Neu-Ulm Pride 2027

Neu-Ulm does not hold a Pride of its own. It shares one with Ulm, the larger city across the Danube. Pride Ulm.Neu-Ulm usually takes place in June and is run by a local association that newspapers in the region refer to as Pride Ulm.Neu-Ulm. The association organises the march and the festival for both towns together, and its spokesperson comments on queer political issues in the regional press.

The heart of the day is a demonstration march that links the two cities. The route runs through Ulm, crosses the Danube into Neu-Ulm and comes back again. The river is also the border between the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, so the organisers present the march as a bridge between two cities and two states that are closely tied in everyday life anyway.

After the march, a street festival fills Münsterplatz, the cathedral square in neighbouring Ulm. There is a stage with speeches, music and drag shows, information stands from queer groups and counselling services in the region, and a quieter area for families with children. Entry is free, and clubs in Ulm host after-parties in the evening.

The political demands are concrete: equal legal status for all kinds of families, protection against hate crime, recognition of gender diversity and queer topics in the school curriculum. Spokespeople for the association have said in interviews that safety and hard-won freedoms cannot be taken for granted.

For people living in Neu-Ulm, the event is close at hand: the march crosses the bridge into their own town, and the festival square is only a short walk away on the other bank of the river.