Cologne Gay Cruising & Fetish Guide

Upcoming Events

Bars and Clubs ↓

Sunday, 5 April 2026, 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+ Yuca, Bartholomäus-Schink Straße 65/67
Cologne 50825

21 – 25 May 2026
Annual international leather and fetish meeting at the Pentecost weekend.
@ Cologne

Saturday, 23 May 2026, from 23:00
Gay Techno party with DJ Rubi, Alejandro Alvarez and Paul Heron. Official event of Cologne Fetish Pride 2026.
Dresscode: kinky, no casual wear or street clothes.
Tickets: from 17/20 €
@ Klub Domhof Hohenzollernbrücke 11
Cologne 50667

Friday, 3 July 2026, 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 25/38 €
@ Essigfabrik Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110
Cologne 50679

Bars and Clubs

Monday-Thursday 20:00 – 02:00+; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 05:00+; Sunday 19:00/20:00 – 02:00+
Small gay bar with backroom.
@ Mathiasstraße 5
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt

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