Current language: English

Queer Berlin

Regenbogenfahne

Events and Festivals

Christmas Avenue

LGBTIQA Winterdays and Christmas Avenue

November 04 to December 23, 2025

At the LGBTQIA Winterdays and the Christmas market on Nollendorfplatz, atmospheric lighting, a varied stage program and high-quality delicacies await visitors.  more

Weihnachtsschmuck (3)

Queer Winter Wonderland

Date not yet known

A new winter wonderland is opening this year on the banks of the Spree River in Mitte. This queer Christmas market attracts visitors with a playful and diverse program.  more

Regenbogenfahne in Berlin

Xposed Queer Film Festival

Date not yet known

This international film festival showcases current and classic queer films that show the development of queer life.  more

messe-Sticks-and-Stones_s&S.jpg

Sticks & Stones

June 6, 2026

At this LGBTIQ job fair, visitors can meet potential employers, make business contacts and attend talks about the career world.  more

Rainbow flag

Queer Art and Culture Days

Date not yet known

The Queer Art and Culture Days in Lichtenberg offer a diverse, family-friendly entertainment program, great food and a welcoming atmosphere.  more

26. Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest Berlin

Lesbian and Gay City Festival

July 18 and 19, 2026

For the 32nd time, the Regenbogenfonds e.V. is organizing Europe's largest lesbian and gay city festival. More than 350,000 visitors are expected on an area of 20,000 square meters.  more

CSD Parade Berlin

Christopher Street Day 2026

July 25, 2026

On Christopher Street Day, hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets to fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ people with a great parade, colourful floats and lots of music.  more

CSD auf der Spree

Berlin Canal Pride

Date not yet known

It's the summer highlight of Berlin Pride Week: Canal Pride is a LGBTQ* party tour with several ships across the Spree River.  more

Drag Queens (1)

Pride Village - CSD Finale

July 26, 2025

Offering musical entertainment, information and food stalls, Pride Village is the official closing celebration of the CSD parade.  more

Queeres Parkfest 1

LGBT Park Festival

August 08, 2026

The LGBT Park Festival (Queeres Parkfest) on the grounds of the open-air cinema in Volkspark Friedrichshain will take place for the 27th time in 2026.  more

Zum Schmutzigen Hobby: Nina Queer

QueerStreet Festival

Date not yet known

A new festival for everyone, completely without labels: The QueerStreet Festival took place for the first time in 2021 and is now a permanent part of Berlin's cultural calendar.  more

Queer Pride

The Queer Night Market

Date not yet known

Art, street food, pop-up stands and more: Holzmarkt invites you to the Queer Night Market right on the Spree.  more

Drag Shows

Grand Hotel Faburlesque

The Berlin vaudeville drag queen Sheila Wolf and the British burlesque dancer Lola La Tease (director of the Berlin group "The Glam Girls") present a sensational evening full of glamor, elegance and lots... more

Circus of Travesty: The Neukölln Drag Show

Timetravel is an incredible spectacle full of glitz and glamor that is second to none. The drag queens warmly welcome their audience to Berlin's dazzling travesty show. more

Festival of Drag - Maria Crohn & Friends

Would you like a little more? With the drag show "Festival of Drag - Maria Crohn and Friends" you will experience a theatre revue that will satisfy even the highest demands. more

Museums, Archives and Cultural Institutions

Schwules Museum

Schwules Museum

The Schwules Museum ( "Gay Museum") explores and presents lesbian, gay, trans*, bisexual and queer life stories, themes and concepts in history, art and culture.  more

Silvesterparty im Kino International

"MonGay" at Kino International

Every Monday, the historical Kino International cinema shows the best and newest queer films in their original version with subtitles.  more

Related Content

Christmas symbolic image

Events & Culture in Berlin

Highlights of the Berlin culture program including tips for the best concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, seasonal events and specials.  more

Tag der Einheit: Volksfest am Brandenburger Tor

Folk Festivals and Fairs

Carnivals, funfairs, street festivals and neighborhood fairs: The most important Berlin folk festivals of the year.  more