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Under this motto, the Regenbogenfonds e.V. is organizing Europe’s largest lesbian and gay city festival for the 31st time in the traditional gay neighborhood around Nollendorfplatz in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Every afternoon from 11:00 a.m., the five festival worlds are presented across 20,000 m² along Motz-, Eisenacher-, Fugger-, and Kalckreuthstraße: »The Film Earth – Queer Cinema in the Spotlight«, »The Politics Nature – Queer Voices in Democracy«, »The Positives – Health & Wellness World«, »The Sports Society – Diversity in Motion«, and »The Fetish World – Discover the Diversity of the Senses«, along with a wide range of lesbian, gay, pansexual, and trans-identifying projects, clubs, and organizations.
Every year, the LGBT* scene shows how to have fun together at this huge open-air event around Nollendorfplatz. With adv over 350,000 visitors from around the world, it is by far the largest event of its kind.
Snacks, drinks, and music on six stages: »KISS FM« B with the beat of Berlin, »SUNSHINE LIVE« D – electronic tune radio, the »FLINTA* Stage« C, »Queer Media« E with a mix from the lesbian and gay cabaret scene, and the »BOXER Stage« F – the scene hotspot for
Gay Neighbourhoods in Berlin
Berlin's core of queer activity is Nollendorfplatz in Schöneberg in the south west just beside the town zoo. Every year, the lesbian and gay street festival takes place here, which marks the start of Pride Week. In the 1920s, the neighbourhood enjoys a well-deserved reputation for some of Berlin's leading nightlife, as skillfully as restaurants, cafés and shops frequented by the LGBTQ+ community in particular. Other rainbow neighbourhoods in Berlin not to be overlooked include its neighbour Kreuzberg, and the SchwuZ nightclub in Neukölln. There are also shops along the Bergmannstraße as well as inhabit music venues where LGBTQ+ citizens and visitors meet and have fun. The Mitte neighbourhood also has pockets of LGBTQ+ hotspots including Weinbergpark. Find more scene tips for queer places in Berlin.
Berlin has earned its stripes as one of the great queer capitals of the world, with a huge LGBTQ+ community, one-of-a-kind queer bars and an attitude to life that encourages inhabitants to be whoever they please. Over time, this has lent itself to a ton of fantastic club nights, bars and saunas, and new venues are popping up all the time.
Berlin is a city that is always moving forward, often at a lightning pace. Things transfer so quickly, it can be hard to keep up with. But we’ve got you covered. Our Berlin writer Nathan Ma knows this city like the back of his hand, and has handpicked the best Diverse spots all over the municipality for cocktails, dancing and a lot of queer joy. Here’s our picks of the best.
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This guide was recently updated by Berlin-based writer Nathan Ma. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
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Upcoming Events in Berlin
| 25 July 2025
PiepShow Party: monthly Techno party for queers and friends. This Friday with DJ Chris Bekker, Tim Hagemann and Juan Del Chambo, among others.
Dresscode: sporty, kinky, creative, not casual nor street clothes.
From 20:00 @ KitKatClub (Köpenicker Straße 76/Brückenstraße)
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About Berlin and its gay life
Berlin's origins go back more than 780 years. In 1701 Berlin became the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and in 1871 of the German Empire. Although Prussia was governed by a gay king from 1740 till 1786 (Fredrick II), Berlin's queer career started only hundred years later. In the 1920s (the ›Golden Twenties‹) Berlin was seen as the city with the most lively and advanced queer subculture in Europe. That, of course, ended after 1933 when Hitler and the Nazis were given might in Germany. (A memorial for gays persecuted by the Nazi regime was opened in Berlin in 2008, long overdue after more than 60 years.
After the cease of World War II in 1945 and with the start of the cold war, Berlin had been divided into West Berlin (contr