Hamburg Pride Week & CSD
Come and show your support and love for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer and intersex (LGBTQI +) community this summer at the annual Hamburg Pride Week and Christopher Street Day (CSD). This is one of many Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations across Germany.
Kicking off with Pride Night on July 29, Hamburg’s Pride Week is a celebration of love and tolerance for the city’s vibrant LGBTQI + community. To mark the special occasion and demonstrate support to the community, over 100 events in different locations are held in addition to the central Pride Parade, along with numerous parties and performances across Hamburg.
Show your support at Hamburg Pride Week
The motto of this year’s Hamburg Pride and CSD is “Basic Equivalent - for a better constitution.”
“It is high time to adapt our constitution to social reality and to strengthen the protection against discrimination,” Stefan Mielchen, First Chairman of the Hamburg Pride e.V.
Developed by associated members and key representatives of the LGBTQI + community in Hamburg, the slogan underlines the push for an amendment to include sexual orientation and gender identity in Article 3, which currently protects people against discrimination on grounds of their descent, language or their belief in the constitution.
The motto comes ten years after the Hamburg Pride e.V first brought this issue to light and 50 years after the LGBTQI + community held its first demonstrations on Christopher Street in New York's Greenwich Village, that ultimately paved the way for the Pride celebrations and Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations across the world.
Photo: © Martin Stiewe, courtesy of Hamburg Pride
Programme for Hamburg Pride Week 2023
Keen to know what to expect, when and where during Hamburg Pride Week? Here we break down some of the key events:
Pride Night
This event officially opens Hamburg Pride week at the Park Café Schöne Aussichten on July 29, where an evening of music, discussion and comedy will take place.
Pride House
An integral part of Pride Week in Hamburg, Pride House is set to open its doors to the public on July 30 and August 3. Located on Rostocker Straße 7 in St. Georg, the building is the hub for a large number of events during Pride Week, ranging from discussions and lectures to workshops highlighting the importance of sexual equality around the world.
Pride Parade
The pinnacle of Hamburg Pride Week, Pride Parade attractes over 15.000 participants who come together to march through the city, cheered on by a loving crowd. Starting at Lange Reihe in the LGBT hotspot of St. Georg, the parade ends on Neuer Jungfernstieg, merging with the street festival.
The CSD Street Festival
A huge open-air party on the Ballindamm, the CSD Street Festival starts on August 4 and runs to August 6, marking the end of the colourful Pride Week. Several stages are set up along the boulevard, as well as stalls offering information and food.
Photo: © Martin Stiewe, courtesy of Hamburg Pride
Attending Hamburg Pride Week 2023
Get ready to crack out your pride gear for Hamburg Pride Week! As both the Pride Parade and CSD Street Festival will both be incredibly busy, we advise you to plan your route via public transport beforehand.
For all the details and more please visit Hamburg Pride Week official website.
Thumb photo: © Martin Stiewe, courtesy of Hamburg Pride