Copenhagen Gay Travel Guide

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• |  16 August 2008
• Copenhagen Pride 2008:  Pride week from 9 till 17 August, with the parade on Saturday, 16 August. The parade will start at 13:30 in Nørrebro and progress through Mimersgade – Heimdalsgade – Nørrebrogade – Dronning Louises Bro – Søtorvet – Vendersgade – Nørre Voldgade and is expected to arrive at Copenhagen’s Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) at 16:00 where the big Pride Show will take place.
• -›  copenhagenpride.dk

• |  21 July  –  28 July 2008
• 3rd Queer Festival 2008:  ›For a week artists, musicians, DJs, performers, social and political activists, drag kings, drag queens, and gender benders from many countries will get together and create an alternative to heteronormative culture, politics, and spaces.‹
  21 – 28 July 2008, Kigkurren 1-3
• -›  www.queerfestival.org

• |  4 April 2008
• Next Wonk party in Copenhagen:  Friday, 4 April.
• -›  Details, address and map of location

• |  30 December 2007
• 3rd Nordic Open 2007:  Copenhagen, 30 – 31 December.
  ›For the third time, Copenhagen hosts the biggest international same sex dance competition in Scandinavia. This two-day event is turning into a unique New Years’ tradition in the gay community, with dancers and spectators coming from all over the world, lavish dance competitions on December 30th and a gala New Years Ballroom Party on December 31st.‹
• -›  www.pandans.dk

• |  15 November 2007
• Copenhagen’s newest gay cafe and lounge bar:  ›Code‹, since 15 November.
  Daily 12:00 – 02:00 (Friday and Saturday until 05:00). At Rådhusstræde 1
• -›  www.code.dk

• |  12 October 2007
• Kulturnatten – Night of Culture in Copenhagen: 
  Friday, 12 October, 18:00 – 24:00.
• -›  www.kulturnatten.dk/en
• -›  Concept and background of the Long Night of Museums

• |    –  2 September 2007
• Exhibition ›Images of Man‹:  23 June – 2 September at the ARKEN Museum of Modern Art (20km south of Copenhagen; bus 128 runs directly to the museum).
  ›Images of Man spotlights modern man’s existence, body and the various cultures into which people of today enter. Across artistic media and national borders the exhibition maps a number of the recurring themes in contemporary Danish and international depictions of man.‹
• -›  www.arken.dk

• |  22 June 2007
• cph*2007 International Swim Meet:  June 22–24 in Copenhagen.
  ›As a warm-up for the Outgames 2009, Copenhagen Mermates welcomes all swimmers to a fun-packed weekend of swimming, cultural and social events.
  The cph*2007 International Swim Meet will be held at Øbrohallen, a wonderful roman inspired pool, constructed in 1929 and recently beautifully renovated to match the needs of today’s swimmers.‹
• -›  www.mermates.dk/2007

• |  2 June 2007
• Nordic Night:  1 – 2 June 2007. Party weekend for the nordic leather and fetish guys – or any other men from the leather scene who wants to participate.
  With Mr. Leather Copenhagen contest.
• -›  www.slm-cph.dk

• |  17 May 2007
• 2nd European Gay Rugby Cup:  Copenhagen 2007 Union Cup from 17th till 20th of May. The Union Cup is a non-professional, gay rugby union tournament for gay friendly rugby teams in Europe.
• -›  www.scrumrfc.dk

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