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The following is a list of LGBT events. This mainly encompasses gay pride parades but can also include some sporting events and film festivals. LGBT events are organised to promote tolerance or to campaign for LGBT social movements|equal rights between all sexual orientations. The most common symbol used at such events is the six-color rainbow flag.
Africa
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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South Africa | |||||
Cape Town Pride | Cape Town, Western Cape | www.capetownpride.co.za | 2001 | ||
Johannesburg Pride | Johannesburg, Gauteng | www.joburgmardigras.co.za | September | 1990 | |
Mother City Queer Costume Party | Cape Town, Western Cape | www.mcqp.co.za | December | ||
Pink Loerie Mardi Gras | Knysna, Western Cape | www.pinkloerie.com | May |
Asia
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Japan | |||||
Tokyo Pride | Tokyo | www.tokyo-pride.org | |||
Philippines | |||||
Manila Pride | Manila | June | |||
Taiwan | |||||
Taiwan Pride | Taiwan | www.twpride.net | |||
Thailand | |||||
Bangkok Together | Bangkok | www.pridefestival.org |
Europe
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Europe | |||||
Euro Games | Europe | www.eurogames.info | 2002 | ||
Europride | Europe | www.europride.info | 1992 | ||
Mr Gay Europe | Europe | www.mrgayeurope.com | 2003 | ||
Austria | |||||
Identities Queer Film Festival | Vienna | www.identities.at | June | ||
Life Ball | Vienna | www.lifeball.org | May | ||
Regenbogen-Parade (Vienna Rainbow Parade) | Vienna | www.hosiwien.at | July | ||
Belgium | |||||
Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride | Brussels | www.blgp.be | May | ||
Croatia | |||||
Zagreb Pride | Zagreb | www.zagreb-pride.net | June | 2002 | |
Queer Zagreb | Zagreb | www.queerzagreb.org | April/May | 2003 | |
Denmark | |||||
Copenhagen Pride | Copenhagen | www.copenhagenpride.dk | |||
Estonia | |||||
Tallinn Pride | Tallinn | www.pride.ee | |||
Finland | |||||
Helsinki Pride | Helsinki | www.helsinkipride.fi | |||
France | |||||
Grenoble International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Grenoble, Isère | www.vuesdenface.com | April | ||
Gay Pride Lorraince | Lorraine | gaypridelorraine.free.fr | |||
Lesbian & Gay Pride Lille | Lille | www.lgplille.org | |||
Lesbian & Gay Pride Montpellier | Montpellier | www.montpelliergay.com | |||
Marseille Pride | Marseille | www.marseillepride.org | |||
Paris Pride | Paris | www.inter-lgbt.org | June | ||
Solidays | Paris | www.solidarite-sida.org | July | ||
Germany | |||||
International German Bear Pride | Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia | www.bearscologne.de | May | ||
Christopher Street Day | Berlin | www.csd-berlin.de | June | ||
Christopher Street Day | Dresden, Saxony | www.csd-sachsen.de | June | ||
Christopher Street Day | Hamburg | www.hamburg-pride.de | June | ||
Christopher Street Day | Munich | www.csd-munich.de | July | ||
Cologne Pride | Cologne | www.colognepride.de | July | ||
Come-Together-Cup | Cologne & Berlin & Essen | www.come-together-cup.de | June | ||
Easter Weekend & German Mr. Leather | Berlin | www.blf.de | March | ||
Festival at Pulverteich | Hamburg | www.heinfiete.de | |||
Folsom Europe Street Fair | Berlin | www.folsomeurope.com | September | ||
Frankfurt Gay Pride | Frankfurt | ||||
Friedrichshain Gay & Lesbian Park Party | Berlin | www.parkfest-friedrichshain.de | |||
Gay Oktoberfest im Bräurosi | Munich, Bavaria | September | |||
Hamburg Pride | Hamburg | www.hamburgpride.com | |||
IGLTA World Convention | Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia | www.iglta.com | May | ||
International Gay Rubber Weekend | Berlin | www.blf.de | September | ||
Lesbian & Gay City Festival Berlin | Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia | www.gay-stadtfest.de | June | ||
