Big party - Gay-lesbian city festival started
A week before Christopher Street Day, the queer community in Berlin gets into a festive mood. Around Nollendorfplatz in the Schöneberg district, the 30th lesbian-gay city festival started at 11.00 am, as a spokesperson announced. Thousands of visitors are expected there today and tomorrow. The motto is: "Equal Rights for Unequal! Worldwide!" The weather should not get in the way of a big party: The sun shone brightly at the start and it was already nearly 30 degrees.
According to the organizers, a wide range of queer projects, associations, and organizations will provide insight into their work at the festival. Authorities and companies present themselves as open employers. And of course, there will be celebrating and partying, with six stages offering entertainment from early morning to late at night. Restaurants and bars in the Rainbow District are looking forward to guests. The governing mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner (CDU), is expected at the festival in the early afternoon.
The big parade for the Christopher Street Day (CSD) then takes place on July 27. As in previous years, the organizers expect hundreds of thousands. The CSD in Berlin is considered one of the largest events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTQI) community in Europe.
Queer refers to non-heterosexual people or people who do not identify with the traditional roles of man and woman or other societal norms around gender and sexuality.
City Festival
- Visitors from all over society are eagerly anticipating the lively atmosphere of the City festival in Schöneberg, as the 30th edition offers a multitude of queer projects and associations showcasing their work.
- This weekend, the Scene in Berlin transforms into a vibrant celebration of diversity, with the City festival providing numerous opportunities for partying and entertainment across six stages throughout the Rainbow District.
- During the City festival, many local restaurants and bars in Schöneberg welcome guests looking for an enjoyable and inclusive experience, mirroring the mood for a party amongst the LGBTQI+ community leading up to Christopher Street Day.
- In conjunction with the City festival, various authorities and companies demonstrate their commitment to equality and showcase themselves as open employers, strengthening the sense of unity and acceptance within Berlin's queer scene.
