04.07.2024 This month, the Salzburg Festival kicks off with the Festival Opening Ceremony. The cultural event in Salzburg par excellence. Then Salzburg will once again be the stage of the world. But even until then, Salzburg is in a high summer mood, as gaysalzburg.at editor Sebastian Brandstätter was able to experience today on a walk through the city. There are also some highlights for the queer scene in July. [Read more]

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Unken Pride starts on 20 July in Pinzgau, southwest of Salzburg. But Unken Pride is by no means the only queer pride event in the province of Salzburg. In Bad Ischl, one of the three European Capitals of Culture this year, the Pride Parade is even part of the programme. Rainbow in the countryside – an observation by Florian Niederseer and Sebastian Brandstätter. [Read more]

“Be visible Schatzi“ will once again be the motto of this year’s Pride Festival Salzburg. ‘It’s about the visibility of the community in the city – but also about the partners from the city’s institutions showing themselves with us,’ says Conny Felice in an interview with gaysalzburg.at in 2023. From 30 August to 8 September, Salzburg’s queer community is celebrating its third Pride Festival in a row, once again fulfilling the claim of this motto. [Read more]

The Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts was founded by Oskar Kokoschka in 1953. Since then, it has brought together artists from all over the world for workshops every summer. Queer themes are also a recurring theme. The artist Philipp Gufler shows his examination of queer history and role attributions in the Galerie im Traklhaus. The Salzburg 2024 Pride Festival also begins at the same time as the finissage. [Read more]

“The Heublumen are a queer association with the aim of supporting rural LGBTQIA+ communities,” says the self-description on Facebook. They are doing this again this year, including with Unken Pride 2024. On 20 July, the rainbow parade will pass through the small village in Pinzgau. Queer self-confidence will be on display against the picturesque mountain backdrop. And more and more people are joining in. [Read more]

The much under-recognized heroines of Stonewall were Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman and LGBT activist, and was particularly vocal about her support for trans people of color. Johnson was a regular guest at the Stonewall Inn in 1969, along with Sylvia Rivera. [Read more]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 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]

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]