Berlin Gay Travel News – Archive

|  30 August 2010
Gay Beach Berlin: with cool drinks, food, DJs and performers. Entrance 5 €.
In summer every Monday from 19:00
@ Beach at the Box (Berlin-Tiergarten, Englische Straße 21-23) [ Gay Beach Berlin ]
|  30 April  –  9 August 2010
Frida Kahlo: exhibition of more than 150 paintings and drawings by the Mexican artist, some of them shown for the first time in public.
Daily 10:00 – 20:00
@ Martin-Gropius-Bau (Niederkirchnerstraße 7) [ Frida Kahlo ]
|  15  –  20 July 2010
Classic Open Air: ›Since 1992 the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin turns into a great concert stage every summer. The Gendarmenmarkt is counted to the most beautiful places in Europe and is therefore perfect to set the scene for such a special event. Classic Open Air has become a major attraction for visitors and artists from Germany and elsewhere.‹ [ Classic Open Air ]
|  21 June 2010
Fête de la Musique: annual free open-air music festival at summer solstice at 21st of June. With about 500 artists on nearly 70 stages all over Berlin.
|  19 June 2010
Berlin Gay Pride 2010: destination of the parade and closing event at the world-famous Brandenburger Tor [ Berlin Gay Pride 2010 ]

Video: CSD Berlin 2010 [open video][close video]

|  16 June 2010
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) [ Gay Night at the Zoo ]

Video Trailer: Gay Night at the Zoo Berlin 2010 [open video][close video]

|  12  –  13 June 2010
18th Lesbian and Gay Street Festival: in Berlin-Schöneberg’s gay district in the streets around Motzstraße [ 18th Lesbian and Gay Street Festival ]
|  21  –  24 May 2010
Carnival of Cultures: a street parade and fair to ›present the cultural and ethnic diversity of Berlin‹. Street parade at 23 May (Whitsunday) from Hermannplatz via Hasenheide to Gneisenaustraße. Street fair 21 – 24 May at Blücherplatz. [ Carnival of Cultures ]
|  24  –  25 April 2010
Verzaubert: international gay & lesbian film weekend. Tickets 8–10 €
@ Kino in der Kulturbrauerei (Prenzlauer Berg, Schönhauser Allee 36)
[ Verzaubert ]
|  31 March  –  6 April 2010
Easter 2010 in Berlin: European Leather and Fetish Meeting.
Incl. German Mr. Leather contest.
|  1  –  6 April 2010
Bearversions 2010: a bearish Easter weekend in Bearlin, hosted by the Berlin Bears club ›Spreebären‹.
|  1  –  5 April 2010
BerlinGale – Easter 2010: 5 days, 6 parties. With DJ Chris Bekker, Francesco Pagano, Dany Verde, Phil Romano ...
|  11  –  21 February 2010
Berlinale 2010: 60th Berlin International Film Festival
|  19 February 2010
24th Queer Film Award TEDDY: at the 60th International Film Festival ›Berlinale‹.
Award ceremony at 21:00 and party afterwards at ›Station Berlin‹
(Luckenwalder Straße 4-6)
[ 24th Queer Film Award TEDDY ]
|  11 December 2009
Sneakfreaxx Party: Sneakers, Sportswear, Soccer, Skater, Scally, Chavs, Picaldi, Army und Streetwear. No admission with boots, leather, rubber, Gucci & Co.
From 22:00 @ Stahlrohr 2.0 (Paul-Robeson-Straße 50)
[ Sneakfreaxx Party ]
|  4  –  6 December 2009
Verzaubert: international gay & lesbian film weekend. Tickets 8–9.50 €
@ Cinestar im Sony Center (Potsdamer Straße 4)
[ Verzaubert ]
|  15  –  29 November 2009
Men like us: gay men in contemporary Russian photography. Exhibition at
the Axel Hotel (Lietzenburger Straße 13)
[ Men like us ]
|  18 September  –  22 November 2009
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Wer ich bin: exhibition with photos, documents, letters and newspapers about the life of the gay Italian film director, refering to his autobiographical poem ›Who is me‹.
@ Literaturhaus Berlin (Fasanenstraße 23, U: Uhlandstraße)
[ Pier Paolo Pasolini – Wer ich bin ]
|  26 September  –  21 November 2009
Tom of Finland exhibition: 50 drawings by the legendary Finish artist Touko Laaksonen, alias Tom of Finland.
Wed-Sat 12:00 – 18:00 @ Schlechtriem Brothers (Kleine Kurstraße 1)
[ Tom of Finland exhibition ]
|  14 November 2009
Goldelse Cup: international gay & lesbian volleyball tournament.
With Klaus Wowereit (›Wowi‹), Governing Mayor of Berlin, as Patron.
08:30 – 20:00 @ Max-Schmeling-Halle (Prenzlauer Berg, Am Falkplatz 1)
[ Goldelse Cup ]
|  23 October 2009
Robbie Williams: according to several news agencies, there will be a free mini concert (5 songs) at approx. 16:00 in front of the Max-Schmeling-Halle [ Robbie Williams ]
|  16 October 2009
HustlaBall Berlin 2009: ›The HustlaBall is a world of Hustlers, Hookers, Pimps, Streetwalkers, Flesh-Peddlers, Porn Stars and other scandalous sorts.‹
22:00 – 08:00 @ Münze Berlin (Molkenmarkt 2)
[ HustlaBall Berlin 2009 ]

