
Salzburg Queer Update
20.01.2025: Gigi’s Brunching Divas have now become an institution in Salzburg. For the first time as part of Salzburg Pride 2023, Salzburg Drag Queen tried something new for the city of Mozart with Gigi’s Brunching Divas. So Gigi is also inviting you to brunch at the arte Hotel in 2025. On Sunday (26 January), Udo Jürgens’ legendary song will once again be heard on the 14th floor of the arte hotel: “Stay for breakfast.” Tickets are available here.

‘Call me by your name’. A film title that should be familiar to many. In 2017, director Luca Guadagnino created a piece of modern queer film history with this queer romance. Guadagnino’s latest work “Queer” will be shown at Das Kino in Salzburg on Wednesday (29 January). As part of the queer film evening, Ines Kirchschläger from HOSI Salzburg will introduce the film evening. ‘Queer’ tells the story of William Lee, who flees to Mexico City in the 1940s because of his opium addiction. There, between drug abuse and non-committal sex, he meets the much younger Allerton, who is his great love. Whether he returns this love, however, is written in the stars. Between all the beautiful and the terrible, the two embark on a journey into the jungles of Peru to become aware of themselves and their feelings. As we might expect after ‘Call me by your name’, Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ promises to be an emotional rollercoaster ride. You can watch the trailer on our event page. (sb)
1301.2025: queer life in Salzburg is starting up again. Since the end of 2024, the LMC Salzburg fetish evening has called the gay cruising bar Dark Eagle its new home. On Friday (17.01.), the Salzburg fetish scene will meet at Dark Eagle. Unlike at the previous HOSI premises, it is easier here to exchange ideas about fetishes with others, and not just over a beer. No, the bar’s cellar offers the perfect location for putting words into action. Fittingly, the bar owner Wolfgang is hosting the first Sexy Sunday Afternoon of the year at Dark Eagle on the following Sunday (19.01.). So you can experience two exciting events in the same bar over the course of a weekend.
From 23.01., Salzburg will once again be showing off its cultural side. With the Mozart Week, the first festival of the year, the city on the Salzach honours its most famous musician. From 23.01. to 02.02., the city of Mozart offers numerous guided tours, concerts and cinema screenings in honour of its composer. A journey back in time to the 18th century and thus the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

One of the highlights of this week of culture is the ‘Streetdance Amadé’ on Tuesday (28.01). Under the artistic direction of Farah Deen and Olivia Mitterhuemer, the Potpourri dance association is staging a special mix of classical and hip-hop. ‘A group of street dancers and a DJ come together to explore the parallels between classical music and hip-hop, which once originated in the vibrant streets of New York. ‘Streetdance Amadé’ brings hip-hop from New York to the streets of Salzburg and combines it with classical music in the spirit of Mozart. (sb)
30.12.2024: 2024 comes to an end and 2025 is just around the corner. In Salzburg, queer people can experience this in a variety of ways. The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025. To mark the occasion, Das Kino is showing the cult film in its original English version on New Year’s Eve. Dressing up and singing along are explicitly encouraged! From 8pm, HOSI Salzburg will be open to celebrate the New Year. Mexxx opens at 8.30pm for its traditional New Year’s Eve party.
The New Year’s Eve programme at Kapitelplatz starts on 31 December at 2 pm and ends on New Year’s Day at 6 pm. Numerous artists, bands and traditional folk groups from the region will be providing entertainment. Impressive pictures and videos will be shown on the LED wall of the main stage: the fireworks from Sydney (2 p.m.) and Dubai (9 p.m.), annual reviews and the Raiffeisen New Year’s Eve countdown. At the stroke of midnight, the bells of Salzburg Cathedral will ring in the New Year and a large fireworks display synchronised to music will be set off at Hohen Salzburg Fortress, accompanied by live music. Admission to all concerts and performances is free. Information and details of the programme can be found here.

The team at gaysalzburg.at would like to wish all our users a happy and exciting new year. We will continue to report on the diversity of the beautiful city on the Salzach in 2025 – Happy New Year 2025 and stay tuned. Peter Goebel, Florian Niederseer and Sebastian Brandstätter
11.12.2024 It’s cold and slippery outside, so it’s the perfect time to warm your hands over a mulled wine with friends at the Salzburg Christmas market. Many associations have set up their stalls at the Christmas markets in the old town of Salzburg again this year, offering Christmas crafts, punch and a chat. This year, the HOSI Salzburg is celebrating the 20th time with its stand at the Alter Markt. A long history, as Conny Felice, managing director of the association, happily notes. ‘We are very happy that we, together with the other associations at the Christmas market, show the diversity of the city. This year, we are celebrating 20 years of the HOSI punch stand at the Christmas market and next year 45 years of HOSI Salzburg. We are part of Salzburg. We will be at the Christmas market until Sunday and look forward to meeting everyone who wants to chat with us over a mulled wine and biscuits,’ says Conny Felice.



The MagicGarage is also bringing the Christmas spirit to Salzburg. On Friday 13 December they invite you to their last drag show of 2024 at the Narrencastl. On Saturday 14 December, Mexxx opens the Christmas season and on Sunday 15 December, it’s time for Sexy Sunday Afternoon at Wolfgang’s in the Dark Eagle – for the last time this year. The last QueKuSa meeting of the year, which will take place next week on Thursday, 19 December, will create a Christmassy sense of community. In keeping with the Advent season, the meeting point is the Salzburg Christmas market, where we will drink mulled wine together. Further information about the events can be found on the QueKuSa website. And on Friday, 20 December, Gernot and Herwig will be hosting a fetish evening at the Dark Eagle that may or may not be Christmassy. Or we’ll see.
2024 is slowly coming to an end. But the Salzburg Queer Update shows that there are still plenty of queer events to get you in the mood for a wonderful Christmas season in idyllic Salzburg. (sb)
27.11.2024 From mid-November, the season of Christmas parties begins – whether with family, colleagues or friends. On 7 December, HOSI Salzburg will also celebrate the last HOSI party of the year. DieJane and Maukay Music, both well known throughout Austria, will heat up the cold season with Christmas classics and party music. The dress code for the colourful Christmas party ranges from ‘Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer’ to the worst Christmas jumpers.

On the same day, Roman Forisch will lead his queer city tour for the last time this year, taking people to places where historically documented queer personalities left their mark on the city of Mozart. The tour starts at 11 a.m. in front of HOSI Salzburg on Franz-Josef-Straße.
So, the plan for 7 December is clear: get up, have breakfast, take a queer city tour, take a nap and in the evening party and listen to Christmas music at the Ho Ho Hosifest at ARGE Kultur. The after-party starts at 4 a.m. at Mexxx on Schallmoser Hauptstraße. That’s how Santa Claus and his reindeer sleigh will be stopping in Salzburg on 7 December. Ho ho ho! (sb)
Frida's world
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who painted many self-portraits due to her painful life story. As a Marxist, she was an important voice in political Mexico and had an eventful love life. She had affairs with both men and women while she was married to her husband. Now the Salzburg State Theatre is bringing "Frida's World" to the stage as a ballet from October. [Read more]
“We don't need to be ashamed“
The leather and fetish scene is also widely represented at this year's CSD Salzburg. gaysalzburg.at had the opportunity to talk to the reigning Mr Fetish Austria about his motives for this office, the leather and fetish scene in general, political self-perception and his everyday life as a national sash wearer. On the sidelines of a photo shoot in imperial weather in the Mirabell Gardens. [Read more]
The Salzburg Christmas Market 2024
Christmas will be over again in three months. So it's time to think about how you want to spend the Advent season. The Salzburg Christmas market on Domplatz and Residenzplatz squares offers a very idyllic opportunity. In addition, there are a number of queer events during this time – from cultural to sex parties – and thus a very good opportunity to experience Salzburg in a touristy, queer and Christmassy way. [Read more]