Run For More Time | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse | www.lauf-fuer-mehr-zeit.de | September | ||
Sylvester on Mehringdamm | Berlin | www.aha-berlin.de | December | ||
Verzaubert Queer Film Festival | Munich, Bavaria | www.verzaubertfilmfest.com | October | ||
Greece | |||||
Athens Pride | Athens | www.athenspride.eu | June | 2005 | |
Hungary | |||||
Budapest Pride | Budapest | www.gaypride.hu | |||
Iceland | |||||
Reykjavík Gay Pride | Reykjavík | www.gaypride.is | |||
Ireland | |||||
Cork Pride | Cork | www.corkpride.com | |||
Dublin Pride | Dublin | www.dublinpride.org | June | ||
Dublin Lesbian Gay Film Festival | Dublin | www.dlgff.ie | |||
Galway Gay Pride | Galway | www.brodireland.com | |||
Italy | |||||
European Gay Ski Week | Pila, Valle d'Aosta | www.alternative-holidays.com | March | ||
Gay Open Tennis | Milan, Lombardy | www.atomoitalia.org | September | ||
Gay Village, Italy | Rome, Lazio | www.gayvillage.it | June - September | ||
International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Torino, Piedmont | www.turinglfilmfestival.com | April | ||
Milan Pride | Milan, Lombardy | www.pridemilano.org | June | ||
Torino Pride | Turin | www.torinopride2006.it | |||
Latvia | |||||
Latvia Pride | Riga | www.mozaika.lv | |||
Moldova | |||||
Moldova Lesbian and Gay Pride | Chi?in?u | www.gay.md | |||
Netherlands|The Netherlands | |||||
Amsterdam Gay Skinhead Week | Noord-Holland | www.agskins.nl | April | ||
Amsterdam Pride | Noord-Holland | www.amsterdamgaypride.nl | |||
Amsterdam Leather Pride | Noord-Holland | www.leatherpride.nl | |||
The Midsummer Canal Festival | Utrecht | www.midzomergracht.nl | June | ||
The Pink Kermis | Noord-Brabant | www.tilburgsekermis.nl | |||
Pinkster Tennis Tournament | Noord-Holland | www.smashing-pink.nl | May | ||
White Party | Noord-Holland | www.riedijkproductions.com | |||
Norway | |||||
Bergen Pride | Bergen | www.bergengaypride.com | |||
Skeive dager | Oslo | www.skeivedager.no | |||
Poland | |||||
Kraków Gay & Lesbian Culture Festival | Kraków | www.tolerancja.org.pl | April | ||
Equality Parade | Warsaw | www.gej.net | June | ||
Parada Równo?ci | Warsaw | www.paradarownosci.pl | |||
Portugal | |||||
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Lisbon, Estremadura | www.lisbonfilmfest.org | September | ||
Lisbon LGBT Pride Parade | Lisbon, Estremadura | www.portugalpride.org | June | ||
Arraial Pride Party | Lisbon, Estremadura | www.ilga-portugal.pt | June | ||
Porto Pride Party | Porto | www.portopride.org | July (2nd weekend) | ||
Porto LGBT Pride Parade | Porto | www.orgulhoporto.org | July (2nd weekend) | ||
Romania | |||||
GayFest | Bucharest | www.accept-romania.ro | 2004 | ||
Russia | |||||
Moscow Pride | Moscow | www.moscowpride.ru | |||
Slovenia | |||||
Ljubljana Pride | Ljubljana | www.ljubljanapride.org | July | 2001 | |
Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Ljubljana | Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | December | 1984 | |
Spain | |||||
Bearcelona | Barcelona | www.bearcelona.org | March | ||
Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Barcelona, Catalonia | www.gaybarcelona.net | July | ||
Madrid Gay Pride | Madrid | www.madridgaypride.com | |||
Maspalomas Pride | Maspalomas, Canary Islands | www.gaypridemaspalomas.com | May | ||
Sweden | |||||
Mr Gay Sweden | Stockholm | www.qx.se | 1999 | ||
Stockholm Pride | Stockholm | www.stockholmpride.org | 1998 | ||
Regnbågsfestivalen | Malmö | www.rfsl.se | 1995 | ||
Switzerland | |||||
Luzern Pride | Luzern | www.gay.ch | June | ||
Swiss Gay Pride | Lausanne | pridelausanne.canalblog.com | |||
Switzerland Gay Ski Week | Davos, Graubünden | gayskitrips.com | March | ||
Zürich Pride | Zürich | www.csdzh.ch | June | ||
Turkey | |||||
Lambda Istanbul Pride Week March | Istanbul | www.lambdaistanbul.org/ | |||
LEGATO Pride March | Istanbul | www.unilegato.org | |||
United Kingdom | |||||
