Cologne Gay Travel Guide

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• |  6 September 2008
• 5 years KitKatClub Cologne:  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.
  6 September, from 22:00 @ Alter Wartesaal (right side wing of the Central Station, access from the street Johannisstraße 11)
• -›  KitKatClub

• |  4 September 2008
• Madonna – Sticky & Sweet Tour:  4 September @ LTU arena Düsseldorf
• -›  Info & Tickets

• |  30 August 2008
• H.E.A.T.:  huge gay party outside of Cologne.
  Saturday, 30 August 2008, 22:00 – 07:00. Entrance 10 € @ Juby Q
  (Köln-Frechen, commercial area Europapark, Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 7-9,
  next to motorway junction Köln-West, A1/A4)
• -›  Flyer

• |  16  –  17 August 2008
• Street fair ›downtown-cologne‹:  organized by the gay & lesbian bars and clubs Hombres, Edelweiss, Cox, Boners, Blue Lounge, Station2B and Zipp’s. Saturday and Sunday, 16 – 17 August, 14:00 – 22:00 @ Hohe Pforte street
• -›  www.downtown-cologne.com

• |  13  –  17 August 2008
• c/o pop:  5th edition of c/o pop, the festival for urban pop culture, music fair and conference in one.
• -›  www.c-o-pop.de
• -›  www.myspace.com/copop

• |  26 July  –  9 August 2008
• Foam summer parties:  2 W.E.T. foam partys on Saturday, 26 July and 9 August, 22:00 – 05:00 @ Essigfabrik, Siegburger Straße 110 (Köln-Deutz)
• -›  www.wet-party.eu

• |  12 July 2008
• Kölner Lichter:  Huge fireworks with synchronised music along the Rhine river (from a pontoon between the bridges Hohenzollernbrücke and Deutzer Brücke). The spectacle happens on Saturday, 12th of July 2008, from 23:30 to midnight, but it is advisable to go to the left or right bank of the river much earlier to catch a good place.
• -›  www.koelner-lichter.de (English, French, Dutch and German)
• -›  short videos from 2004 and 2006

• |  6 July 2008
• Greenkomm:  Cologne’s top After Hour on Pride Sunday, 6 July, from 06:00
  @ Nachtflug (Hohenzollernring 89-93)
• -›  www.greenkomm.de

• |  5 July 2008
• Kings & Queens party @ Gay Pride Cologne 2008:  Presale has started for the Kings & Queens party on Saturday, 5 July 2008. The advance tickets allow for the FastLane (instead of the long queue) at the night of the event.
  
• -›  Details, address and map of location

• |  5 July 2008
• COLOUR – huge party at the Gay Pride weekend (CSD):  Saturday, 5 July 2008.
  More than 10.000 guests expected! For the very first time the Kölnarena (Germany’s biggest concert and event hall) opens its doors for a gay & lesbian mega-event, presented by Cologne’s leading party organizers.
• -›  www.colour-cologne.com

• |  4 July 2008
• Vanity Bear:  The new party in Cologne for Bears, Musclebears, Cubs, Leather and Admirers. Friday, 4 July, from 22:00 @ Blumengold (Mittelstraße 12-14)
• -›  www.vanity-bear.com

• |  6 July 2008
• Joystick Closing Party:  Sunday, 6 July, 22:00 – 06:00
  @ Diamonds (Hohenzollernring 90)
• -›  www.myspace.com/joystickparty

• |  5 July 2008
• Loveboat presents Roxy:  Loveboat (Cologne), Roxy (Amsterdam) and Matinée Group (Barcelona) join forces for their Saturday night party at the Rhine Terraces.
  22:00 – 06:00. Presale 15 €, door 19 € @ Rheinterrassen Köln
• -›  www.savary-events.com
• -›  www.rhein-terrassen.de

• |  4  –  6 July 2008
• Cologne Pride weekend:  CSD parade on Sunday, 6 July, starting at 12:00.
  Street festival 4 – 6 July in the Old Town of Cologne between Alter Markt and Heumarkt
• -›  www.colognepride.de

• |  6 July 2008
• E’de Cologne:  open-air Electronic party. After the Pride parade from 15:00 till 22:00 @ Offenbachplatz
• -›  www.e-de-cologne.de

• |  6 July 2008
• Schwullesben-Spektakel:  Very popular gay & lesbian mixed party on Pride
  Sunday, 6 July, from 22:00. Entrance 8–10 € @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)

• |  28  –  29 June 2008
• Bermudadreieck street fair:  with shows, DJs, food & beer in the so-called Bermudadreieck (Bermuda Triangle) – the area around the ExCorner bar

• |  27 June 2008
• Chicos a la Playa:  gay beach party on Friday, 27 June, 20:00 – 24:00
  @ Skybeach – the city ›beach‹ space on the roof of the ARAL parking garage (Cäcilienstraße 32, close to Neumarkt)
• -›  www.heroes-cologne.de

• |  13 June 2008
• Glamourdome:  Huge gay party outside of Cologne.
  Friday, 13 June 2008, from 22:00. Entrance 10 € @ Juby Q
  (Köln-Frechen, commercial area Europapark, Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 7-9,
  next to motorway junction Köln-West, A1/A4)
• -›  www.glamourdome.de

