Nice Gets Ready to Celebrate Sport, Pride and Inclusion at the NICE GAYMES Party

 

Nice is about to add another colourful chapter to its LGBTQIA+ calendar as the NICE GAYMES Party takes over the spectacular Villa Arson on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Organised by Groupe Azur Inter Sports Nice (GAIS Nice) in partnership with the Côte d’Azur LGBTQIA+ Center, NICE GAYMES is much more than a sporting event. The three-day celebration, running from September 18–20, brings together LGBTQIA+ athletes, friends and allies around sport, friendship, respect and inclusion.

The party promises to be one of the weekend’s major social highlights, with DJ Lady Miss Tik providing the soundtrack from 10pm until 2am. The setting is hardly ordinary either: Villa Arson, at 20 Avenue Stephen Liégeard, is one of Nice’s most distinctive cultural landmarks, combining contemporary architecture, gardens, an art centre and the city’s national art school.

And that combination feels particularly appropriate. NICE GAYMES is about taking something traditionally associated with competition and turning it into a celebration of community. Whether participants are competing, cheering from the sidelines or simply showing up to dance, the message is clear: there is room for everyone in sport—and everyone deserves to feel welcome.

For Nice’s LGBTQIA+ community and its many visitors, it should be a memorable night where sport, culture and queer celebration collide in one of the city’s most unusual venues.

NICE GAYMES Party — Saturday, September 19, 2026, Villa Arson, Nice.