Germany Events

Berlin’s Lesbian & Gay Stadtfest (City Festival) attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year. Parties and events are held around Nollendorfplatz in Berliin-Schöneberg gay district.

Stadtfest 2018 takes place on Saturday from 11am-midnight and on Sunday from 11am-10pm. Visit their website for the full program. If you’re planning to attend, book your hotel in Berlin early for the best deals.

CSD Berlin (Christopher Street Day) is one of the biggest gay Prides in Europe, with hundreds of thousands participants each year. The parade takes place around Kurfürstendamm street on Saturday, July 28th, a week after the Lesbian & Gay Stadtfest.

Pride celebrations and the parade continue to campaign for equal rights and same-sex marriage. But you’ll find find plenty of street festivals and dance parties across the city.

Planning to visit Berlin for CSD? Check our list of hotel recommendations in Berlin.

@Funkhaus. The Official Main Party of Berlin Pride 2018, produced by MEMBERS | GMF Berlin | TrashEra | Goys N‘ Birls | Chantals House Of Shame | The Real Housewives Of Neukölln | MALEparty | Komfortzone.

DJ lineup: Monika Kruse, Dapayk & Padberg LIVE, Marc Miroir, Aerea Negrot Set & LIVE Vocals , Gloria Viagra, DJ Berry E., Handmade, Katy Bähm, Deepneue, Stella deStroy, Esther Silex, Fixie Fate, Max Del Principe, Charlet C.House, Leto van Long, Dennis Bigell, Mutti, Tristan Rehbold, The Real Housewives Of Neukölln, Phil Plastie, Bambi Mercury, Jade Lee and more.

@ Polygon Club & Garden. Featuring DJ’s Westbam, PAGANO (KISM), Alan Oldham Music (bpitch), Lady Blacktronika, Rony Golding (B:EAST), Gavio (Casetta Records/King Street), Annie O (REVOLVER), Yosh Houzer.

@ Polygon Club, featuring –

Tech House DJ’s:
Tony Bruno (Greenkomm)
Marc Lange
Sultonic

Techno DJ’s:
Kain
Zusan
Oliver M

FOLSOM Europe is a world-famous fetish event with huge street fair and lots of parties. Tens of thousands of guys in leather & fetish gear will be walking the streets in the Berlin-Schöneberg district.

In 2018, the 14th edition of Europe’s largest gay fetish event will take place on the weekend of September 5th-9th at various venues in Berlin, with the Street Fair along Fuggerstaße on Saturday, September 9th.

Part of the proceeds will go to the AIDS charities. See FOLSOM Europe’s website for details and program.

Planning to be in Berlin? Click here for our list of recommended Berlin hotels

@ KitKatClub. Featuring DJ’s Golding + Manson, Asaf Dolev, Moussa.

@ Polygon Club, featuring DJ’s Asaf Dolev, Kain and more (to be a announced).

A popular pride parade in one of Germany’s most historic cities. Bremen’s Christopher Street Day celebrations recognise the diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity. There will be talks and performances after the main parade.

Thinking of attending? Then please check out our list of recommended hotels in Bremen.

@ The CAGE. The next edition of 7hills features DJ MALIK who’ll be spinning a mix of Turkish pop & international dance hits for gays, lesbians & friends in Cologne.

Admission: 10 EUR.

Two parties powered by SCRUFF:

GREEN KOMM NIGHT @ Essigfabrik 10:30pm-6am
Featuring DJ’s Chris Bekker, Farius, DJRW, Thomas William, Mike Kelly
LIGHT and LASER SHOW XXL:  Manu Light

GREEN KOMM DAY @ Nachtflug 6am-8pm
Featuring DJ’s Chris Bekker, Francesco, Pagano, Jon Doe, Mike Jayy, Kiel Nagel, Tezz Mukke
LIGHT SHOW XXL: Dennis Ripp

@ YUCA (Your Urban Club Of Arts)

The largest pride festival in the Ruhr region of Germany, Essen’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) is a very popular event. Now in its 5th year, visitors can expect a colourful carnival atmosphere with live music and performances throughout the day as well as a wide variety of stalls.

Thinking of attending? Then please check out our list of recommended hotels in Essen.

Held in July 2018 over three days, the annual Christopher Street Day Frankfurt looks set to be another impressive gay party.

Expect lots of dance parties, live music and dance, famous guests and family-friendly events. More information will be available on their website.

The parade, which has a reputation for being one of the most liveliest in Germany, is held on Saturday July 21st. For hotel reservations, click here for our list recommended hotels in Frankfurt.

Hamburg’s largest LGBT event of the year takes place from July 30th-August 5th to celebrate diversity and commemorate Christopher Street Day (CSD), featuring street festival, parade, parties and loads of activities.

With the motto “Free Course for Gender Mania”, the Hamburg CSD 2018 will feature a parade on Saturday and a large street festival around the city’s Town Hall, from July 30th until August 5th.

Visit the website for program and details. Planing to be in Hamburg for Pride? Book your hotel early, click here for our list of recommended hotels in Hamburg.

Leipzig CSD Gay Pride 2018 festival is scheduled to take place from July 13th-21st, with the parade on Saturday.

Organised by a group of individuals and representatives of various associations, institutions and projects, the one-week Christopher Street Da  features many LGBTQ-related activities, discussions, events and parties across the city.

For hotel reservations, click here for a list of hotels in Leipzig.

GAYWERK Mannheim hosts a special CSD Pride edition, with guest DJ, outdoor area, men-only zone.

The world’s largest annual fair, Munich Oktoberfest, marks its 22nd anniversary in 2018, held at Theresienwiese from September 22nd to October 7th.

The popular Gay Sunday, known as Rosa Wiesn Oktoberfest, takes place on the first Sunday of the festival (September 23rd) where thousands of gay men gather at the enormous Bräurosl tent, wearing gingham shirts, drink lots of bear and party the night away. Hella fun!

If you’re planning on attending Oktoberfest, click here for our list of receommended hotels in Munich.

Popular 1 day pride event in Bavaria’s second largest city. Nuremberg’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations are a riotous affair. The main attractions are a parade through the city, a street party and an after party that goes on until 5am.

A 17 day programme of events, Stuttgart’s Christopher Street Day celebration is the largest celebration of it’s kind in South Germany.

With a variety of talks, workshops and cultural activities from the start, the pride festivities culminate with a street parade and pride market on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July.

Thinking of attending? Please check out our list of recommended hotels in Stuttgart.