MEXICAN · OWNED · OPERATED · BEAR APPROVED

By bears, for bears.

How a Puerto Vallarta local is helping build the #1 bear destination in Latin America.

Christian Serrano with the Bearadise crew

THE BEARADISE VIBE

Not just parties.

Bearadise® isn't an event company that happens to throw bear parties. It's a community-building project that uses parties as the medium.

From the very beginning, Christian Serrano set out to develop one-of-a-kind experiences for locals and visitors alike. "I wanted to create a friendly, loving, fun, and inclusive brand for Puerto Vallarta," Christian says. "I want my clients to escape reality and enter into a fantasy world, a true paradise where there's no judgment, only joy, love, sexy times, and positive energy."

We call it the Bearadise Vibe. It runs through every event we produce, from small weekly social gatherings like Tummy Tuesday PV, to the largest Bearadise Beach takeover.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Christian Serrano.

Founder, CEO, twenty years in Puerto Vallarta, and the reason any of this exists.

Christian Serrano moved to Puerto Vallarta full time in 2006, which makes this his twentieth year in the community here. He started creating experiences of his own in 2010, launching the original Puerto Vallarta Gay Bar Hopping Tour and becoming one of the pioneers of walking tours in Zona Romántica. By 2015, it was the #4 tour on TripAdvisor.

In 2013, he joined the local Gay Alliance, was one of the original organizers behind Vallarta Gay Pride, and served as the festival's official photographer for the first three years. In 2014, he founded VallartOsos, the first local bear community group in Puerto Vallarta, holding monthly events that planted the seeds for what came next.

Vallarta Bear Weekend launched in 2018 as Christian's first dedicated festival production. In 2019 it became Bearadise®, and the brand has grown into three flagship festivals a year, Tummy Tuesday every week, and the signature Bearadise Beach experience, pioneering clothing-optional pool parties for bears in Puerto Vallarta along the way.

"I'm always looking to innovate," Christian says. "I love creating fresh, unique experiences with high standards, fantastic customer service, and attention to details, no matter how small." Today, Bearadise is the only Mexican-owned and operated bear event production company in Puerto Vallarta, designed by bears, for bears, with a clear goal: position PV as the #1 bear destination in Latin America, year-round.

20 YEARS IN THE MAKING

The journey.

2006
Christian moves to Puerto Vallarta
Moves to Puerto Vallarta full time and starts twenty years in the local gay community.
2010
Puerto Vallarta Gay Bar Hopping Tour
Christian launches the first VIP nightlife experience in Zona Romántica.
2013
Vallarta Gay Pride co-founder
Joins the Gay Alliance. Co-organizes the inaugural Vallarta Gay Pride. Serves as the official photographer for three years.
2014
VallartOsos
Founds Puerto Vallarta's first local bear community group.
2018
Vallarta Bear Weekend
Launches the first dedicated festival production.
2019
Bearadise® is born
Rebrands as Bearadise®. Pioneers clothing-optional bear pool parties in PV.
2020
Bearadise Beach
During the pandemic, launches Bearadise Beach as a safer, open-air alternative. It becomes the brand's signature offering.
2021
Bear Pride during Vallarta Pride
Inaugural Bear Pride, the first dedicated bear festival within Vallarta Pride.
2022
Bearsgiving launches, and summer Mixers
The first Thanksgiving bear events in Vallarta, and summer Mixers to grow the bear community.
2024
Mexican-owned and operated
Becomes the only Mexican-owned bear event production company in Puerto Vallarta.
2026
Three flagship festivals
Three flagship festivals running annually. Bear Pride 2026 expected to be the largest yet.
2026
Tummy Tuesday PV
A weekly travelling happy hour that moves to a different location each week for the community to connect.
TODAY

WHAT WE CARE ABOUT

Five pillars.

01
Customer Obsession
“We treat all of our customers like VIPs. We take care of you from beginning to end.”
02
Inclusion & Diversity
“We celebrate everybody's body. Every shape, every size, every story.”
03
Creativity
“We provide fresh, new, original experiences. We're never doing the same party twice.”
04
Teamwork
“We work together with our sponsors, community, influencers, and business leaders to exceed expectations.”
05
Love
“We value and nurture the relationships we develop. We care about the safety, comfort, and well-being of all.”

PROJECT CARE BEARS · 2023

Giving back is part of it

In 2023, Bearadise donated all proceeds from the Bearsgiving welcome party at STUDS to survivors of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, the city where Christian was born and raised. Gratitude is the whole point of the holiday, so it has always been part of how we run the weekend.

WHAT WE PIONEERED

Bearadise originals.

2019
Clothing-optional pool parties for bears and bear lovers in PV
2020
Bearadise Beach
The first clothing-optional, all-inclusive private beach experience for bears and bear lovers in Puerto Vallarta.
2021
Bear Pride during Vallarta Pride
The first dedicated bear festival running parallel to Vallarta Pride.
2022
The Bear Party Bus / Ride Me Papi
The first bear-themed double-decker bus experience, with an open bar, DJs and hosts, during the Vallarta Pride parade and other special festivals.
2022
Bearsgiving and summer Mixers
The first Thanksgiving bear-themed festival in Vallarta, with daytime and nighttime parties, and summer Mixers to grow the bear community.
2026
Tummy Tuesday PV
A weekly rotating happy hour that brings the community together in a new spot every week.