Gay Cologne

Odonien

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Cologne's outdoor queer and alternative festival venue — a former industrial scrapyard transformed into an art garden…

Gloria Theater

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Cologne's gay cultural centre — a 1920s cinema converted into a performance space, nightclub, bar and event venue in …

Alter Wartesaal

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Cologne's gay nightclub institution in a converted 19th-century railway waiting room at the central station. Three fl…

Club Zoo

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Schaafenstraße's classic gay bar and terrace — the anchor of Cologne's gay street. Mixed crowd, reliable daily openin…

Sauna Päffgen

Schwule Saunas

Cologne's most central gay sauna — in the Altstadt, near the Hauptbahnhof. Steam, dry sauna, darkrooms, pool. The sau…

Badehaus Babylon Cologne

Schwule Saunas

Badehaus Babylon Cologne is one of the most beautiful gay saunas in Europe, famous for its pool in the inner courtyar…

Pansauna

Schwule Saunas

Pansauna for gays, bi's and friends that offers plenty of facilities, including a dry sauna, Jacuzzi, sun loungers, m…

Phoenix Sauna

Schwule Saunas

Young and stylish popular gay sauna in Cologne. With hot-jacuzzi, an entire new bar and vast cruising-areas. Young lo…

Brunos

Schwule Shops

Brunos is a gay sex shop chain with several locations in Germany. The Cologne branch stocks plenty of hardcore and so…

ES Collection

Schwule Shops

It is a cologne branch of the very popular gay store chain, selling underwear, sportswear, swimwear, toys, gifts and …

MGW Cologne

Schwule Shops

A relatively new gay concept store has already proven very popular with Cologne’s gay crowd. MGW sells large selectio…

Pullermanns

Cruising-Bereiche

Formerly “Hands and Boners”, this long-running men-only gay cruise bar in Cologne is popular with guys over 35.

Ex-BASEMENT Cologne - closed

Cruising-Bereiche

Ex-BASEMENT in Cologne was a well-known gay hotspot, particularly recognized for its underground gay cruise club. Thi…

Hotel im Wasserturm

Schwule Hotels

Luxury hotel in a converted 19th-century water tower in the gay district — the most dramatic hotel in Cologne, gay-fr…

Hotel Lyskirchen

Schwule Hotels

Well-positioned gay-friendly hotel on the Rhine riverbank in central Cologne — 5 minutes from the Schaafenstraße, Rhi…

Hopper Hotel et cetera

Schwule Hotels

The stylish HOPPER Hotel et cetera offers 48 modern, en suite guest rooms. The hotel has a gym, solarium and sauna, a…

Hotel Ariane

Schwule Hotels

Hotel Ariane is a straightforward hotel that is 4-minute walk from Heumarkt tram station. It's also a 7-minute walk f…

Cafe Rico

Schwule Restaurants

Situated on the corner of Rudolfplatz, Cafe Rico is one of the few places that offer heated outside places, even in t…

LANXESS arena

Entertainment

Lanxess Arena is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity hom…

Gloria Theater

Entertainment

The Gloria-Theater is a multi-purpose theatre and event space, originally a cinema-theatre, in the centre of Cologne,…

Cologne’s Old Town

Entertainment

Cologne’s Old Town has a distinctive historical charm. Visitors are drawn by its rustic narrow alleyways lined with t…

Cologne, Germany

Cologne Gay Pride — CSD 2026

Cologne CSD (Christopher Street Day) is Germany's largest pride celebration and one of the biggest in Europe, drawing up to 1.5 million people to the Rhine city each July. The parade route winds through the medieval old town past the magnificent Cologne Cathedral — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — before ending in a massive festival ground along the riverbank. The Cologne CSD has been running since 1979 and has grown to become a full-day spectacle: thousands of floats, community groups, and marching bands fill the streets from morning until evening, followed by an outdoor concert and the legendary afterparties in the gay-friendly Heumarkt and Rudolfplatz areas. Cologne's central location in Germany, excellent rail connections, and the city's warm and welcoming culture make it a prime destination for LGBTQ+ visitors from across Europe. The city's Cathedral, rising beside the Rhine, provides a backdrop that no other pride event can match.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne Pride (CSD Köln)

Cologne's Christopher Street Day is consistently one of the biggest pride parades in the world by attendance. The street party along the Rhine stretches for kilometres, and the city's notoriously welcoming queer scene makes sure the celebrations last for days before and after the main event. Worth knowing: hotel rooms book out months in advance.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne Gay Pride — CSD 2027

Cologne CSD 2027 returns to the Rhine for Germany's largest pride event, expected to again draw over a million to the streets of the medieval city beneath its magnificent cathedral.