Editing Circuit party (section)

===Recent resurgence (2010-present)===
Circuit parties are currently organized in many international cities,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=40+ Gay Circuit Parties & Festivals Around the World|url=https://www.wolfyy.com/blog/gay-circuit-parties-festivals-around-the-world/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=wolfyy|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220004950/https://www.wolfyy.com/blog/gay-circuit-parties-festivals-around-the-world/|url-status=live}}</ref> each of them having another leading company, such as Matinee in Barcelona and WE Party Madrid.

Circuit parties seem to have gained widespread popularity again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barcelona Circuit Festival and Girlie Circuit 2017: Top 5|url=https://www.timeout.com/barcelona/things-to-do/barcelona-circuit-festival-and-girlie-circuit-2017|website=9 August 2017|publisher=timeout.com|access-date=27 May 2018|archive-date=27 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201436/https://www.timeout.com/barcelona/things-to-do/barcelona-circuit-festival-and-girlie-circuit-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in the annually organized Circuit Festival by the Matinée Group since 2008. Circuit Festival is currently the biggest international gay and lesbian event, hosting more than 50 DJs every year during twelve days of circuit parties, bringing together all leading international circuit brands in [[Barcelona]]. Since 2012 it has attracted an increasing number of gay visitors of over 70,000 per edition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barcelona Circuit Festival 2018|url=https://www.gaybarcelona4u.com/event/barcelona-circuit-festival/|publisher=gaybarcelona4u.com|access-date=27 May 2018|archive-date=27 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201720/https://www.gaybarcelona4u.com/event/barcelona-circuit-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Circuit parties in the United States experienced a notable resurgence in the 2010s and consistently attract large crowds of gay men.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-10-the-best-gay-dance_b_4944588|title=Top 10: The Best Gay Dance Parties of All Time|date=Mar 17, 2014|website=HuffPost|access-date=Jan 6, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526024443/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-10-the-best-gay-dance_b_4944588|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaytravel4u.com/event/peach-party/|title=Peach Party 2021 returns to Atlanta with an even bigger arrangement|website=Gay Travel 4u|access-date=Jan 6, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028090846/https://www.gaytravel4u.com/event/peach-party/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, [[VICE News]] described them as parties "where gay men seek sex and freedom."<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gay-circuit-parties-history-lgbtq-mickey-weems-interview/|title=The Unsung History of Circuit Parties, Where Gay Men Seek Sex and Freedom|website=Vice.com|date=21 June 2017 |access-date=Jan 6, 2021|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616102838/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywzjam/gay-circuit-parties-history-lgbtq-mickey-weems-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>