Patroc Gay Travel Guide Europe 2012
Patroc provides gay travel information for more than 25 destinations in Europe, from gay hot-spots such as Barcelona and Madrid, London and Berlin, Rome and Paris to lesser known destinations such as Cologne, Granada and Bilbao.
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News & Events for Gay Travellers
Vienna | 19 May 2012
Life Ball 2012:
annual glamorous and very excentric ball and the biggest charity event in Europe to fight HIV and AIDS. Now in its 20th year!
@ Wiener Rathaus (Vienna City Hall, Rathausplatz)
@ Wiener Rathaus (Vienna City Hall, Rathausplatz)
Dresden | 26 May – 3 June 2012
Dresden Gay Pride week (CSD):
with several events, presentations and parties.
Gay Pride parade on Saturday, 2 June, from the historical Theaterplatz via Dresden-Neustadt back to the Theaterplatz in front of the Semperoper where the street festival takes place on Friday and Saturday
Gay Pride parade on Saturday, 2 June, from the historical Theaterplatz via Dresden-Neustadt back to the Theaterplatz in front of the Semperoper where the street festival takes place on Friday and Saturday
Manchester | 1 – 3 June 2012
Bingham Cup 2012:
the world championship of gay rugby teams.
Hosted by Manchester’s rugby club Village Spartans.
Hosted by Manchester’s rugby club Village Spartans.
Bologna | 9 June 2012
Bologna Gay Pride 2012:
Italy’s national gay pride takes place in Bologna this year.
Athens | 9 June 2012
Athens Gay Pride 2012:
parade and party on Klafthmonos Square (Plateia Klafthmonos) in the historical centre of Athens.
Vienna | 12 – 16 June 2012
Vienna Gay Pride 2012:
with the traditional Rainbow Parade on Saturday.
Zurich | 15 – 17 June 2012
Zurich Pride Festival 2012:
themed ›Welcome to Reality‹. With the parade on Saturday, several parties and a festival area with bars, stands and stage shows.
Berlin | 16 – 17 June 2012
20th Lesbian and Gay Street Festival:
on Saturday 11:00 – 24:00 and on Sunday 11:00 – 22:00 in Berlin-Schöneberg’s gay district in the streets around Motzstraße and Fuggerstraße
Vienna | 16 June 2012
Rainbow Parade & Pride Show:
parade at 15:00 from Rathausplatz via the Ring Street back to the Rathausplatz where the closing event ›Vienna Pride Show‹ will take place.
Berlin | 20 June 2012
Gay Night at the Zoo:
annual gay & lesbian Swing party with a 55-strong Big Band. From 19:00 @ Zoo Berlin (entrance Budapester Straße, Elefantentor)
Barcelona | 22 June – 1 July 2012
Barcelona Gay Pride 2012:
cultural festival with movies, exhibitions and concerts. Parade on the last Sunday (1st of July).
Milan | 22 – 28 June 2012
Festival MIX Milano:
26th gay movie and queer culture festival.
@ Teatro Strehler
@ Teatro Strehler
Berlin | 23 June 2012
Berlin Gay Pride 2012:
in Germany called ›CSD‹ (Christopher Street Day).
In 2012, the Berlin CSD will remember in particular the 100th birthday of Alan Turing on 23 June. During World War II the British scientiest had deciphered the Enigma code of the Nazis, but in the 1950s he was prosecuted, mistreated and driven to death in the UK because of his homosexuality. It was not until 55 years later that the British government finally apologised for that.
In 2012, the Berlin CSD will remember in particular the 100th birthday of Alan Turing on 23 June. During World War II the British scientiest had deciphered the Enigma code of the Nazis, but in the 1950s he was prosecuted, mistreated and driven to death in the UK because of his homosexuality. It was not until 55 years later that the British government finally apologised for that.
Budapest | 27 June – 1 July 2012
EuroGames 2012:
after the Gay Games in Cologne 2010 the largest gay & lesbian sports event in Europe.
Paris | 28 June – 1 July 2012
Paris Circuit Party 2012:
long gay party weekend, with the major party on Saturday after the Gay Pride parade.
