2019 Pride festivals in Europe - list of Pride parades

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Be sure to check out one of the many Pride festivals in Europe in 2019! Pride has become a big thing and this year's version of Europride is estimated to attract over a million visitors. Of course, many other Pride festivals and parades are organised around Europe - maybe you'll have the chance to visit one of them?

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Why Pride festivals?

Pride festivals are organised every year around the world to celebrate the pride of the LGBTQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others). The first ever Pride parades were held on 27-28 June 1970 in Chicago. The dates were chosen in part to commemorate the Stonewall Rebellion a year earlier - a series of violent demonstrations against a police raid on a New York City bar.

Pride festivals in Europe

Today, festivals have spread all over the world, sometimes with week-long programmes of exhibitions, workshops, debates and concerts. The highlight is the Pride parade, which is usually colourful and attracts a large crowd.

We have seen the parades in Gothenburg and Stockholm, but it would be great to see some of the parades in other European cities! The atmosphere is great and the cities are filled with happy, friendly and open-minded people. We have listed some of the biggest and most interesting festivals and parades in Europe this year. Perhaps it's time for you to check out one of them this year? You can read more about them in this calendar.

Europride 2019 in Vienna

Every year, one of all Pride festivals in Europe is awarded the title of 'Europride' by the European Pride Organisers' Association (EPOA). Sweden has actually held the title of Europride three times, in 1998, 2008 and 2018.

This year, Vienna, Austria, holds the title of Europride, and this year's theme is 'Visions of Pride'. The festival takes place from 1-16 June, and over a million people are expected to take part in the event. We have always thought of Austria as a relatively conservative country, especially when it comes to gender roles, but we reckon they will open up during these days!

Pride festivals in Europe - May

• Gran Canaria: Maspalomas Gay Pride, Maspalomas 2-12 May
• Belgium: The Belgian Pride, Brussels 17-19 May
• The United Kingdom: Birmingham Pride 2019, Birmingham 25-26 May
• Spain: Torremolinos Pride 2019, Torremolinos 25 May - 2 June

Pride festivals in Europe - June

• France: Disney Pride, Disneyland Paris 1 June
• Spain: Sitges Pride 2019, Sitges 1-10 June
• Austria: EuroPride 2019 Vienna, Vienna 1-16 June
• Switzerland: Zurich Pride 2019, Zurich 1-16 June
• Greece: Athens Pride 2019, Athens 8 June
• Italy: Roma Pride 2019, Rome 8 June
• Spain: Ibiza Pride, Ibiza 12-15 June
• Sweden: West Pride, Gothenburg 12-16 June
• The United Kingdom: Edinburgh Pride 2019, Edinburgh 15 June
• Norway: Oslo Pride 2019, Oslo 14-23 June
• Italy: Bologna Pride 2019, Bologna 22 June
• Finland: Helsinki Pride 2019, Helsinki 24-30 June
• Spain: Madrid Orgullo MADO 2019, Madrid 27 June - 7 July
• Spain: Pride Barcelona 2019, Barcelona 28-30 June
• Spain: Orgullo de Andalucía Seville Pride 2019, Seville 29 June
• France: Paris Gay Pride +Marche de Fiertés, Paris 29 June

Pride festivals in Europe - July

• Hungary: Budapest Pride 2019, Budapest 5 July
• Germany: Cologne Pride CSD 2019, Cologne 5-7 July
• The United Kingdom: Pride in London, London 6 July
• Germany: Munich Gay Pride CSD 2019, Munich 13-14 July
• Sweden: Malmö Pride, Malmö 18-21 July
• Germany: Lesbian & Gay City Festival 2019, Berlin 20-21 July
• Germany: Berlin Gay Pride CSD, Berlin 27 July
• Germany: Hamburg CSD Pride 2019, Hamburg 27 July - 4 August
• The Netherlands: Pride Amsterdam 2019, Amsterdam 27 July - 4 August
• Sweden: Stockholm Pride 2019, Stockholm 29 July - 3 August

Pride festivals in Europe - August

• The United Kingdom: Brighton & Hove Pride 2019, Brighton 2-4 August
• Iceland: Reykjavik Pride, Reykjavik 8-17 August
• The United Kingdom: Margate Pride, Margate 10 August
• Czech Republic: Prague Gay Pride, Prague 5-11 August
• Denmark: Copenhagen Pride 2019, Copenhagen 13-18 August
• The United Kingdom: Manchester Pride 2019, Manchester 23-26 August

Pride festivals in Europe - September

• Spain: Benidorm Pride, Benidorm 2-8 September
• Malta: Malta Pride 2019, Valletta 6-15 September

Pride festivals in Europe - November

• Gran Canaria: Winter Pride Maspalomas 2019, Maspalomas 4-10 November

Have you ever visited a Pride festival, and do you think you will do so this year?

All photos in the post, except the Gothenburg photo, are borrowed from Pixabay.

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