Gay Travel Guide Leipzig

News & Events in Leipzig

• |  July 5, 2008 till July 12, 2008
• Leipzig Gay Pride week:  5 – 12 July, with parade (starting 14:00) and street party (from 16:00) on Saturday, 12 July @ Nikolaikirchhof
• -›  www.csd-leipzig.de

• |  July 12, 2008
• Prideball 2008:  official closing party of the Leipzig Gay Pride (CSD).
  Saturday, 12 July, from 22:00 at exclusive location: the ›Spiegelzelt‹ in the ›Kongresshalle am Zoo‹ (Pfaffendorfer Straße 29)
• -›  www.prideball.de

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About Leipzig and its gay life

Leipzig is much less well-known among international travellers and tourists than Dresden, Leipzig's big rival in Saxony. Wrongly, we think.

Leipzig has less glamour and pomp from centuries ago, but the enterprising spirit of the city and its people gave Leipzig a multi-faceted look: factories and residential areas from the so-called ›Gründerzeit‹ period (Wilhelminian style), a famous and beautiful zoological garden, restored buildings with Art Nouveau elements, first-class musical offers and traditions, the new modern and attractive fairground, the tradition of the peaceful demonstrations in 1989, Europe's oldest coffeehouse, Leipzig's green belt ›Auenwald‹ etc. etc.

Fortunately, Leipzig had been exposed to the mistakes of the modernisation of the 1950s and 1960s less than similar cities in West-Germany. But unfortunately, the lack of investments in the maintenance of Leipzig's older residential buildings had resulted in a critical state by the end of the communist period in 1989/1990. The new freedom had been used quickly and the results of huge investments can already be seen through the city while you will still see declining streets and areas. But with the right care Leipzig might soon become one of the most attractive cities in Germany.

If you like to explore a city and discover interesting and beautiful things by strolling around in the streets then Leipzig is your city.

Being very close to Berlin (1-2 hours) with its huge gay scene, there is not much room left for a big and diversified gay scene in Leipzig. However, pubs like New Orleans show that the guys in Leipzig don't hide but are part of the city life. And Leipzig's big ›Gaynight‹ party as well as the gay sauna in Leipzig attract guys from all over Saxony and even from other states and countries.

With few exceptions, the gay scene in Leipzig is in the center of the city and of its night life. As you can see on the Gay City Map, Leipzig doesn't have sort of a gay area. But most of the bars and clubs are located within or close to the ring that encloses the city center and they can all be reached easily within a few minutes.