Cologne Gay Travel News – Archive
| 6 March 2010
Pulstar:
gay-lesbian-mixed party, Minimal/Techno & Indie/Pop.
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From 23:00 @ Papierfabrik Ehrenfeld (neben Sensor Club, Grüner Weg 6)
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| 15 February 2010
Flugbereitschaft & Panic Room:
House party on Rose Monday with high musclemania and shirt-off rate. From 14:00 @ Blumengold (Mittelstraße 12)
| 14 February 2010
Greenkomm:
Cologne’s top After Hour on Carnival Sunday. Mixed clientele.
From 06:00 @ Nachtflug (Hohenzollernring 89-93)
From 06:00 @ Nachtflug (Hohenzollernring 89-93)
| 14 February 2010
Carneball Bizarre:
Mixed fetish party for dancing & playing. 10–20% gay crowd.
Strict dresscode: Fetish, Bizarre, Fantasy. (Military and Sportskit are considered street wear and aren’t accepted.) Most of the party crowd is dressed quite classy, and the atmosphere is very relaxed and party-like. To avoid men outnumbering women door policy often rejects single men – better come early and as a couple.
From 21:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (right side wing of the Central Station, access from the street Johannisstraße 11)
Strict dresscode: Fetish, Bizarre, Fantasy. (Military and Sportskit are considered street wear and aren’t accepted.) Most of the party crowd is dressed quite classy, and the atmosphere is very relaxed and party-like. To avoid men outnumbering women door policy often rejects single men – better come early and as a couple.
From 21:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (right side wing of the Central Station, access from the street Johannisstraße 11)
| 13 February 2010
Cock-Pit – Carnival Edition 2010:
large party for Bears and Wolf packs.
From 22:00, 15 € (12 € before 24:00) @ Alter Wartesaal (Central Station)
From 22:00, 15 € (12 € before 24:00) @ Alter Wartesaal (Central Station)
Video: Impressions from previous Cock-Pit parties
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| 11 – 17 February 2010
Cologne Street Carnival:
The mad days in Cologne last for 6 days and start on ›Weiberfastnacht‹ – the Thursday before Carnival Monday. Streets, trains, trams and pubs are crowded with people – many of them with costumes – drinking, flirting, singing, swinging & swaying. Sunday afternoon sees the school group and borough parades, but the highlight of the Cologne Carnival is the kilometre-long procession on ›Rosenmontag‹ (Rose Monday). The Carnival ends in the night from Tuesday to Ash Wednesday when at midnight dolls called ›Nubbel‹ are burned all over the city – the Nubbel symbolizes the scapegoat responsible for all the sins commited during the Carnival days...
| 31 December 2009
Flashdance – New Year’s special:
1970s & 1980s party (no Techno, no House) for gays & friends. Friendly and fun atmosphere.
From 22:00, 9 € @ Zeughaus24 (Zeughausstraße 24)
From 22:00, 9 € @ Zeughaus24 (Zeughausstraße 24)
| 31 December 2009
Kings & Queens New Year’s party:
young & stylish gay crowd.
From 22:00, 10 € @ Essigfabrik (Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110)
From 22:00, 10 € @ Essigfabrik (Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110)
| 31 December 2009
Fireworks Cologne:
joined New Year’s party by Poptastic and Gay Students Night.
22:00 – 05:00, 9 € (8 € before 24:00) @ Venue (Hohe Straße 14)
22:00 – 05:00, 9 € (8 € before 24:00) @ Venue (Hohe Straße 14)
| 28 November 2009
Cock-Pit XL:
large party at the Bear Pride weekend. Very popular with an international crowd from all over Europe. Entrance 20 € (15 € before 24:00).
From 22:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (central train station)
From 22:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (central train station)
| 27 November 2009
Butch & Bear:
Bear Pride party with DJ Manuel Carranco (Madrid).
From 22:00 @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
From 22:00 @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
| 24 – 29 November 2009
International Bear Pride Cologne 2009:
25th anniversary! With dinners, Bears on Ice at the Xmas market, saunas, parties and the Mr. Bear Germany contest.
With Bears from more than 50 countries probably the most international bear’s meeting worldwide.
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!
With Bears from more than 50 countries probably the most international bear’s meeting worldwide.
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!
Video: Scenes from Bear Pride Cologne 2005
| 20 – 22 November 2009
Verzaubert:
international gay & lesbian film weekend. Tickets 8–9.50 €
@ Cinedom (Mediapark)
@ Cinedom (Mediapark)
| 18 – 22 November 2009
COLOGNE FINE ART fair:
top-flight market platform for high-value fine art objects.
| 31 October 2009
Gayoween:
several gay & lesbian parties in Cologne join again for a Halloween party at ›Alter Wartesaal‹ (central train station). From 23:00. Entrance 10 € (8 € before 24:00).
| 22 – 23 August 2009
Kettengassenfest:
gay street fair with DJs, fashion shows, beer and cocktails.
