PRESS RELEASE
This Year’s 32nd Annual Festival Will Welcome Thousands of International Attendees to the Iconic South Florida Destination with theme “Dance is Revolution”
Photos made available for download from Winter Party Festival 2024: https://bit.ly/3DSvTHt
Miami, Florida (February 24, 2025) The National LGBTQ Task Force’s Winter Party
Festival 2025 makes a splashy return to Miami Beach for its 32nd anniversary from February 26 – March 4, 2025. Winter Party is an annual dance and music festival featuring a week-long series of events benefiting local and national LGBTQ+ organizations. This year’s “Dance is Revolution” themed celebration features an eclectic mix of music, community programming, and entertainment that embodies the mantra, “Live free. Play hard. Give back.”
“With over 30 years of history raising critical funds for our community, this year’s festival is our most exciting to date,” Jason Hellinger, Winter Party Festival Co-Chair, said in a statement. “We’re bringing a world class DJ roster that includes the international talent you’ve come to expect, as well as fresh faces to shake up our lineup and continue evolving the sound of the festival. We want all of our guests to feel the love our volunteers put into the festival while dancing alongside your chosen family. Prepare for a dance revolution.”
The Winter Party Festival attracts over 10,000 attendees from around the globe each year. This year, the festival will feature more than 12 exciting events spread across 10 world-class venues in iconic Miami and Miami Beach — renowned for their vibrant energy and celebration. Guests will be treated to electrifying performances by international DJs including Micky Friedmann, Erik Vilar, Mor Avrahami, GSP & more. Winter Party Festival passes are now available HERE.
Founded in 1994, Winter Party provides a safe haven for the LGBTQ and allied communities to celebrate queer joy 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 Foundation, and The Miami Foundation. Since 2005, the Task Force has given back more than $4 million and supported over 100 community organizations in South Florida; the Task Force also directly funds social justice causes locally and nationally.
“For those who’ve joined us before, you know this week-long symphony of music and movement is part of what unites us to celebrate, connect, and honor the joy that fuels our strength,” Kierra Johnson, President of the National LGBTQ Task Force, said in a statement. “We would be remiss not to highlight why the Winter Party Festival remains a thriving cornerstone of queer culture as one of the last remaining community owned circuit parties. Part of the answer lies in the very ground we gather upon. Florida — a state where hateful, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is rampant and harmful policies are piloted — has become a testing ground for authoritarian strategies designed to suppress our existence. Historically, the policies that take root here are then exported to harm other communities.”
Guests are encouraged to reserve tickets to this year’s events, all designed to capture the energetic spirit that is Winter Party.
NOTEWORTHY TO THIS YEAR’S WINTER PARTY FESTIVAL:
Beach Party, returns with DJs Micky Friedmann and Erik Vilar on Sunday, March 2. For the second year, the entrance to this year’s Beach Party will be at 10th Street, two blocks south of its traditional home.
The 32nd annual Winter Party Festival is made possible with support from the Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority, Miami-Dade County Tourism Development Council, and many additional sponsors and partners listed here. Media sponsors include Edge Media, equalpride, Hotspots! Magazine, Boi Magazine, Get Out! Magazine and more.
Palace Bar & Restaurant
1052 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/welcome-reception/
Twist
1057 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/localize-2/
MAD Live
55 NE 24th St, Miami, FL 33137
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/ignite/
Palace Rooftop Pool
1052 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/elevate/
The Standard Miami Beach
40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/vip-cocktail-reception/
MAD Live
55 NE 24th St, Miami, FL 33137
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/heat/
R House Wynwood
2727 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/saturday-drag-brunch/
Sagamore South Beach
1671 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/under-one-sun/
M2 Nightclub
1235 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/saturday-night/
Eagle Wilton Manors
2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors FL 33305
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/carnival/
R House Wynwood
2727 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/sunday-drag-brunch/
Sands of South Beach at 10th Street
1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/the-beach-party/
M2 Nightclub
1235 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/sunday-night/
5:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. featuring: DJ Jerac
Paraiso Estereo
1306 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/afterglow/
Palenque Nightclub
1115 NW 22nd Ave
Miami, FL 33125
Link: https://winterparty.com/event/finale/
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
Media Contacts:
Cathy Renna, Communications Director, National LGBTQ Task Force crenna@thetaskforce.org
Alexander Kacala, Communications Consultant, Winter Party Festival alexander@winterparty.com
215.617.6799
Individual event tickets and event passes are available HERE.
Press credentials are given out as space provides. If you would like to attend as media, email alexander@winterparty.com.