Salzburg has a well-established and active LGBTI scene. Regular parties like the HOSI-Fest, the Salzburg Pride, the Pride Boat and many other events are highlights of the scene’s annual calendar. And the scene bars are of course there all year round for locals and guests from all over the world. That is queer Salzburg.
01.01.2026 2025 is behind us – with many queer and cultural highlights such as the Pride Festival Salzburg, the ballet Frida Kahlo at the Salzburg State Theatre, and drag shows and parties. This year also has many highlights in store for us. Whether it’s the Pride Festival 2026, four HOSI festivals in March, June, September and December, queer city tours or Gigi’s brunching divas. The Queersalzburg.at editorial team wishes all readers a happy and healthy New Year. [Read more]
Next week, on 13 December, we will receive two pre-Christmas gifts. Gigi La Pajette and her drag colleagues will take the Off Theatre by storm with the premiere of a Christmas drag revue. Meanwhile, the Dark Eagle will be celebrating the tenth birthday of Salzburg’s cruising bar. Owner Wolfgang and the Dark Eagle team will be raising a glass with their guests. [Read more]
The third tip for our Christmas events is a real classic. The Salzburg Christmas Market is the flagship event of Mozart’s city during the festive season. One of Europe’s most beautiful Christmas markets opens its doors from 20th November to 1st January. For 21 years now, Christmas shoppers have been able to find the HOSI Salzburg punch stand at the Old Market among the stalls selling mulled wine, biscuits and children’s toys. [Read more]
The second Christmas tip is Gigi La Pajette’s Christmas revue. A premiere in Salzburg and in Gigi’s repertoire. A new format, which Gigi has repeatedly devised and produced in recent years. Now, on 13 December, she will be on stage at the OFF Theatre with four of her Austrian drag colleagues, interpreting the festival of love in her own unique way. [Read more]
Halloween, the pre-Christian Celtic custom that came to us from Ireland via the USA in the 19th century, has now developed creative potential of all kinds in Salzburg. With an organ concert by the Mozarteum Foundation, a rave by the record label ‘P LAB Recordings’ and Dragoween by the Magic Garage, the Halloween spirit is being celebrated in very different ways this year. [Read more]
Yesterday (6 September), the big CSD parade marched from Salzburg Central Station to Nonntal University. What made this year special was that, for the first time, the mayor of Salzburg gave a welcoming speech at the start of the parade, emphasising the city’s solidarity with its queer population. After a slight delay, a cheerful crowd made its way across the Staatsbrücke bridge through the city of Mozart. Here are some pictures of the parade. [Read more]
‘The performance poetically delves into the complex reality of queer relationships and highlights the divide between the private and public spheres.’ The dance theatre piece ‘Mind the Gap’ explores queer lifestyles through dance, inspired by Pina Bausch, a leading figure in modern dance theatre of the last century. On 4 September at the Kollegienkirche in Salzburg. [Read more]
June is also known as Pride Month. Dating back to the Stonewall Riots in New York in 1969, which marked the beginning of the modern gay and lesbian movement and are now much more inclusive, Pride parades are held around the world to celebrate queer self-awareness. Although Salzburg Pride does not take place until the end of August, Salzburg offers many opportunities to celebrate this date in June. [Read more]
Queer people at parades on the streets of Salzburg are the subject of an exhibition in the Rathaus Galerie under the title ‘Salzburg is colourful’. Bernie Rothauer, a photographer who is not unknown in Salzburg’s cultural scene, portrays queer people on the streets of the city in his pictures. The pictures on display are black and white. A contradiction in terms? gaysalzburg.at visited the exhibition. [Read more]
It’s only about 1800 kilometres from Ireland to Salzburg, but it took the Irish emigrants to America to bring Halloween to us. From there, the Celtic custom from the pre-Christian era came to us in the 19th century. Also to Salzburg. The queer scene of the city of Mozart celebrates – almost traditionally – the spooky night before All Saints’ Day with a party at Mexxx and a show at Magic Garage. [Read more]
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]
Das war das Pridefestival Salzburg 2024Das gerade zu Ende gegangene Pridefestival Salzburg hat erneut einen Schritt gemacht zu mehr Augenhöhe zwischen der Salzburger Community und der Stadtgesellschaft. Mehr als 30 Veranstaltungen zu queeren Lebensentwürfen haben die Stadt bereichert. Die meisten Events waren gut besucht. Und der Wettergott muss etwas für queere Menschen übrig haben. Bis zum letzten Tag herrschte hochsommerliches Wetter. [Read more]
This Pride Night last Saturday (7 September) must have been the best-attended HOSI festival ever. So full, so colourful and such a great atmosphere – at all levels: That was Pride Night Salzburg 2024 The HOSI Pride festival was a good reflection of the diversity of the queer scene in [Read more]
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