Zurich, Switzerland has held a Gay Pride event, known as the Zurich Pride Festival, since 1994. Previously it was known as Christopher Street Day Zurich, in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising on New York City's Christopher Street. The event in this attractive Swiss city takes place in June (the dates are June 15 through 17, 2012, but there are quite a few events taking place throughout the previous week.
Book rooms and compare rates on hotels in Zurich during Gay Pride.
Here's a look at last year's event - details about 2012 Pride will be posted here as they become available.
The main events are the Zurich Gay Pride Parade, which takes place at 1 pm on Saturday and takes place in Zurich's Inner City.
There's also a Pride Festival taking place over three days (on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), featuring a large stage and plenty of notable performers. There are also opening and closing parties (on Thursday; and Sunday), plus a wide range of performances, films, cultural events, and so on. You can buy tickets for all of the parties and events online, where you'll also find a section on accommodations during Pride.
Many of the city's gay-popular restaurants, hotels, and shops have special events and parties throughout the four days of Zurich Gay Pride. Check local gay papers, which are distributed at popular gay bars. And check out the Zurich Gay Travel Guide by Patroc.com, which is very handy and has extensive information on the local gay scene. Additional excellent trip-planning resources are the Gay Travel site produced by the Zurich office of tourism, and the Switzerland Office of Tourism's site on GLBT travel in Zurich.
