sponsors and partners including Bacardi, the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, Miami Dade-County, and many more.
About the National LGBTQ Task Force:
The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you. For more information, go to https://www.thetaskforce.org
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Between flying queens, strong pours, and a room full of Pride week energy, Palace turned Friday night into one of the hottest parties on Ocean Drive.
April 11, 2026
During Miami Beach Pride Week, plenty of venues try to capture the moment, but Palace Bar made Friday night feel like the place everyone wanted to be. The Haus of Gucci Ball brought together drag, fashion, nightlife, and the kind of high energy crowd that made the whole evening feel elevated from the start.
The atmosphere hit immediately. Palace was glowing, the music kept the room alive, and the crowd was fully locked in. It felt vibrant, glamorous, and very Miami Beach. More than just a dinner outing, the night unfolded like a full Pride experience on Ocean Drive.
The clear highlight was a queen whose acrobatic performance completely took over the room. She moved with an incredible mix of strength, control, and confidence, turning the floor into her stage and delivering a routine that felt both dazzling and deeply seductive. At one point, she was flipping around on a man with such effortless precision that the whole crowd seemed to stop at once. It was captivating, sexy, and easily one of the most memorable moments of the night.
The food and drinks absolutely kept up. We had the filet bites and tuna tostones, both perfect for sharing between performances, along with skinny margaritas and lemon drops that were dangerously easy to drink. And yes, Palace was pouring strong, which only added to the fun. The cocktails matched the mood of the night perfectly: bold, smooth, and hard to stop ordering.
What makes Palace Bar work so well during Miami Beach Pride is that the energy never drops. The performers are not just part of the background. They pull the whole room in. The crowd responds, the music keeps moving, and the night keeps building. That kind of momentum is exactly what makes an event feel worth showing up for.
The Haus of Gucci Ball was one part of Palace Bar’s larger Miami Beach Pride Week programming, which has helped make the venue one of the biggest draws on Ocean Drive this week. With events spanning multiple days, Palace has become a go to destination for people looking for drag performances, nightlife, rooftop energy, DJs, and a crowd that wants to celebrate Pride in full.
That is what makes Palace such a fixture during Miami Beach Pride Week. It is not just about location or history. It is about creating nights that actually feel exciting once you are there. Friday night’s Haus of Gucci Ball had the glamour, the chemistry, the performances, and the kind of atmosphere that kept people fully engaged from beginning to end.
If you were at Palace Bar on Friday night, you already know how good it was. If you missed it, this was one of those Miami Beach Pride nights worth hearing about.
Ready for your next night at Palace? Visit Palace South Beach for reservations, menus, and upcoming events, and follow Palace on Instagram for the latest drag shows, Pride weekend moments, and Ocean Drive updates.
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