Summer has arrived and now every weekend is a mad dash to the beach for millions of city-dwellers. This week FunMaps took some time to highlight our top gay beach towns. Whether you plan to party, barbeque, bike, swim or sunbathe, these beach getaways have staying power with the glbt community.
If you live in a city like Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, San Diego or Miami Beach you’re already at the beach. For those of us who live in the Northeast or Midwest, the beach is more elusive. Beach getaways are usually a bit of a trek, but well worth it. Provincetown, at the very tip of Cape Cod is a favorite of New Englanders. New Yorkers often flee to the Hamptons on the remote, easternmost end of Long Island. Another favorite is Fire Island, a thin barrier island free of cars only accessible by ferry. Rehoboth Beach in Delaware is a nearby getaway from Washington D.C. and also draws New Yorkers and Philadelphians. We can’t exclude the Jersey Shore now made famous by MTV and the likes of Snooki and “The Situation.” Atlantic City and Asbury Park pull the biggest crowds from New York and Philly. Asbury Park has a great deal of gay-owned businesses and is turning the Jersey Shore into a gay hotspot. In the Midwest, Michigan’s Saugatuck/Douglas area is home to the Dunes Resort, the midwest’s largest gay and lesbian resort. Lake Michigan has beaches, so even though it’s not the ocean, it’s still the beach.
Related - Explore Asbury Park Our interactive map of Asbury Park will help you find gay clubs and gay friendly hotels in relation to the beach. Launch map.
We are proud to announce our festival events which include a variety of activities for both young and old. The festival will come alive with Celtic music, dancing, a variety of workshops and activities which will create a memorable and enjoyable experience for everyone! The Celtic communities that settled in this area are an important part of Quebec’s heritage. Through their dancing, music and costumes, the Breton, Irish and Scottish communities were able to share their common heritage with all the participants of the Quebec City Celtic Festival. We would like to continue to celebrate and share this rich tradition, again this year !
Bear Bash is a unified gathering of Bear, Leather, Uniform men and their respective admirers. With a consistent theme of unity, Orlando Bear Bash endeavors to not only bring these communities together we also seek to provide our attendees with a blend of circuit headliners and local talent through a packed schedule of events that bring you so much of what Orlando has to offer.
The GSGRA-GSDC boasts the most exciting and the largest rodeos on the IGRA circuit. Producing rodeos at some of California’s premiere equestrian facilities and resorts, the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association has become a leader in innovative ideas and rodeo management throughout the country. From spectators to competitors, and everyone in between...the GSGRA-GSDC rodeos are a culmination of people working together to provide a positive outlet for good fun within the western community.
Please join all of the galleries of MOSAIC on the second Saturday of EVERY month for "DESTINATION ART"! Walk around Rehoboth and visit each member's gallery for a reception from 2pm to 5pm (November through April) and 6pm to 9pm (May through October).
Look out for the new edition of the Central Florida FunMap (which includes Orlando, Tampa & St. Petersburg) as well as the FREE download-able PDF for each of the individual cities.
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