queer tuesday @ badeschiff

Vienna is different, and starting now every Tuesday at the Danube Canal on the Badeschiff it's queer! The parties Subversus, quote, homoriental, g.spot, strom +- and meat market are all pulling in the same direction: taking turns at the weekly event on the Badeschiff. This absolute hot spot offers hot sound for free at one of Vienna's top locations. www.queertuesday.at

Vienna Bear Congress

May 13–16, 2010

The Wiener Runde is the club for the Vienna bears and bear-lovers. As a friendly club for cosy, heavy bearded men, and those who are interested in them, the Wiener Runde organizes the Vienna Bear Congress (Wiener Bären Kongress). In addition to a city tour, a visit to a typical winery (Heurigen) and a party are part of the plans.
www.austrianbears.at

Rainbow Parade

July 3, 2010

The Viennese Pride Parade has only been in existence since 1996, but it has quickly become one of the big parades of the world. It attracts around 120,000 spectators each year from far and wide and the organizers can rightfully boast that the Rainbow Parade has one of the most spectacular routes down the historic Ringstrasse. www.regenbogenparade.at

Life Ball

July 17, 2010

The star-studded AIDS-charity event is the most spectacular queer party in Europe and it raises close to a million euros each year for HIV projects. From Federal Chancellor to Hollywood star, they all come to watch the fashion show by one of the world’s super-designers on City Hall Square and to dance the night away. Tickets for this event are as precious as gold, but the fashion show is free for everyone.
www.lifeball.org

Vienna in Black

October 22–26, 2010

The international leather and fetish meeting in Vienna does not just offer the obligatory leather and fetish party but a whole range of events. From dinner to leather brunch, bike tour and much more. Which weekend could be more appropriate for this event than the weekend closest to the Austrian National Holiday (26 October) when the Austrian military parades on Heldenplatz. www.lmc-vienna.at

Rose Ball

March 3, 2011

The only thing reminiscent of a real ball is the opening march by the debutantes. Apart from this, the Rose Ball is a funky and glitzy alternative to the Opera Ball. www.heaven.at

Identities – Queer Film Festival

June 2011

Identities is a cultural highlight and the second biggest international film event in Vienna. The best queer movies in the most beautiful cinemas in Vienna and a series of events and parties make for an exciting week. But even in the “off-years” the organizers of the biennial festival offer cinema performances on a regular but smaller scale.
www.identities.at