Patroc Gay Travel Guide Europe

Gay Pride Events, Parties and Activities 2009

• Cologne |  3  –  5 July 2009
• CSD Köln – Cologne Gay Pride 2009: parade on Sunday, starting at 12:00.
  Street festival from Friday till Sunday in the Old Town of Cologne between Alter Markt and Heumarkt.
• -›  Official Website

• Leipzig |  4  –  12 July 2009
• Leipzig Gay Pride week: with parade on Saturday, 11 July, starting 13:00 at Nikolaikirchhof and street party at Münzgasse.
• -›  Official Website

• London |  4 July 2009
• London Gay Pride 2009: the parade with this year’s theme ›Come Out and Play‹ departs at 13:00 and arrives at Trafalgar Square with its main stage for speeches and show program.
• -›  Official Website

• Madrid |  4 July 2009
• Madrid Gay Pride 2009: by far the largest and most colourful 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).

• Vienna |  4 July 2009
• Vienna Gay Pride (Rainbow Parade): at 14:00 from Stadtpark via Schwedenplatz, Ringturm, Rathausplatz and Parliament to Schwarzenbergplatz, where the free open-air closing event will take place.
• -›  Official Website

• Munich |  11  –  12 July 2009
• Munich Gay Pride 2009: parade on Saturday from 12:00, street festival on Saturday and Sunday at Marienplatz.
• -›  Official Website

• Copenhagen |  25 July  –  2 August 2009
• World Outgames 2009: large international gay & lesbian sports, cultural and human rights event.
• -›  Official Website

• Promotion Video

• Stockholm |  27 July  –  2 August 2009
• Stockholm Gay Pride 2009: Since the start in 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown to be one of Stockholm’s largest annual festivals, as well as the largest Pride celebration in Scandinavia.
• -›  Official Website

• Video of Pride parade in 2006

• Amsterdam |  31 July  –  2 August 2009
• Amsterdam Gay Pride 2009: Canal Parade with more than 50 boats along Amstel and Prinsengracht on Saturday afternoon.

• Copenhagen |  1 August 2009
• Copenhagen Gay Pride 2009: the parade starts at Frederiksberg Town Hall Square (Frederiksberg Bredegade) at 13:00 and arrives at the Copenhagen City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) at 16:00. Bars, DJs and show at the City Hall Square from noon till late.
• -›  Official Website

• Zurich |  14  –  16 August 2009
• Zurich Rainbow Open: 9th international tennis tournament since 2001.
  Official tournament sanctioned by the GLTA, the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance with 45 tennis clubs around the world.
• -›  www.rainbowopen.ch

• Berlin |  5 September 2009
• Folsom Europe in Berlin: Leather & Fetish weekend with Street Fair on Saturday and lots of parties from Friday till Sunday.
• -›  Official Website

•  |  19 September  –  3 October 2009
• Greece sailing tour with GaySail: GaySail specializes in sailing trips for gay men to some of the most beautiful spots on earth. They sail in Croatia, Greece, in the Caribbean and in the Netherlands. You can choose a relaxed trip with skipper or you can choose to sail yourself.
• -›  www.gaysail.com

•  |  20  –  27 March 2010
• EuroSki Pride: annual gay & lesbian ski week in the resort of Saalbach, Austria. In partnership with the Tourist Board of Austria and the C.W.A.C (Children With A.I.D.S Charity).
• -›  Website