• |  7 June 2008
• Salvation Cologne:  Saturday, 7 June, from 22:00. Entrance 15 €
  @ Alter Wartesaal (Central Station)
• -›  www.salvation-cologne.com

• |  8  –  12 May 2008
• Rheinfetisch – Cologne LeatherPride 2008:  annual Leather & Fetish meeting.
  8 – 12 May. Agenda on:
• -›  www.rheinfetisch.de

• |  30 April  –  4 May 2008
• BEAR XXL Cologne:  30 April – 4 May, with big party ›Butch&Bear Disco‹ on Saturday night @ Gloria (Apostelnstraße 11)
• -›  www.bearscologne.de

• |  26 April 2008
• Fabulous Cup 2008:  International figure skating event for gays, lesbians & friends. 26 & 27 April @ KEC Halle (Gummersbacher Straße 4, near Kölnarena)
• -›  www.fabulous-cup.de

• |  16  –  20 April 2008
• ART COLOGNE:  International Fair for Modern and Contemporary Art.
  16 – 20 April 2008.
• -›  www.artcologne.com

• |  10 April 2008
• Verzaubert – International Queer Film Festival:  10 – 17 April 2008
  @ Cinedom
• -›  www.verzaubertfilmfest.de

• |  3 February 2008
• Afternoon Tea Dance:  Sunday, 3 February, 16:00 – 01:00. 8–10 €.
  @ Diamonds (Hohenzollernring 90)
• -›  www.patroc.com/cologne/clubs.html

• |  2 February 2008
• Cock-Pit – Carnival Edition 2008:  Cologne’s big party for Bears & Wolf packs. Saturday, 2 February, from 22:00. 15 €
  @ Alter Wartesaal (Central Station)
• -›  www.cock-pit.com

• Impressions from previous parties

• |  31 January  –  5 February 2008
• Cologne Street Carnival:  Thursday, 31 January till Tuesday, 5 February.
• -›  www.koeln.de
• -›  Hotel reservations for Cologne

• |  31 December 2007
• New Year’s party ›Extra Ordinary – The White Edition‹:  31 December 2007, 22:00 – 06:00. Entrance: 15 € in advance, 20 € at the door (if still available).
  At ›Alte Bahndirektion‹, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 1-3
• -›  www.savary-events.com

• |  31 December 2007
• Kings & Queens New Year’s party:  31 December 2007, from 22:00. 12-15 €.
  @ Essigfabrik (Köln-Deutz, Siegburger Straße 110)
• -›  www.kq-party.de

• |  29 December 2007
• From Ibiza to Cologne:  Saturday, 29 December, from 23:00. Entrance 10 €. ›Scandal‹ @ Starz Club Cologne (Hohenzollernring 89-93)

• |    –  26 November 2007
• International Bear Pride Cologne 2007:  20 – 26 November
• -›  www.bear-pride.de
• -›  Cock-Pit party @ Alter Wartesaal

• Scenes from Bear Pride Cologne 2005

• |  3 November 2007
• Cologne’s Long Night of Museums:  3rd of November 2007, from 19:00 till 03:00 (last entry 02:15). Tickets for 13 €.
• -›  www.museumsnacht-koeln.de
• -›  Concept and background of the Long Night of Museums

• |  31 October  –  4 November 2007
• COLOGNE FINE ART fair:  top-flight market platform for high-value fine art objects. From 31 October till 4 November 2007.
• -›  www.cologne-fine-art.com

• |  31 October 2007
• Halloween for King and Queen:  Pink Triangle and Kings & Queens join for a Halloween party at Alter Wartesaal (Central Station) at Wednesday, 31st October, 22:00 – 05:00. Entrance 10 € (8 € till 24:00).
• -›  www.queer-halloween.de

• |  26 October 2007
• New Friday gay club night – Heroes:  opening party on Friday, 26 October 2007 @ the new glamour club ›The O‹ at Rudolfplatz
• -›  www.heroes-cologne.de

• |  25 August 2007
• Kettengassenfest:  Gay street fair with DJs, barbecue, beer and cocktails. Sat and Sun 25 – 26 August, 12:00 – 22:00 at Kettengasse/Friesenwall
• -›  www.kettengasse.de

• |  26 June 2007
• Rosenstolz – Open Air concert in Cologne:  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 this city this day and wanna have an authentic experience of lifestyle and pop culture in today’s Germany don’t miss this concert!
  Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 19:00, Am Tanzbrunnen

• Video

• |  27 May 2007
• Gay Games Benefit Party:  in favour of the VIII Gay Games which will take place in Cologne in 2010. Entrance incl. donation 10 € (7 € till 24:00).
  10 DJs, 2 Areas and beergarden. Whitsunday, 27 May 2007, 22:00 – 06:00, at Alter Wartesaal at Cologne’s Central Station
• -›  pink-benefiz.de

• Gay Games 2010 promotion video

• |  30 April 2007
• Tanz in den Mai:  The Bodycheck and Kings & Queens parties join for a May Dance party at Alter Wartesaal (Central Station) at Monday, 30th April, 22:00 – 06:00. Entrance 10 € (8 € till 24:00).