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 24:00 @ Kettengasse/Friesenwall
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 24:00 @ Kettengasse/Friesenwall
| 12 – 16 August 2009
c/o pop:
annual festival for urban pop culture, music fair and conference in one.
| 8 – 9 August 2009
Street fair ›downtown-cologne‹:
organized by the gay bars and clubs Hombres, Cox, Boners, Station2B and Silver. Beer, food, disco and travestie.
Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 – 22:00 @ Hohe Pforte street
Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 – 22:00 @ Hohe Pforte street
| 11 July 2009
Kölner Lichter:
huge fireworks with synchronised music along the Rhine river (from a pontoon between the bridges Hohenzollernbrücke and Zoobrücke). From 23:30 to midnight, but it is advisable to go to the left or right bank of the river much earlier to catch a good place.
| 5 July 2009
E’de Cologne:
open-air Electronic party. After the Pride parade from 15:00 till 22:00 @ Offenbachplatz
| 5 July 2009
Limelightstars:
gay & lesbian CSD party with DJ Steven Redant and DJane Miss Disk. From 21:30, 10–15 € @ ›Alter Wartesaal‹ (right side wing of the railyway central station, access from the street)
| 5 July 2009
Joystick:
Gay Pride Closing Party with DJs Robson Mouse, Glaucio Duarte et al.
22:00 – 06:00, 10–13 € @ Loom Club (Hohenzollernring 92)
22:00 – 06:00, 10–13 € @ Loom Club (Hohenzollernring 92)
| 4 July 2009
COLOUR:
huge party at the Gay Pride weekend (CSD) – more than 10.000 guests expected! For the second time the Arena in Cologne (Germany’s biggest concert and event hall) opens its doors for a gay & lesbian mega-event, presented by Cologne’s leading party organizers. From 22:00 @ Lanxess Arena Köln
Video: COLOUR promo trailer
| 3 July 2009
United Cologne:
with DJs Darko, Mike Kelly, Jon Doe, Micky Tiger et al.
From 22:00, 10–15 € @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
From 22:00, 10–15 € @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
| 3 July 2009
Kerle vor die Säue:
dance & play fetish party – dresscode fetish, kinky, bears.
From 22:00, 12–16 € @ Essigfabrik (Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110)
From 22:00, 12–16 € @ Essigfabrik (Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110)
| 27 – 28 June 2009
Bermudadreieck street fair:
with shows, DJs, food & beer. From 14:00 on both days in the so-called Bermudadreieck (Bermuda Triangle) – the area around the ExCorner bar
| 8 – 10 May 2009
BEAR XXL Cologne:
bears weekend with Butch&Bear party on Saturday night at Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
| 2 May 2009
Vanity party:
Bear friendly, Progressive House party.
From 22:00 @ Blumengold (Mittelstraße 12-14)
From 22:00 @ Blumengold (Mittelstraße 12-14)
Video: Vanity Bear Party 2008
| 1 – 3 May 2009
Fabulous Cup 2009:
international figure skating competition for gays, lesbians and friends @ KEC Halle (Gummersbacher Straße 4, near Arena)
| 26 March – 2 April 2009
Verzaubert:
International Queer Film Festival @ Cinedom (Mediapark)
| 22 January 2009
immaculate:
party during and for the international furnishing fair ›imm cologne‹ (19 – 25 January). Entrance 8 €. From 22:00 @ The O (Rudolfplatz)
| 25 October 2008
Mr Sportswear Germany:
›Every bear needs his den, every wolf needs his pack… and every fetish needs a ’Mr’, whether it’s leather, latex or underwear. Now Germany is going to get what it deserves: its very own first Mr Sportswear.‹
@ Station 2b (Pipinstraße 2)
@ Station 2b (Pipinstraße 2)
| 6 July 2008
Schwullesben-Spektakel:
very popular gay & lesbian mixed party on Pride
Sunday, 6 July, from 22:00. Entrance 8–10 € @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
Sunday, 6 July, from 22:00. Entrance 8–10 € @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
| 5 July 2008
Loveboat presents Roxy:
Loveboat (Cologne), Roxy (Amsterdam) and Matinée Group (Barcelona) join forces for their Saturday night party at the Rhine Terraces.
22:00 – 06:00. Presale 15 €, door 19 € @ Rheinterrassen Köln
22:00 – 06:00. Presale 15 €, door 19 € @ Rheinterrassen Köln
| 25 August 2007
Kettengassenfest:
Gay street fair with DJs, barbecue, beer and cocktails. Sat and Sun 25 – 26 August, 12:00 – 22:00 at Kettengasse/Friesenwall