Patroc Gay Travel Guide Europe 2010

Patroc provides gay travel information for more than 25 destinations in Europe, from gay hot-spots such as Barcelona and Madrid, London and Berlin, Rome and Paris to lesser known destinations such as Cologne, Granada and Bilbao.

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Rome |  17 June  –  12 September 2010
Gay Village 2010: annual open-air summer festival for gays, lesbians & friends with music, performances and parties. Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ Parco del Ninfeo (EUR, Via delle Tre Fontane)
Rome |  2 September 2010
Boy George live: at the open-air summer festival Gay Village (see above).
From 22:00, 15 €
@ Parco del Ninfeo (EUR, Via delle Tre Fontane)
Berlin |  4 September 2010
Folsom Europe in Berlin: international leather & fetish weekend with street fair on Saturday afternoon and lots of parties from Friday till Sunday.
Rome |  4 September 2010
WE Party: the new mega party production from Spain. In partnership with
Rome’s gay party Muccassassina and the gay bar Coming Out.
From 23:00
@ Atlantico (Viale dell’Oceano Atlantico 271 D)

Video: Promotion trailer WE Party Rome September 2010 [open video][close video]

Lisbon |  10  –  11 September 2010
Lisbon Unplugged 2010: international music & arts festival, promoting diversity, social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
@ Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Tapada da Ajuda)
Madrid |  11 September 2010
La Noche en Blanco Madrid: part of the European White Nights, an annual free all-night cultural festival. In Madrid on Saturday, 11 September, 21:00 – 07:00.
London |  14  –  25 September 2010
The fine line between high art and high camp: the Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo back in London for 2 weeks.
›Every one of the male dancers believes in the romance and glamour of the great Russian ballet, and jokes aside they dance these ballets for real.‹ (The Times)
@ Peacock Theatre (Portugal Street)

Video preview: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo [open video][close video]

Barcelona |  17  –  19 September 2010
Panteresports 2010: international multi-sport tournament for gays, lesbians and friends. Including swimming, football, volleyball, basketball and squash.
Hosted by the Barcelona sports club Panteres Grogues.
Lisbon |  17  –  25 September 2010
Queer Lisboa – Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: probably the biggest gay and lesbian film festival in Europe regarding the number of screened movies.
@ Cinema São Jorge (Avenida da Liberdade 175)
Paris |  2 October 2010
Nuit Blanche Paris: annual free all-night cultural festival on each first Saturday night in October, from sundown till sunrise (approx. 19:00 – 07:00).
Berlin |  13  –  24 October 2010
Festival of Lights: For two weeks, famous sights in Berlin such as the TV tower and the Brandenburg Gate will be on stage by means of light and projections. Complementary with several cultural events dealing with the subject ›light‹.
Barcelona |  15  –  24 October 2010
Festival Internacional de Cinema Gai i Lèsbic de Barcelona: Barcelona’s international gay and lesbian film festival.
Madrid |  28 October  –  7 November 2010
LesGaiCineMad: International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Madrid.
Cologne |  23  –  29 November 2010
International Bear Pride Cologne 2010: with bears from more than 50 countries probably the most international bear’s meeting worldwide.
Cologne had already been a center for hairy guys in Germany long before ›Bears‹ became an international gay term. The parties, bars and even the street in front of the famous Cox Bar will be packed with Bears and Wolves during this weekend!

Video: Scenes from Bear Pride Cologne 2005 [open video][close video]

Madrid |  3  –  8 December 2010
Mad.Bear 2010: 10th international meeting of bears, big men and admirers in Madrid from Friday, 3 December, till Wednesday, 8 December (bank holiday in Spain). 5000 guys expected.
Cologne |  1  –  3 July 2011
CSD Köln – Cologne Gay Pride 2011: with the parade on Sunday and the street festival from Friday till Sunday in the Old Town of Cologne.
Madrid |  1  –  3 July 2011
Madrid Gay Pride 2011: the parade on Saturday is by far the largest gay parade in Spain and one of the biggest parades throughout Europe, with thousands of international visitors. Called ›Madrid Orgullo‹ (abbreviated ›Mado‹, orgullo is the Spanish word for pride).

Video: Madrid Gay Pride 2008 [open video][close video]

Rotterdam |  20  –  24 July 2011
Eurogames 2011: after the Gay Games in Cologne 2010 the largest gay & lesbian sports event in Europe.
London |  7 July 2012
WorldPride 2012: London will be hosting the third WorldPride ever in 2012 (after Rome 2000 and Jerusalem 2006) – just three weeks ahead of the Olympic Games 2012 in London.
Antwerp |  3  –  11 August 2013
World Outgames Antwerp 2013: the next large world-wide gay & lesbian sports event after the World Outgames 2009 in Copenhagen and the Gay Games 2010 in Cologne. Registration started.

Video: Promo trailer World Outgames Antwerpen 2013 [open video][close video]