by Evelyn Bailey
1 – 4 July Madrid Gay Pride 2010: the parade on Saturday, 3 July, is by far the largest gay parade in Spain and one of the biggest parades throughout Europe, with thousands of international visitors. Called ›Madrid Orgullo‹
2 – 4 July CSD Köln – Cologne Gay Pride 2010: parade on Sunday, street festival from Friday till Sunday in the Old Town of Cologne
3 July London Gay Pride 2010: Pride weeks from 19 June till 3 July, parade on Saturday, 3 July. Rome Gay Pride 2010: has been announced to start with a ›thousand kisses‹. Vienna Gay Pride 2010: with the Rainbow Parade on Saturday at 14:00 from Stadtpark via Schwedenplatz, Ringturm, Rathausplatz and Parliament to Schwarzenbergplatz, where the free open-air closing event will take place.
9 – 13 July Barcelona Sitges Gay Pride: the first gay pride ever in Sitges. With sporting, cultural and party events and a Gay Pride Village at the promenade every day from 17:00.
9 – 18 July Warsaw EuroPride 2010: with the international parade on Saturday, 17 July, and Pride Park from 16 till 18 July.
11 – 18 July Prince Edward Island Pride 2010
17 – 18 July Munich Gay Pride 2010: 30 years Christopher Street Day (CSD) München
17 July Vienna Life Ball 2010: annual glamorous and very excentric ball and the biggest charity event in Europe to fight HIV and AIDS. This year in July, in the night before the XVIII International AIDS Conference starts in Vienna.
22 – 28 July Finland Tampere Pride 2010 Queer Culture Event 2010
24 – 31 July Belfast Pride Festival Ireland’s largest lesbian, gay and bisexual festival and ranks in the top ten largest pride parades in the United Kingdom!
26 July – August 1 Stockholm Pride Stockholm Pride is an oasis for the LGBT community.