Belfast Pride | Belfast, Northern Ireland | www.belfastpride.com | August | 1991 | |
Birmingham Pride | Birmingham, England | www.birminghampride.com | May | ||
Bourne Free | Bournemouth, England | www.bournefree.co.uk | |||
Brighton Pride | Brighton, England | www.brightonpride.org | |||
Cardiff Mardi Gras | Cardiff, Wales | www.cardiffmardigras.co.uk | September | ||
The London Drag Olympics | London, England | www.thewayoutclub.com | April | ||
Glasgay! LGBT Arts Festival | Glasgow, Scotland | www.glasgay.co.uk | October | ||
Hull Pride | Hull, England | www.hullpride.org.uk | |||
Leeds Pride | Leeds, England | www.leedspride.com | |||
Leicester Pride | Leicester, England | www.leicesterpride.co.uk | |||
Cardiff Lesbian & Gay Ball | Cardiff, Wales | www.gaywales.co.uk | May | ||
Lincolnshire Pride | Lincoln, England | www.lincolnshirepride.com | July | 2006 | |
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | London, England | www.llgff.org.uk | March | ||
London Pride Festival Fortnight | London, England | www.pridelondon.org | June | ||
London Pride Parade & Rally | London, England | www.pridelondon.org | July | ||
Manchester Pride | Manchester, England | www.manchesterpride.com | |||
UK National Student Pride | United Kingdom | www.studentpride.co.uk | |||
Nottingham Pride | Nottingham, England | www.nottinghampride.co.uk | |||
Oxford Pride | Oxford, England | www.oxfordpride.org.uk | April | ||
Cambridge Pink Festival | Cambridge, England | www.pinkfestival.com | |||
Pride in Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Scotland | www.prideinaberdeen.org.uk | |||
Pride in Canterbury | Canterbury, England | www.prideincanterbury.org.uk | |||
Pride London | London, England | www.pridelondon.org | |||
Pride Scotia | Edinburgh, Scotland | www.pride-scotia.org | |||
Reading Pride | Reading, England | www.readingpride.co.uk | September |
Latin America
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Argentina | |||||
Buenos Aires Pride | Buenos Aires | www.marchadelorgullo.org.ar | |||
Brazil | |||||
Parada do Orgulho GLBT de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo Pride) | Sao Paulo | www.paradasp.org.br | |||
Pride Parade Brasilia | Brasilia, Brazilian Federal District|Distrito Federal | www.mixbrasil.uol.com.br | July | ||
Pride Salvador | Salvador, Bahia | www.ggb.org.br | June | ||
Mexico | |||||
Cancun International Gay Festival | Cancún, Quintana Roo | www.arcoiristours.com | May | ||
Mexico City Pride | Mexico City | www.mexcity.8m.com | June | ||
Peru | |||||
Marcha de Orgullo | Lima | orgulloglbtperu.tripod.com | |||
Venezuela | |||||
Caracas Pride | Caracas | www.lamdavenezuela.org | May |
Middle East
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Israel | |||||
Tel Aviv Pride Parade | Tel Aviv | ||||
Jerusalem Pride Parade | Jerusalem | ||||
Eilat Pride Parade | Eilat | ||||
World Pride | Jerusalem | www.worldpride.net | |||
Lebanon | |||||
International Day Against Homophobia | Beirut | www.helem.net |
North America
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Canada | |||||
Black & Blue Festival | Montreal, Quebec | www.bbcm.org | October | ||
Capital Pride | Ottawa, Canada | ||||
Divers/Cité | Montreal, Quebec | www.diverscite.org | |||
Folsom Fair North | Toronto, Ontario | www.folsomfairnorth.com | |||
Hot & Dry Weekend | Montreal, Quebec | www.bbcm.org | |||
image+nation | Montreal, Quebec | www.image-nation.org | November | ||
Leather Ball & Church Street Fetish Fair | Montreal, Quebec | www.mrlt.com | August | ||
Toronto Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario | www.insideout.on.ca | |||
Montreal Pride | Montreal, Quebec | www.diverscite.org | July | ||
Mr. Leather Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | www.ottawaknights.com | November | ||
Mr. Leatherman Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | www.mrlt.com | November | ||
Pride Week | Toronto, Ontario | www.pridetoronto.com | |||
