Dimove is Elche's LGBTIQ+ sports and cultural association, and for a visitor it is one of the more useful addresses in the city. The sessions are open to anyone and free to take part in, member or not.
The sport runs to running, hiking, yoga, padel, futsal, volleyball, swimming, skating, cycling and crossfit, organised through a set of Telegram groups, one per activity, and each session has to be booked in advance. Hiking is the exception to the free rule, where people who are not members pay a small charge to cover sports insurance.
The cultural half is as busy: a podcast, a short story competition, round tables and conferences, and teaching material for schools. The association also organises Pride in Elche, and it won a national activist club award in 2026.
The stated condition for joining in is not that you are LGBTIQ+ but that you share the association's three values, which it gives as respect, empathy and collaboration. The registered address is a municipal community centre in Altabix, east of the old town, though the sessions themselves happen at sports grounds around the city.
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