Video: HustlaBall Berlin 2009 Teaser [open video][close video]

|  9  –  11 October 2009
11th International Rubber Weekend: hosted by the Berlin Leather and Fetish association (BLF).
|  5 September 2009
PiG – Official Party of Folsom Europe: huge party with approx. 3500 fetish guys. Strict dresscode! Entrance 24–30 €. From 23:00 @ Am Köllnischen Park 6 (former East German Communist Party School ...) [ PiG – Official Party of Folsom Europe ]
|  31 August 2009
Gay Beach Berlin: with cool drinks, food, DJs and performers. Entrance 5 €.
In summer every Monday from 19:00 @ Traumstrand Salome (Friedrich-List-Ufer 6, next to the railway Central Station)
[ Gay Beach Berlin ]
|  31 July  –  1 August 2009
Dice Club: opening of Berlin’s new club for House & Minimal Techno.
From 23:30 at Voltairestraße 5
|  27 June 2009
Berlin Gay Pride 2009: the parade goes from Kurfürstendamm/Knesebeckstraße (start approx. 12:00) via Gedächtniskirche, Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz, Potsdamer Straße, Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburger Tor to the Siegessäule in Tiergarten with the closing event at 18:00. [ Berlin Gay Pride 2009 ]
|  27 June 2009
Official Gay Pride Closing Party: from 23:00 @ GMF (12th and 15th floor and roof terrace; Alexanderstraße 7, U+S Alexanderplatz) [ Official Gay Pride Closing Party ]
|  18  –  25 March 2009
Verzaubert: International Queer Film Festival
@ Kino in der Kulturbrauerei (Prenzlauer Berg, Schönhauser Allee 36)
[ Verzaubert ]
|  21 March 2009
20 years Connection: Berlin’s longest running Disco & Cruising Club in Schöneberg celebrates its birthday. Free beer!
From 23:00 @ Connection (Fuggerstraße 33)
[ 20 years Connection ]
|  21 March 2009
Cruise Control: Utrecht’s queerpunk Electro party on tour in Berlin.
23:00 – 06:00, 5 € @ Schnarup (Scharnweberstraße 38, Berlin-Friedrichshain)
[ Cruise Control ]
|  13 February 2009
23rd Queer Film Award TEDDY: at the International Film Festival ›Berlinale‹.
Award ceremony at 21:00 and party from 23:00 @ ›Haus der Kulturen der Welt‹
(John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10)
[ 23rd Queer Film Award TEDDY ]
|  19 October  –  1 February 2009
Al Baltrop – Pier Photographs 1975-1986: first comprehensive solo-exhibition of Al Baltrop’s photography in Europe. Thu, Fri and Sat 12:00 – 18:00.
@ Exile (Alexandrinenstraße 4, backyard)
[ Al Baltrop – Pier Photographs 1975-1986 ]
|  31 December 2008
New Bears’ Eve: the hairy New Year’s party for Bears & friends. From 20:00.
@ Universal Hall (Gotzkowskystraße 22, U9: Turmstraße or Hansaplatz)
[ New Bears’ Eve ]
|  31 December 2006
New Year’s night at Berghain & Panorama Bar: starts 01:00 (January 1st) in one of Berlin’s best clubs for gay and other friends of electronic dance music.