Vancouver Pride Week | Vancouver, British Columbia | www.vancouverpride.ca | July | ||
Sudbury Pride | Greater Sudbury, Ontario | www.sudburypride.ca | |||
Twist Week End | Montreal, Quebec | www.bbcm.org | July | ||
Windsor Pride | Windsor, Ontario | www.windsorpride.com | |||
Winnipeg Pride | Winnipeg, Manitoba | www.gaypridewinnipeg.com | |||
United States | |||||
AIDS Walk Miami | Miami, Florida | www.kintera.org | April | ||
Albuquerque Pride | Albuquerque, New Mexico | www.abqpride.com | June | ||
Atlanta Pride | Atlanta, Georgia | new.atlantapride.org | June | ||
Atlantic Stampede Rodeo | Gaithersburg, Maryland | www.asgra.org | September | ||
Austin Pride Parade | Austin, Texas | www.austinprideparade.org | June | ||
Bad Boys Pool Party | Palm Springs, California | www.badboyspoolparty.com | May | ||
Baltimore Pride | Baltimore, Maryland | baltimorepride.org | |||
Orlando Bear Bust | Orlando, Florida | www.bearbust.org | |||
LA Bear Quake | Los Angeles, California | www.bearquake.com | July | ||
Boston Pride | Boston, Massachusetts | www.bostonpride.org | June | ||
Capital Pride | Washington, D.C. | www.capitalpride.org | June | ||
Chesapeake Pride Festival | Edgewater, Maryland | www.chesapeakepridefestival.org | |||
Chicago Bear Pride | Chicago, Illinois | www.glbears.com | May | ||
Chicago Pride Parade | Chicago, Illinois | June | |||
Christopher Street West | West Hollywood, California | www.lapride.org | |||
Cleveland Pride | Cleveland, Ohio | www.clevelandpride.org | |||
Colossus Weekend | San Francisco, California | www.guspresents.com | June | ||
East-Central Minnesota Pride | Pine City, Minnesota | www.menscircle.org | June | ||
Fantasia Fair | Boston, Massachusetts | www.fantasiafair.org | October | ||
Fantasy Fest | Key West, Florida | www.fantasyfest.net | October | ||
Folsom Street Fair | San Francisco, California | www.folsomstreetfair.com | September | ||
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Hartford, Connecticut | www.ctglff.org | June | ||
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Miami, Florida | www.miamigaylesbianfilm.com | April | ||
Gay Days at Walt Disney World | Orlando, Florida | www.gayday.com | June | ||
Gay Easter Parade | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.gayeasterparade.com | March | ||
Gay Mardi Gras | New Orleans, Louisiana | Gay Mardi Gras | February | ||
Houston Gay Rodeo | Houston, Texas | www.tgra.org | October | ||
Hairrison Street Fair | San Francisco, California | www.hairrison.org | August | ||
Halloween New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Halloween in New Orleans | October | ||
Heritage of Pride | New York City, New York | ||||
Houston Pride | Houston, Texas | www.pridehouston.org | June | ||
International Gay & Lesbian Festival | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillyfests.com | July | ||
International Gay & Lesbian Film Fest | Tampa, Florida | www.tiglff.com | October | ||
International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | San Francisco, California | www.frameline.org | June | ||
International Mr. Leather | Chicago, Illinois | www.imrl.com | May | ||
LA/Valley Pride | Studio City, Los Angeles, California | www.lavalleypride.org | |||
LA Pride & Festival | Los Angeles, California | www.lapride.org | June | ||
Labor Day Weekend | Saugatuck, Michigan | www.dunesresort.com | September | 1981 | |
Lazy Bear Weekend | Guerneville, California | www.lazybearweekend.com | July | ||
Liberty Open | New York City, New York | www.metrotennisgroup.com | July | ||
Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride | Long Beach, California | www.longbeachpride.com | May | 1983 | |
Long Island Pride | Huntington, New York | liprideparade.com | |||
Madison Pride and MAGIC Picnic | Madison, Wisconsin | www.madisonpride.org | |||
Memorial Day Pensacola Beach Pride | Pensacola, Florida | www.memorialweekendpensacola.com | |||
