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Pattaya - Following another great year the PGF organisers are proud to announce our Pattaya Gay Festival 2007 closing four day Party.

As usual the party will be held on 29, 30 November and 1, 2 December 2007. The festivities this year include a welcome return of a Great Beach Party on the Beach at Dongtan, Jomtien, a Gala Gourmet Dinner at the famous Bruno’s Fine Dining Restaurant, the popular Mr Pattaya Gay Festival competition at Boyz Boyz Boyz and a Christmas Cracker Finale Street Party in Boystown.

Here are the details;-

Thursday 29th November - Jomtien Beach Party
Venue: Beach Opposite Tui’s Place, Dongtan, Jomtien from 8pm
Ticket Price: 600 Baht , including Italian/Thai Buffet, one drink and 150 Baht Donation to PGF Charities.
Entertainment provided by Throb/Splash, Boyz Boyz Boyz,and Special Surprise Guests.
Tickets available at The Ambiance, Throb/Splash, Le Cafe Royale, Tui’s Place and at the gate on the night.

Friday 30th November - Gala Gourmet Dinner
Venue: Bruno’s Restaurant at 8.30pm
Ticket Price: 2,000 Baht, including a Welcome Drink and 500 Baht donation to PGF Charities
Contact Jim at The Ambiance, or Bruno’s for Reservations

Saturday: 1st December - Mr Pattaya Gay Festival 2007
Venue: Boyz Boyz Boyz, From 10.30pm
Price: Entrance 300 Baht includes one drink and 150 Baht to PGF Charities
The annual fun competition to select another Handsome Hunk to become Mr Pattaya Gay Festival 2007
Buy your ticket at the gate on the night.

Sunday 2nd December - Christmas Cracker Finale Street Party
Venue: Boyztown. Gates open 8pm
Tickets: 300 Baht includes one drink and donation to PGF Charities. 20% of all Food and Drinks sales donated to PGF.
Entertainment provided by Throb/Splash, Boyz Boyz Boyz as well as a host of Local and International Celebrities.

Tickets available at all Boyztown Venues

In 2006, the final street party saw another big success as Pattayaland Soi 3 was packed to overflowing with supporters enjoying the fun, and donating to PGF charities. One elderly farang, aged 85, made a surprise and very welcome donation of over 300,000 baht.

Pattaya Gay Festival is one of Asia's most successful Pride events, in financial terms, with large sums being raised throughout the year during run-up fund rasier events. In 2005, PGF earned over 3.8 million baht.

ABOUT THE PATTAYA GAY FESTIVAL

Pattaya for many years has deservedly had the reputation of being something of a gay Mecca for tourists from all over the world. Also, events such as street parties, gay sports days, football and Mr & Miss Contests have long been a popular tradition here.

In November 2000, following the initiative of local businessman Jim Lumsden, a committee began the mammoth task of organizing the First Pattaya Gay Festival in which all gay and gay friendly businesses could be as involved as they wished. Now five years on and with nearly 13 million baht raised that little initiative has grown out of all proportion and the reputation of PGF Events, from dinners to street parties, means it has become a 'must do' in most Asian Gay Travellers diary. Luckily for them, there are events throughout the year and they are listed on this site either as PGF Committee or Member run Events, all are great fun and worthy of consideration.

The year long party culminates in a parade of floats each December 1st, World Aids Day. Pattaya City and the PGF join forces to parade and drive home the Safe Sex messages of the current AIDS/HIV world we live in. This is surrounded by a huge program of Final Events over a four day period each year. From the 12.49 million baht raised to date the main benefactor has been the Heartt 2000 Charity, an AIDS related organisation here in Pattaya, as well as other well known local Charities. One of the most satisfying aspects of the fund raising has been how both gay and non-gay people work together to improve the life chances of many Thai sufferers in the locality. The volunteers and participants also have a great deal of fun along the way at high quality social events.

This year once again the nominated charities are Heartt 2000 and other local charities. Incidentally, Heartt 2000 (Help Ensure Aids Rescue In Thailand Together) is run by French Doctor Philippe Seur and he has already helped hundreds of AIDS sufferers, principally by diagnosing and purchasing, as cheaply as possible, the life saving drugs which people in the western world would take for granted. Many of us who knows Dr Philippe's work will confirm the tremendous value of Heartt 2000's contribution to the health of the community, this is now becoming widely acknowledged by The City Council, Rotary and many more.

You can help by clicking on the Support PGF link above, joining their free private mailing list for newsletters, or by attending PGF events and buying the Lucky Numbers. Events are held throughout the year to raise funds for the charities but large or small donations are always welcome, see a Committee Member or email us direct.

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