SWEDEN
June 7-11
www.westpride.se
Don’t miss the chance to see the city of Gothenburg cov-
ered in Pride colors for two weeks, securing its reputation
as one of the most LGBTQ-welcoming cities in the world.
West Pride, Gothenburg’s LGBTQ culture festival, is a
unique fun-filled event, free of charge, which takes place
on June 7-11 – the most beautiful time of the year. The
program consists of about 260 activities, where 30 are in
English. On Saturday June 10, it’s time for the big Rain-
bow Parade with more than 15,000 participants and some
25,000 people lining the streets. A major part of the pro-
gram has not yet been made official.
TORONTO
June 23-25
www.pridetoronto.com
One of North America’s leading gay destinations, Toronto
has been holding Pride observances since the ‘70s, and
events have been held annually there since 1981. These
days, Toronto Pride’s most prominent event, the Pride
Parade draws more than 1.2 million spectators and partic-
ipants annually, making it one of the top such draws in the
world. The key Toronto Gay Pride events generally take
place in the city’s Church Street area, around the intersec-
tion with Wellesley Street – a neighborhood also known as
the Gay Village.
VIENNA
June 9-18
www.viennapride.at
Vienna Pride 2017 will be the longest that Vienna has ever
seen. The highlight is the Rainbow Parade, which will take
place on June 17 on the Ringstrasse Boulevard. Vienna
Pride will last a whole 10 days this year. For these 10
days, Vienna will be the center of gay and lesbian Austria.
Numerous parties, art and information events, live perfor-
mances and of course the Rainbow Parade will turn up
the heat in Vienna and make a visible statement for the
acceptance of homosexuals and against their exclusion.
The focal point of the activities will once again be the Pride
Village, which will be erected from June 14-17 against the
beautiful backdrop of City Hall. What’s more, the Vienna
Fetish Spring will also take place from June 14-18, 2017.
ZÜRICH
June 9-10
http://zurichpridefestival.ch
Under the motto “No Fear To Be You” the Zürich Pride Fes-
tival wants to draw attention to the situation of LGBTQ (les-
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) refugees. While
Zürich’s Pride consists of scores of demonstrations, re-
source booths, bars and entertainment, the focus remains
squarely on advancing its human rights agenda and raising
awareness of and support for the community efforts.