Durango Pride 2026 / Marcha Orgullo en movimiento Durango 2026

Durango's Marcha del Orgullo takes place every June and has become a regular date in the state capital's calendar. It has been held for more than a decade. Like Pride marches across Mexico, it commemorates the Stonewall Inn uprising in New York, widely seen as the starting point of the modern LGBTQ+ movement.

The march sets off in the late afternoon outside the Canal 12 building on Avenida 20 de Noviembre at the corner of Fr. G. Mendoza. From there it follows 20 de Noviembre into the old town and ends at Plaza Fundadores. Drag performances are part of the program; past guests have included contestants from the show "La Más Draga".

The march has stayed political. Ezequiel García, one of the city's best-known activists, says there is little to celebrate: so far the law mainly guarantees substantive equality, while a gender identity law is still missing. At one recent march, relatives of disappeared people walked with the LGBTQ+ contingent, among them the search collective Buscando Emilios. Both groups say the state ignores them, and they made that point together on the street.

The movement does have one clear win. For years, same-sex couples had to go to court and file an amparo to be allowed to marry, and at least three bills failed in the state congress. A few years ago the governor issued a decree ordering civil registrars to marry couples regardless of gender. Shortly afterwards the state congress approved marriage equality by 15 votes to 9 with five abstentions, with the PAN group voting against as a bloc. Couples in Durango can now marry without a court case.

If you plan to join the march, bring sunscreen, water and comfortable shoes. Durango sits at almost 1,900 meters, and June afternoons get hot.