Madrid | 29 June – 1 July 2012
Madrid Gay Pride 2012:
the parade on Saturday is by far the largest gay parade in Spain and one of the biggest parades throughout Europe, with thousands of international visitors. Called ›Madrid Orgullo‹ (abbreviated ›Mado‹, orgullo is the Spanish word for pride).
Lisbon | 30 June 2012
Lisbon Gay Pride 2012 – Arraial Pride:
Pride Village with DJs, stands, bars, lounge space and more
@ Terreiro do Paço (Praça do Comércio)
Paris | 30 June 2012
Paris Gay Pride 2012:
in France called ›Marche des Fiertés LGBT‹.
Sitges | 5 – 9 July 2012
Sitges Gay Pride 2012:
with the parade at the weekend, several parties and a Gay Pride Village at the seafront with bars and shows.
Cologne | 6 – 8 July 2012
Cologne Gay Pride 2012:
with the parade on Sunday and the street festival from Friday till Sunday in the Old Town of Cologne
London | 7 July 2012
WorldPride 2012:
London will be hosting the third World Pride ever in 2012 (after Rome 2000 and Jerusalem 2006) – just three weeks ahead of the Olympic Games 2012 in London.
Rome | 12 – 15 July 2012
Crazy Ball Festival:
gay & lesbian summer party weekend with five parties, international DJs and various performers.
Munich | 14 – 15 July 2012
Munich Gay Pride:
in Germany celebrated as the ›Christopher Street Day‹ (CSD) in memory of the gay uprising in New York’s Christopher Street in June 1969.
With street festival on Saturday and Sunday and the Politparade on Saturday.
With street festival on Saturday and Sunday and the Politparade on Saturday.
Stockholm | 31 July – 4 August 2012
Stockholm Gay Pride 2012:
Since the start in 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown to be one of Stockholm’s largest annual festivals, as well as the largest Gay Pride celebration in Scandinavia.
Parade on Saturday, 4 August 2012.
Parade on Saturday, 4 August 2012.
Barcelona | 2 – 12 August 2012
Circuit Festival Barcelona 2012:
the largest gay clubbing summer event in Europe with approx. 20 parties, 60 DJs and 50000 guys expected.
Amsterdam | 4 August 2012
Amsterdam Gay Pride 2012:
Canal Parade with more than 50 boats floating through the canals of Amsterdam on Saturday afternoon.
Antwerp | 10 – 12 August 2012
Antwerp Gay Pride 2012:
with street festival, parties et al.
Prague | 13 – 19 August 2012
Prague Gay Pride 2012:
seven days with concerts, exhibitions, theatre, entertainment and debates. Parade on Saturday, 18 August, from Wenceslav square to the Strelecký Island on the Vltava river where a concert will be held with local and international artists.
Copenhagen | 15 – 19 August 2012
Copenhagen Gay Pride 2012:
with the parade on Saturday, 18 August.
Berlin | 7 – 9 September 2012
Folsom Europe 2012:
international leather & fetish weekend with street fair on Saturday afternoon and lots of parties from Friday till Sunday. By far the largest gay fetish event in Europe.
Seville | 11 – 14 October 2012
GuadalkiBear Sevilla 2012:
international meeting of gay bears and admirers, hosted by Southern Spain’s bears club ›GuadalkiBear‹.
Cologne | 28 November – 2 December 2012
International Bear Pride Cologne 2012:
probably the most international bear’s meeting worldwide with bears from more than 50 countries. With dinners and buffets, Bears on Ice at the Xmas market, saunas, parties and the Mr. Bear Germany contest.
Cologne had already been a center for hairy guys in Germany long before ›Bears‹ became an international gay term. The parties, bars and even the street in front of the famous Cox Bar will be packed with Bears and Wolves during this weekend!
Cologne had already been a center for hairy guys in Germany long before ›Bears‹ became an international gay term. The parties, bars and even the street in front of the famous Cox Bar will be packed with Bears and Wolves during this weekend!
Antwerp | 31 July – 11 August 2013
World Outgames 2013:
the next large world-wide gay & lesbian sports event in Europe after the World Outgames 2009 in Copenhagen and the Gay Games 2010 in Cologne. This event also includes a cultural festival and an LGBT human rights conference.