Cologne celebrates CSD 2025: Colorful spectacle for queer rights in the old town!

Cologne celebrates CSD 2025: Colorful spectacle for queer rights in the old town!

Köln, Deutschland - In Cologne, the old town becomes the scene of a colorful and political spectacle from July 4th to 6th, 2025: Christopher Street Day (CSD) is just around the corner! Under the motto "For queer rights - many. Together. Strong!" Gather visitors: inside from all over the world to fight and celebrate together for visibility and right -wing queer. The event will attract hundreds of thousands of people and offers a unique mix of music, politics and community spirit. As the Rheinische advertisements report, the streets of the old town are transformed into a vibrant festival.

The detailed program is as impressive as it is diverse. Four stages - Heumarkt, Alter Markt, Elogiusplatz and Gürzenich forecourt - offer something for all tastes. The highlight of the event is certainly the big demonstration on Sunday, July 6th, which will move through the city center from 11:30 a.m. This demonstration is not only a celebration, but also a strong sign against the increasing anti -queer violence, which has been increasingly recorded in recent years. The stage program will include numerous appearances by well -known artists such as Culcha Candela, Brings and The Weather Girls, supplemented by talented local and queer acts. At Elogiusplatz, the Pride Beach not only ensures good music, but also a relaxed ambience.

a varied event program

The event begins on Friday, July 4, with a program that leaves little to be desired. Under the moderation of Cassy Carrington and Daniel Wallroth, the main stage on Heumarkt begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by musical performances by several artists and a Secret Act. The old market offers a talk program for queer history as well as appearances by DJane Ginag and other artists: inside. The next party is also taken care of, because the clubkid party takes place on Günter-Wand-Platz.

The Saturday, July 5th, has a lot in his luggage with DJ Candy Cockwell and well -known acts like Limahl. With a political talk and numerous artistic contributions, in addition to celebrations, space for discussions and exchange should also be created. As can be read on the website of City News Köln , there will also be podcasts and chill-out zones that make the event even more varied.

The preparations run at full speed

So that everything runs smoothly, a lot of construction work will still be necessary. Large companies take on the difficult tasks, while volunteers support: in the inside in smaller activities. This includes hanging fence banners or the establishment of the production office. Decorative flags also have to be assembled and umbrellas for shadows have to be set up. If you want to get involved here, you can find all the information on the official website of Cologne Pride .

In order to ensure security and comfort for all visitors: on the inside, residents and road users should expect road closures and changed traffic conditions. On Sunday, bus and light rail traffic will be reinforced to safely bring all celebrants to their destinations. At the same time, pride ribbons are offered to collect donations, while hundreds of volunteers as demo angels and stage helpers: will be active inside. Cologne is ready for a colorful, loud and strong CSD weekend!