Mix NYC | New York City, New York | www.mixnyc.org | April | ||
Mid-South Pride | Memphis, Tennessee | www.midsouthpride.org | |||
Motor City Pride | Detroit, Michigan | www.motorcitypride.org | First Sunday in June | ||
Nashville Pride | Nashville, Tennessee | www.nashvillepride.org | June | ||
New York City Pride | New York City, New York | www.nycpride.org | June | ||
OutFest (street festival) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillypride.org | October | ||
Outfest (film festival) | Los Angeles, California | www.outfest.org | July | ||
Palm Springs Pride | Palm Springs, California | www.pspride.org | November | ||
Philly Pride Parade & Festival | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.phillypride.org | June | ||
Pines Party | Fire Island, New York | www.fipines.com | July | ||
PrideFest | Denver, Colorado | www.pridefestdenver.org | |||
St. Louis PrideFest | St. Louis, Missouri | www.pridestl.org | |||
Dallas Pride | Dallas, Texas | www.pridedallas.org | |||
Pride Houston | Houston, Texas | www.pridehouston.org | |||
Pride Fest | Bismarck, North Dakota and Mandan, North Dakota | ||||
Pride of South Florida | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | March | |||
Pride Northwest | Portland, Oregon | www.pridenw.org | |||
Reel Affirmations Film Festival | Washington, D.C. | www.reelaffirmations.org | October | ||
Rites of Spring Parties | Birmingham, Alabama | www.ritesofspring.org | April | ||
San Diego Pride | San Diego, California | www.sandiegopride.org | July | ||
San Francisco Pride | San Francisco, California | www.sfpride.org | June | ||
San Jose Pride Parade & Festival | San Jose, California | www.sanjosepride.com | June | ||
Savannah Pride | Savannah, Georgia | www.savannahpride.org | |||
Seattle Black Pride | Seattle, Washington | www.seattleblackpride.org | July | ||
Seattle Pride | Seattle, Washington | www.seattlepride.org | June | ||
South Carolina Pride | Columbia, South Carolina | www.scpride.org | |||
Southern Decadence | New Orleans, Louisiana | www.southerndecadence.net | |||
Spokane Pride | Spokane, Washington | www.outspokane.com | June | ||
Texas Bear Round Up | Dallas, Texas | www.tbru.org | |||
Tranny Fest | San Francisco, California | www.trannyfest.com | June | ||
Twin Cities Pride | Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota | www.tcpride.org | |||
United States Gay Open | San Francisco, California | www.gltf.org | May | ||
Up Your Alley Fair | San Francisco, California | www.folsomstreetfair.com | July | ||
Utah Pride Festival | Salt Lake City, Utah | www.utahpride.org | |||
White Party Week | Miami, Florida | www.whiteparty.org | November | ||
Winter Party | South Beach, Florida | www.winterparty.com | March |
Oceania
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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Australia | |||||
Brisbane Pride Festival | Brisbane | www.pridebrisbane.org.au | June | 1990 | |
Feast Festival | Adelaide | www.feast.org.au | November | ||
Melbourne Queer Film Festival | Melbourne | www.melbournequeerfilm.com.au | March | 1991 | |
Midsumma | Melbourne | www.midsumma.org.au | January/February | 1989 | |
Perth Pride Festival | Perth, Western Australia | www.pridewa.asn.au | September | 1990 | |
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras | Sydney | www.mardigras.org.au | February/March | 1978 | |
New Zealand | |||||
Hero Festival | Auckland | www.hero.org.nz | February | 1991 | |
Queenstown Gay Ski Week | Queenstown | www.gayskiweeknz.com | September | 2003 | |
Singapore | |||||
IndigNation | Singapore | www.hopinc.org | August | 2005 |
Worldwide
Pride event | Location | Website | Occurs in | Started in | |
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World | |||||
Gay Games | Various | www.gaygames.com | 1982 | ||
World Outgames | Various | 2006 |
See also
- Gay pride
- Gay pride parade
External links
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