JULY

MADRID, SPAIN When: 01 to 05 July 2015 One of the biggest and best Prides in Europe, this is one party that everyone must experience once in their lives. Expect a huge parade, outdoor concerts on six separate stages and lots of other celebrations, parties and sporting and cultural events centred in the central Chueca gaybourhood. Go to: madridorgullo. com/ en tourist info: madridtourist. info Gay info: gaymadrid. com BUDAPEST, HUNGARY When: 03 to 11 July 2015 The jubilee 20th Budapest Pride Festival will feature ten days of concerts, workshops, performances, exhibitions, literary evenings, community games, and parties before the Pride Parade through the streets of the Hungarian capital. Go to: budapestpride. com tourist info: budapest. com Gay info: budapestgaycity. net COLOGNE, GERMANY When: 03 to 05 July 2015 Half a million people are expected in Cologne for what is Germany’s biggest gay Pride event. Go to: csd- cologne. de Tourist info: cologne- tourism. com Gay info: tinyurl. com/ o57jqpk MUNICH, GERMANY When: 04 to 12 July 2015 Slip into those Lederhosen, and dress up in those Dirndls, for the biggest Pride festival in Bavaria. Go to: csd- munich. de tourist info: muenchen. de Gay info: munich. gaycities. com