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Gay Travel News EuropeGay travel news and events in Europe: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona and moreLast Build Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:44 GMT Copyright: Copyright 2009
Paris: From Miro to Warhol. The Berardo collection in Paris, 16 October - 22 February 2009 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:17:37 GMT Musée du Luxembourg (19 Rue de Vaugirard)
Berlin: Al Baltrop - Pier Photographs 1975-1986, 19 October - 1 February 2009 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:59:26 GMT first comprehensive solo-exihibtion of Al Baltrop's photography in Europe. Thu, Fri and Sat 12:00 - 18:00 @ Exile (Alexandrinenstraße 4, backyard)
Munich: Wassily Kandinsky, 25 October - 22 February 2009 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:14:33 GMT the ›Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus‹ in Munich, the ›Guggenheim Museum‹ in New York and the ›Centre Georges Pompidou‹ in Paris together are showing a major retrospective exhibition of works by this outstanding Russian avant-garde artist. Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 - 22:00. @ Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau (Luisenstraße 33)
Barcelona: Vision-R, 27 November - 18 January 2009 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:28:50 GMT exposition of photography artist Aymeric Giraudel (›The Prophecy‹). @ Galeria Artevistas (Barri Gòtic, Passatge del Crèdit 4)
Leipzig: KissKissBangBang, 9 January 2009 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:26:36 GMT the monthly party for ›Happy Queer Club Addicts‹ and probably the trashiest and most hysteric party in Leipzig. From 22:00 @ TwentyOne (Gottschedstraße 2)
Dresden: Think Pink, 10 January 2009 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:45:42 GMT large, popular gay & lesbian party. From 22:00, 8–12 €. @ Spinnerei Strasse E® (Werner-Hartmann-Straße 2, Tram 7, 8: Dresden Industriegelände)
Florence: Buldozer, 10 January 2009 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:01:21 GMT new gay Bears party in Florence. 22:30 - 05:00, 15 €. @ Tabasco (Piazza di Santa Cecilia 3/r)
Leipzig: Sensation Night Leipzig, 10 January 2009 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:56:21 GMT grand opening of East Germany's new gay mega event. From 23:00 @ Volkspalast, an interesting location with unique architecture, built 1913 (Alte Messe / MH 16)
Stockholm: 15 years Kinks & Queens jubilee party, 10 January 2009 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:04:48 GMT ›Home of Morbid Decadence‹ (SV.D) ›It's not straight. It's not gay. It's not lesbian. It's not drag. It's not leather. It's not gothic electro. It's total mix. Total you. Total fun. With glitz and glamor to go.‹ Dresscode: kinky! No Jeans or other street wear. 21:00 - 02:30 @ Camarillo (Kungstensgatan 22, Metro: Rådmansgatan)
Brussels: Festival Gay et Lesbien de Belgique, 15 - 24 January 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:38 GMT international film festival @ Centre culturel du Botanique, 236 Rue Royale (Koningsstraat)
Antwerp: BLUF Antwerp, 16 - 18 January 2009 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:09:41 GMT weekend meeting of the ›Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub‹.
Genoa: Atlantis, 16 January 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:53:10 GMT re-opening party of Genoa's gay & lesbian Friday night at new location ›Seven Days‹ (Via Simone Schiaffino 32)
Amsterdam: Spellbound, 17 January 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:29 GMT queer underground dance party (Electro, Techno, Acid, Minimal, Wave) by Spellbound Productions. 23:00 - 04:00, entrance 7 € @ OCCII (Amstelveenseweg 134)
Florence: Bear Butch Firenze, 17 January 2009 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:02:02 GMT Popular party with Bears from all over Northern Italy. 22:00 - 04:00, 15 € @ Fabrik (Florence Calenzano, Via del Lavoro 19)
Cologne: immaculate, 22 January 2009 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:49 GMT party during and for the international furnishing fair ›imm cologne‹ (19 - 25 January). Entrance 8 €. From 22:00 @ The O (Rudolfplatz)
Florence: Queer Aboard, 23 January 2009 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:33:34 GMT local event of queer culture - exhibitions, concerts, performances and party. From 21:30, 8 € @ Viper Theatre (Via Pistoiese -> Via Lombardia)
Vienna: Homoriental, 23 January 2009 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:17:44 GMT gay & lesbian oriental party. From 22:00. @ WUK (Währingerstraße 59)
Amsterdam: Danserette - from Donna Summer to Scissor Sisters, 24 January 2009 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:39:38 GMT gay dance party with classic and new disco hits, danceable kitsch and pop. 21:00 - 03:00, 8.50 € @ Akhnaton (Nieuwezijds Kolk 25)
Cologne: Sexy CGN, 24 January 2009 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:15:31 GMT Cologne's new gay mega party with international DJs, live vocals and dance shows. From 23:00 @ Opernterrassen (Offenbachplatz/Brüderstraße 2)
Leipzig: NO NO NO!, 24 January 2009 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:36:37 GMT ›For bouys, gerhls and criminal queers.‹ Queer Indie party @ Sweat Club (Peterssteinweg 17)
Cologne: Rosenstolz in Köln, 30 January 2009 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:10:01 GMT concert of Germany's currently most successful Pop duo. @ Köln-Arena (›LANXESS Arena‹, Köln-Deutz, Willy-Brandt-Platz)
Berlin: Next ›Long Night of Museums‹, 31 January 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:51:56 GMT On Saturday, 31 January, from 18:00 till 02:00, Berlin’s museums open their doors again one night long for special events.
Vienna: Regenbogenball 2009, 31 January 2009 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:28:57 GMT classic Viennese ball for gays and lesbians. Evening dress required. 20:00 - 05:00 @ Parkhotel Schönbrunn
Berlinale, 5 - 15 February 2009 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:28:17 GMT 59th Berlin International Film Festival
Amsterdam: Furball - The Amsterdam Hairy Men Dance Party, 6 February 2009 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:22:27 GMT 22:00–04:00, entrance 15 € @ Westerunie/Westergasfabriek, Klonne Plein 6
Berlin: TEDDY, 12 February 2009 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:57:03 GMT 23rd Queer Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Award ceremony at 21:00 and party from 23:00 @ Haus der Kulturen (John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10)
Cologne Street Carnival, 19 - 24 February 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:05:47 GMT 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...
Sitges Carnival, 19 - 25 February 2009 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:25:47 GMT In winter, Sitges is a rather quiet village, but it gets packed with thousands of visitors for one week during carnival. Famous highlights are the Debauchery Parade (›Rua de la Disbauxa‹) on Sunday evening and the Extermination Parade (›Rua de l‘Extermini‹) on Tuesday evening.
Vienna: Rosenball, 19 February 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:36 GMT gay, shrill disco event provoking the official Opernball in the Staatsoper on the same day. From 22:00 @ Palais Auersperg (Auerspergstraße 1)
Rome: Futurismo, 20 February - 24 May 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:10 GMT major exhibition on the avant-garde art movement that was founded by the Italian writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti with his Manifesto 100 years ago. @ Scuderie del Quirinale (Via 24 Maggio 16)
Cologne: KitKatClub Cologne, 22 February 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:37:25 GMT Mixed, kinky fetish party for dancing and playing. About 10-20% gay crowd. To avoid men outnumbering women door policy often rejects single men - so better come early and as a couple. Strict dresscode: Fetish, Bizarre, Fantasy. (Military and Sportskit are considered street wear and aren't accepted unless you wear just camouflage underwear, soccer shorts or your sexy swimming trunks.) Most of the party crowd is dressed quite classy, and the atmosphere is very relaxed and party-like. From 21:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (right side wing of the Central Station, access from the street Johannisstraße 11)
Cologne: Marc Almond on tour, 7 March 2009 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:15:07 GMT at ›Gloria Theater‹ (Apostelnstraße 11)
Munich: Marc Almond on tour, 10 March 2009 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:30:07 GMT at ›Backstage‹ (Werksgelände, Wilhelm-Hale-Str. 38)
Leipzig: Marc Almond on tour, 11 March 2009 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:26:30 GMT at ›Volkspalast Leipzig‹ (Alte Messe / MH 16)
Caribbean sailing tour with GaySail, 12 - 26 March 2009 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:31:42 GMT GaySail specializes in sailing trips for gay men to some of the most beautiful spots on earth. They sail in Croatia, Greece, in the Caribbean and in the Netherlands. You can choose a relaxed trip with skipper or you can choose to sail yourself.
