Cologne Gay Cruising & Fetish Guide

Upcoming Events

Bars and Clubs ↓

Friday, 4 July 2025, from 21:00
Big annual kinky dance & play party at the Gay Pride weekend in Cologne. 3 areas, international DJs, strict fetish dresscode and men-only.
Tickets: from 25 €
@ Essigfabrik Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110
Cologne 50679

Friday, 4 July 2025, from 23:00
Queer inclusive and sex-positive party with Pop and Techno music. All genders and gender identities are welcome.
Dresscode: come as you are, but kinky is fine. (No streetwear!)
Tickets: from 25 €
@ Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld CBE, Bartholomäus-Schink Straße 65/67
Cologne 50825

Monday, 7 July 2025, 10:00 – 22:00
Pride after-party in Cologne's famous gay sauna, Badehaus Babylon. With DJ xBRAYNE, Luuk de Keizer and JR-Jones.
@ Badehaus Babylon Friesenstraße 23-25
Cologne 50670

Bars and Clubs

Monday-Thursday 20:00 – 02:00+; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 05:00+; Sunday 20:00 – 02:00+
Small gay bar with backroom.
Mainly thirty- and forty-something clientele.
@ Mathiasstraße 5
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt

Wednesday, Thursday 19:00 – 02:00; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 04:00; Sunday 19:00 – 02:00
Small fetish-friendly gay bar in the center of Cologne.
@ Balduinstraße 20 / Schaafenstraße
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz

Monday 18:00 – 03:00; Tuesday-Thursday 21:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 21:00 – 05:00; Sunday 21:00 – 03:00
The longest running gay cruising and fetish bar in Cologne (formerly Hands and Boners). Clientele mainly 35+.
Minimum consumption: 8 €
@ Mathiasstraße 22
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt