| Event | Date | Destination | Type |
| L7 |
Jun 25 - Jun 27, 2010 |
Blackpool, England |
S/C |
Even though the L Word is a thing of the past, I'm sure there's enough obsessed lesbians to make this another hugely successful event. It's three full days of L Word life galore, with confirmed guests including Leisha Hailey, Kate Moennig, Janina Gavankar and a few others.
www.starfury.co.uk
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| Divers/Cité |
Jul 24 - Aug 1, 2010 |
Montreal, Canada |
Pride |
For many, many years this used to be Montreal's Pride celebration, but in 2007 they decided they wanted to switch things up a bit and become exclusively a queer music and cultural festival (a new pride formed and now takes place two weeks later - see below). One do not miss Divers/Cité event is Lesbomonde, the biggest dyke party of the year in Montreal. But buy tickets early as it’s often sold out or you’re stuck waiting forever in line as you watch all the cute girls who planned ahead just saunter right in.
www.diverscite.org
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| Belfast Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Pride |
Always taking place as during the last week of July, Belfast Pride is a complete queer arts and culture festival that's still a community event. Attracting about 5000 people to their Parade, the Saturday "Party in the Square" is the other main event.
www.belfastpride.com
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| Copenhagen Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Pride |
Copenhangen is still a smaller pride, but it's definitely growing. Since hosting the OutGames in 2009, it will be fun to see if that will translate into more return visitors for Pride in 2010.
www.copenhagenpride.dk
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| Pride in Brighton & Hove |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Brighton, UK |
Pride |
Brighton is only an hour away from London, but it is two completely different worlds. Brighton is a totally charming seaside town that is a total queer getaway. So much so that it's affectionately dubbed "Soho by the sea" in reference to London's gay village, Soho. Brighton Pride hosts tons of events over their Pride week and more than 100,000 spectators are on hand for their Parade. As Brighton is a smaller town, this is a huge influx of people and finding lodging can be a big tough. To alleviate the situation, the city offers free camping facilities at East Brighton Park.
www.brightonpride.org
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| Stockholm Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Pride |
Stockholm hosted Europride in 2008, attracting hundreds of thousands of celebrants, despite the pouring rain. No matter what, Pride here every year is a party, and keep your eyes peeled for the many women's events.
www.stockholmpride.org
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| Roller Con |
Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2010 |
Las Vegas, USA |
Sports |
“Five days of roller derby mayhem. You think Las Vegas in summer is already hot? Just wait till hundreds of rollergirls from across the country descend on Sin City for workshops, scrimmages, partying and a whole lot more.”
www.rollercon.net
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| Gaze: the Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Dublin, Ireland |
Film |
The festival was completely re-designed, re-branded and re-launched in 2007, and changed its name from "Look Out!" to "Gaze". This move was made to really create a stronger festival that will continue long into the future. One of the other aims of Gaze is to foster new Irish filmmakers in the gay sector. Right now about 3500 people check out the festival, but organisers hope it will continue to grow and they have future plans to travel some of the films to regional cities and towns outside of Dublin.
www.gaze.ie
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| Gay Games Cologne |
Jul 31 - Aug 7, 2010 |
Cologne, Germany |
Sports |
It only comes along once every four years, and it attracts about as many athletes as the traditional Olympic games. Thousands of sporting queers from across the globe will descend upon Cologne for this massive LGBT sporting event.
www.games-cologne.com
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| Vancouver Pride |
Late Jul, 2010 (TBA) |
Vancouver, Canada |
Pride |
Even though the pride celebrations take place over more than a month, most of the big events take place in the last week. 2008 was their 30th anniversary and more than half a million people showed up for the party. This event grows bigger and bigger, so check out the various lesbian events and parties, as there are tons of them!
www.vancouverpride.ca
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| Vancouver Dyke March and Festival |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Vancouver, Canada |
Pride |
Incorporated into the general pride festivities, here’s the chance for lesbians to have their own moment. Other than the actual parade, there’s outdoor parties and YUMMY: the dyke march dance.
www.vancouverdykemarch.com
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| Amsterdam Gay Pride |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Pride |
For those of you tired of the traditional gay pride parades, Amsterdam provides the perfect antidote: the world’s only floating canal pride parade! This three-day party starts off on Friday with a number of outdoor street dance parties, including the popular dyke event on Paardenstraat. More than 350,00 show up for the Saturday canal parade (that’s almost half the population of Amsterdam!) and on Sunday there are more outdoor parties.
www.amsterdamgaypride.nl
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| Family Week |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Provincetown, USA |
S/C |
What used to be known as Family Pride Coalitions' Family Week is now referred to simply as Family Week. Here’s your chance to have a week-long getaway with the kids, knowing that the little ones will be able to enjoy themselves with families just like theirs. With different events and parties scheduled every day for toddlers, kids, teens and their parents, this is an amazing opportunity to celebrate your family. Presented in co-operation with R Family Vacations.
www.familyequality.org
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| Hamburg Christopher Street Day |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Pride |
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| Circuit Festival |
Early Aug, 2010 (TBA) |
Barcelona, Spain |
S/C |
This party used to be associated with the LoveBall, the biggest European queer clubbing event of the year. In 2008 there was a name change, but other than that it's still all about the partying. The Circuit Festival is a full week of events for both men and women, but what’s great about this celebration is that they completely take care of the ladies, with five different lesbian parties, Wednesday through Sunday. Seeing as this is Spain, you’re a total loser if you show up before 1a.m. though, so remember, disco naps are a must! If by any chance you’re actually awake in the daytime, they also have a number of other events like a LGBT water park day, films, theatre, dance performances and much more.
www.circuitfestival.net www.myspace.com/circuitgirlie
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