Oldenburg Pride 2027 / CSD Nordwest 2027

Oldenburg's Christopher Street Day is one of the larger Pride events in north-west Germany. It usually takes place in June and sees itself explicitly as a political demonstration and cultural event for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, inter* and queer people. More than ten thousand people are regularly expected at the central march.

The march starts and ends at Schlossplatz. From there it winds through the city centre and along the ring of old ramparts. Speeches, music and information stands begin on Schlossplatz in the morning; after the march, the closing rally and a cultural programme with a stage take place there.

The city's queer movement rests on long-standing associations. Na Und – Queeres Leben in Oldenburg e.V. has organised Rosa Disco since the late 1980s and runs the queer centre on Ziegelhofstraße together with the support association TROLSZ. Carl von Ossietzky University brings in a young crowd, and numerous groups – for young people, for trans* and inter* people, for counselling and for education work in schools – keep the commitment going throughout the year. Politically, the focus is on equal rights and on protection from hostility, which has by no means disappeared in Germany either.

Queer culture is present beyond the day of the march as well: every autumn the Queer Film Festival Oldenburg shows queer films at the Cine k arthouse cinema in the Kulturetage, Hempels hosts readings and exhibitions, and a dedicated evening for women and lesbians is a fixed part of its programme. Männerfabrik at Alhambra has been a meeting point for men for more than thirty years, many of them in leather and uniform. In this way, Pride in Oldenburg stays visible, political and community-minded all year round.