"I consider the areas of Salzburg, Naples and Constantinople to be the most beautiful on earth!" said Alexander von Humboldt. Indeed: with its picturesque location in the Salzach Valley, its diverse cultural offerings and rich cultural history Salzburg is a jewel among Europe's metropolises and is called "the stage of the world" – also for gay men, lesbian women and trans people. This is what gaysalzburg.at is about. Salzburg is a top destination for gay travel.
Salzburg Queer Update
21.04.2024 “You don’t have to go to Vienna or Munich. Queer life in all its diversity is right here in Salzburg,” says Louise Hallman from QueKuSa, the new association for queer culture in Salzburg. The next weeks offer so many different opportunities to experience queer life in Salzburg. Scene, culture, history: there is an amazing range of activities for almost all interests in such a relatively small city. [Read more]
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QueKuWhat? QueKuSa!
The Magic Garage has been delighting audiences in Salzburg with its drag show for around two and a half years. The QueKuSa association has now been founded to do justice to its growing success. On the one hand the legal framework for the Magic Garage and on the other hand the basis for many other activities for queer culture in Salzburg. [Read more]
eat&meet 2024 – Culinary exoticism in Salzburg
Rice from Lower Austria, turmeric from Styria or shiitake mushrooms from Salzburg. The eat&meet Culinary Festival is entering its 15th round this year and is focussing on exotic foods and dishes. Almost everything from regional production. [Read more]
Skipride Kaprun 2024
At the end of the ski season, from 11 to 14 April 2024, the fifth edition of Skipride Kaprun will take place. In Salzburg’s highest ski resort, on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, around 200 men from all over Europe celebrate a winter sports, music and party happening in a fantastic scenic setting. With a high flirt factor! [Read more]
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Salzburg before Christmas
In the remaining weeks until the festive season, there is not only a musical premiere in Salzburg, the city’s queer scene also offers a constant stream of events. From queer short film festivals and ballets to Christmas parties and Christmas baking. Here are some suggestions of what you can experience in the city of Mozart over the coming weekends until the festive season. [Read more]
The golden age of Hollywood
“Singin’ in the Rain” is a declaration of love to the musical. The story of the two 1920s silent film stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont in the transition from silent to sound film was staged as a musical in New York in 1952. To this day, the film version is one of the TOP 10 films of all time. From 2 December in 21 performances at the Salzburg State Theatre. [Read more]
Drag queens on tour
Gigi LaPajette from Salzburg and eight other Austrian drag queens have been developing considerable creative potential in the invention of event formats for some time now: A murder mystery dinner, Christmas show, Oktoberfest, brunch and many more. Gigi has just celebrated the Rosa Stadl in Graz. Here are the pictures. And a preview of the next events. All over Austria. [Read more]
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Salzburg Christkindlmarkt 2023
The Salzburg Christmas Market enchants locals and visitors alike in the medieval old town of Salzburg. HOSI Salzburg is once again taking part in this year’s Salzburg Christmas Market. Tasting Christmas biscuits and drinking mulled wine at the HOSI punch stand will also give the rainbow space in the festively decorated old town of Salzburg. [Read more]
That was Gigi’s Oktoberfest 2023
Gigi’s Rosa Stadl brought Oktoberfest atmosphere to the Urbankeller in Salzburg on Saturday (22.10.). A drag show, tree trunk sawing, beer measure chopping and hearty food made this evening a successful Gay Wiesn with Gigi LaPajette’s team. On 11 November there will be a continuation of the Rosa Stadl. This time in Graz at the Marienbräu. [Read more]
The Kaiviertel – a small district with a big history
The Kaiviertel in Salzburg’s Alstadt is its own cosmos of boutiques, galleries, gastronomy and a lot of history. The Romans had already built a temple here, at the exit of the city towards the south. On the weekend 29.09. to 1.10. the quarter celebrates its Kaivierttelfest. [Read more]
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It won’t be quiet in October
The Culture Days are organised by the Salzburg Cultural Association and take place in October. Since the festival was founded in autumn 1972, great importance has been attached to offering top-class concerts at special venues outside the festival season. The core of the programme stands for diversity. [Read more]
Pride Night Salzburg 2023
The ARGE Kultur for Pride Night 2023 was more than full. A colourful party crowd celebrated Salzburg Pride 2023 at the end of the parade. Queens&Kings, Drags&Leathermen, Puppies&Dykes – everyone celebrated the successful Salzburg Pride 2023. Even a brief fire alarm couldn’t stop it. After a quick clarification, Gigi LaPajette [Read more]
Salzburg - the stage of the world
The city on the Salzach has a remarkable urban and modern vitality for its size (150,000 inhabitants). Both historically and culturally – and in a prime location.
How to get to Salzburg and be mobile on site is described on the Welcome page. Historical context on the 1000-year history of the city can be found on the Historical page. Salzburg’s phenomenal cultural offerings are highlighted on the Cultural page. The scenic attractions of Salzburg and the surrounding area can be found on the Touristic page. The city’s extremely lively queer scene with all its events such as the CSD, Pride Boat and Long Night of Diversity can be found on the Queer page and the Guide leads you to bars, cafés, restaurants, hotels and flats in Salzburg.
Have fun surfing through queer Salzburg!
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E-Paper
The Salzburg Gay Guide for the LGBTI community is available as a printed copy from the end of May 2023 in Brunos Stores in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich. Or order it by mail here.
Salzburg and winter sportsWhether as a winter sports instructor in Flachau or as …
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