Munich Pride: July 12 - 20, 2014
We send a very warm welcome to our
international guests in Munich!
Munich is the city of the Oktoberfest, the home of the soccer club FC Bayern Munich, and of the automobile company BMW as well. But Munich has much more to offer - particularly for gays and lesbians.
The state capital of Bavaria is a liberal metropolis, in which lesbians and gays are a natural part of the society. There are numerous bars, restaurants and shops, but also a wide range of non-commercial groups and associations - there is something for every taste.
In 1997 the international gay and lesbian choir festival was celebrated in Munich, and in 2004 the EuroGames took place here for the first time.
Truly unique was Munich's city government from May 1996 till April 2014: The Social Democrats, the Green Party and the gay & lesbian party "Rosa Liste" formed a coalition together. The city government changed in May 2014, but "Rosa Liste" is still a part of the city council.
The Munich Pride - Christopher Street Day (CSD) München
The very first Munich Pride (CSD) took place at June 28, in 1980 and we are celebrating the CSD this year for the 34th time - in the meantime with over 200,000 people taking part!
Since the year 2000, this huge event is organized by the four major social and political associations Rosa Liste, Sub, LeTra and Münchner Aids-Hilfe.
Besides fun and festivities, the focus is also very much on the political roots of the CSD. Thus the CSD traditionally begins with the demonstration, which is led by the Mayor, Dieter Reiter, and the Rosa Liste city councillor, Thomas Niederbühl since the year 2000.
Afterwards, the street festival takes place at the Marienplatz, Munich's historic central square. And in the evening, the honorable neo-gothic Munich City Hall opens it's doors and is transformed into an enormous party location for the gay and lesbian community. This is truly unique - worldwide!
Pride Weekend
July 19, 2014
12 am: Start of the Pride Parade; Assembly point Marienplatz (station on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn systems)
12 am - 12 pm: CSD street festival at the Marienplatz and the Rindermarkt, with a stage for the show and cultural program, information stands, catering stands, etc.
10 pm - 05 am: CSD Clubbing in the City Hall, the biggest and most sought after gay party in town. Don't forget to make sure of your tickets in advance!
July 20, 2014
12 am - 10 pm: CSD street festival at the Marienplatz and the Rindermarkt, with a stage for the show and cultural program, information stands, catering stands, etc.
Questionnaire LGBT tourism
Munich Tourism has launched a questionnaire on LGBTI tourism. Please invest 10-15min of your time. Attractive hotel weekend packages will be raffled among all participants. more...
Partner Hotels
The KING's HOTELs and the Hotel Torbräu welcome you as a partner hotel of Munich Pride in the Bavarian capital. more...
Official Airline
The Lufthansa Group partners offer discounted rates and special conditions for your trip to Munich Pride. more...
Useful links
We have compiled a collection of useful links for our guests. They convey you an overview of the Munich scene and the range of events and also inform about general tourist destinations. If you know of a link we have left out, simply send a mail to info@csd-munich.de, many thanks!
General links
The "official" Munich web-site, very extensive (in English)
www.muenchen.de/home/60093/Homepage.html
Mobile in Munich: Munich's local transportation authority (in English)
http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/homepage/index.html
The German railways, general information and timetables (in English)
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml
Munich Airport (in English)
http://www.munich-airport.de/en/consumer/index.jsp
Links for the gay & lesbian community
The gay center "Sub", information, counselling, library, bar, etc. (in English)
https://www.subonline.org/english/Counselling/
The lesbian center "LeTra", information and counselling (in English)
http://www.letra.de/letra/english.html
The gay and lesbian political party, which together with the Green Party and the Social Democrats forms the city government (in German only)
www.rosaliste.de
The first and one of the biggest Aids support organizations in Germany (in German only)
www.muenchner-aidshilfe.de
The "Deutsche Eiche": Hotel, Sauna, Restaurant, one of Munich's oldest gay meeting points (in English)
www.deutsche-eiche.de/Home
Questions?
ShouId you have any further questions, we will be happy to answer them. Our mail-address is
info@csd-munich.de, and our fax number +49 89 54333-212.
Visit our web-site again soon! Many thanks and "Auf Wiedersehen"!
