Vienna Gay Pride

Vienna's gay Pride  sure turns the heat up each year in June, with the city coming alive with plenty of pride-related events, including an incredible Pride Parade. Vienna is no stranger to gay prides, and has been supporting and celebrating the local LGBTQ community for decades. In fact, the very first event that reflected this transpired back in 1982, when the HOSI Wien organized the first gay rights half-day festival, which also included an unofficial march. The turn out for this event was an estimated 100 people. The following year, an official Pride Parade transpired, traveling down Kärntner Straße, with roughly 300 people.

In 1996, The Rainbow Parade become a fully-fledged, regular event, organized by the Austrian Lesbian and Gay Forum. Gay Pride Vienna first started as a relatively small event, which was aimed at celebrating the local LGBTQ community. Since then, it has evolved into a multi-day event that welcomes both local and international members of the community. The city has already proven to be a hit when it comes to its pride, which made it the perfect choice for Europride in both 2001 and 2019.   

Along with an incredible parade which takes place on the city's most beautiful boulevard, Ringstrasse, you can look forward to a series of Pride Villages set up across the city, which will showcase live performers and DJs. In addition to this, the Pride Run has become a popular staple of Vienna Pride, first taking place in 2018 but set to remain a permanent fixture. While you may assume Vienna is relatively posh and orderly most of the time, the city rocks during its annual pride, with people flooding the streets with party spirits each year.  

For full details on Vienna Pride 2024, be sure to check out the official event program. Happy Pride!