Berlin: Marc Almond on tour, 13 March 2009 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:17:05 GMT at ›Passionskirche Kreuzberg‹ (Marheinekeplatz)
Amsterdam: Rapido, 15 March 2009 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:55:39 GMT very popular House party. Only 4 times a year, Sunday 15:00 - 02:00. @ Paradiso (Weteringschans 6-8)
Berlin: Grace Jones in Berlin, 17 March 2009 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:18:19 GMT at the Tempodrom (Möckernstraße 10)
Zurich: White Party 2009, 4 April 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:08:41 GMT 15th anniversary edition. Glamorous annual gay & lesbian mega party. 4 areas, international and resident DJs.
Barcelona: BEARcelona 2009, 9 - 13 April 2009 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:04:13 GMT international Bears meeting in Barcelona. With City Tour, Pool Party, Sauna, All-you-can-eat Buffet, Bear Happy Hours and Theme Parties.
Madrid: Sleazy Madrid, 29 April - 3 May 2009 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:11:32 GMT one of the biggest international gay fetish meetings in Europe.
Zurich: Gay and lesbian film festival ›Pink Apple‹, 29 April - 6 May 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:42:27 GMT
Prague Rainbow Spring 2009, 1 - 3 May 2009 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:19:24 GMT international gay & lesbian volleyball and table tennis tournaments.
Zurich: EuroPride 09, 2 May - 7 June 2009 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:24:51 GMT opening party on 2 May and final weekend with street fair, parade and closing party on 6 - 7 June. In-between lots of events such as the cultural festival ›Warmer Mai‹, the gay & lesbian film festival ›Pink Apple‹, sports events, exhibitions and parties.
Prague: 64th International Music Festival Prague Spring, 12 May - 3 June 2009 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:34:33 GMT
Brussels: Belgian Lesbian & Gay Pride 2009, 16 May 2009 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:54:15 GMT Brussels, Saturday, May 16th.
Genova Gay Pride 2009, 13 June 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:19:34 GMT every year Italy's National Gay Pride takes place in an alternating citiy. In 2009, Genoa will host the Italian Gay Pride.
Cologne Gay Pride weekend, 3 - 5 July 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:02:32 GMT CSD parade on Sunday, 5 July, starting at 12:00. Street festival 3 - 5 July in the Old Town of Cologne between Alter Markt and Heumarkt
Cologne: COLOUR - huge party at the Gay Pride weekend (CSD), 4 July 2009 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:19:01 GMT 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.
Copenhagen: World Outgames 2009, 25 July - 2 August 2009 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:05:37 GMT large international gay & lesbian sports, cultural and human rights event.
Copenhagen Gay Pride 2009, 25 July - 2 August 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:18:11 GMT parade and show on Saturday, 1 August, on Copenhagen's Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen)
Barcelona: Circuit Festival, 1 - 9 August 2009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:52:24 GMT large gay & lesbian clubbing event with more than ten parties.
Rome: Bears in the Village, 13 - 16 August 2009 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:58:24 GMT big bear event as part of the Gayvillage Rome.
Dresden: Rosenstolz in Dresden, 23 August 2009 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:17:08 GMT open-air concert of Germany's currently most successful Pop duo @ Königsufer
Berlin: Rosenstolz concerts in Berlin, 11 - 13 September 2009 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:40:14 GMT Rosenstolz is a successful German Pop duo, very popular (not only) among gays and lesbians, and a real East-West-German venture. If you are in Berlin these days and wanna have an authentic experience of lifestyle and pop culture in today's Germany don't miss this concert! @ Kindl-Bühne (Parkbühne) Wuhlheide
Cologne: VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010, 31 July - 7 August 2010 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:47:27 GMT the largest sports and cultural event world-wide for gays, lesbians and their friends, with some 12000 participants from more than 70 countries. Registration open! |
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