| Event | Date | Destination | Type |
| Gay Spring Break |
Mar 1 - Apr 1, 2010 |
Key West, USA |
S/C |
Launched in 2007, this is an official effort by Key West to attract younger LGBT visitors. It’s mostly guys that showed up in the first year, but Key West is making huge efforts to attract more lesbians to its town, with everything from women’s nights to lesbian wet t-shirt contests! They organize all kinds of events over this six week period, like beach parties, drag shows, snorkeling, jet-skiing and more, with many of them repeating every week so visitors never really miss out on any of the fun.
www.gaykeywestfl.com
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| Printemps lesbienne de Toulouse / Lesbian Springtime in Toulouse |
Mar 8 - May 1, 2010 |
Toulouse, France |
S/C |
2010 will be the 7th edition of this conference, looking at lesbian lives through arts and culture.
www.bagdam.org
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| Les Femmes S’en Mêlent |
Mar 20 - Apr 3, 2010 |
Paris, France |
S/C |
A travelling women’s music festival, and these gals know how to rock! It's a full two weeks of indie, rock and pop music by an eclectic range of women from around the world. The party starts in Paris for about the first ten days, then hits other parts of France before heading off to Belgium, Spain and elsewhere in Europe.
www.lfsm.net
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| GayBiGayGay |
Mar 21, 2010 |
Austin, USA |
S/C |
GayBiGayGay always takes place on the final day of the the South By Southwest festival. An all-queer music extravaganza, this annual event is free and hugely popular.
www.myspace.com/gaybigaygay
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| Dinah Shore Weekend |
Mar 31 - Apr 4, 2010 |
Palm Springs, USA |
S/C |
Named for an annual women’s golf tournament, the Dinah Shore Weekend is the biggest dyke party in the world. Back in 2005, the two party promoters who originally hosted the event went their separate ways, so now there are two official lesbian events at Dinah Shore, the Girlbar Dinah Shore Week and the Dinah by Club Skirts. Both offer concerts, parties, comedy shows and more, you just have to decide which one you want to attend.
www.dinahshoreweekend.comwww.thedinah.com
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| Krakow Gay and Lesbian Culture Festival |
Mid-Apr, 2010 (TBA) |
Krakow, Poland |
S/C |
Considering how much difficulty gays and lesbians experience every day in Eastern Europe, it's a miracle this event will be celebrating a seventh anniversary in 2010. Referred to as the "festival of tolerance", this event hosts art exhibits, films, parties and debate.
www.myspace.com/queerkrakow http://tolerancja.org.pl/english/
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| Ladyfest Toulouse |
April 21 - April 25, 2010 |
Toulouse, France |
S/C |
This will be the 2nd edition of the international Ladyfest here in Toulouse. Lotsa punk girls, DIY crafts and cool girl fun is on the agenda.
www.myspace.com/ladyfesttoulouse
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| Equality Forum |
Apr 26 - May 2, 2010 |
Philadelphia, USA |
S/C |
“Equality Forum presents the largest annual GLBT civil rights symposium and festival each spring in Philadelphia, and undertakes high-impact initiatives on GLBT equality.” Special events include our popular SundayOUT! street festival, the International Equality Dinner, social events and parties.
www.equalityforum.com
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| Warmer Mai |
Early May, 2010 (TBA) |
Zurich, Switzerland |
S/C |
This is Zurich’s biggest LGBT event of the year with a full month of queer film, theatre, lectures, art exhibits, music performances and more.
www.warmermai.ch
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| International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival |
Early May, 2010 (TBA) |
Dublin, Ireland |
S/C |
See more than 30 LGBT themed plays in a dozen venues over ten days. Truly an exceptional queer theatre event.
www.gaytheatre.ie
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| Aqua Girl |
May 12 - May 16, 2010 |
Miami, USA |
S/C |
Not only do you get to party with a couple thousand women in bikinis, you also give back to the community. Aqua girl is the number one dyke charity event in America, and all profits to straight back into the Aqua Foundation for Women, a nonprofit organization that supports lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in South Florida.
www.aquagirl.org
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| Sweet Heat |
May 13 - May 16, 2010 |
Miami, USA |
S/C |
Whew, May sure is lesbian month down in Miami! There are three huge, multi-day lesbian bashes happening.... Sweet Heat, which calls itself Miami's Pride for Women (seeing as this takes place on week before Sizzle, South Florida's Black Pride celebrations) and AquaGirl, the long-running (and very successful) women's circuit party.
http://sweetheatmiami.net/
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| Saints and Sinners LGBTIQ Literary Festival |
Mid-May, 2010 (TBA) |
New Orleans, USA |
S/C |
Annual queer lit fest for readers and writers alike. Meet some of your favorite homo writers, participate in workshops, panel discussions, master classes and more.
www.sasfest.org
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| Queer Up North |
May 14 - May 31, 2010 |
Manchester, UK |
S/C |
A three-week culture festival that “challenges stereotypical notions of ‘queer’. The festival has embraced every conceivable artform from hip hop to puppetry and everything in between, pushing at the frontiers of creativity and sexuality. It’s brought dozens of major international artists to Manchester, and helped establish the North West as a major hub of queer and alternative culture.”
www.queerupnorth.com
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| Single Women's Weekend |
Mid-May, 2010 (TBA) |
Provincetown, USA |
S/C |
This is a newer event that started in 2007, but has proved to be a success. Whether you’re a lonelyheart lesbian searching for your true love or a party animal who wants to get down, this weekend is for you, single ladies.
www.womeninnkeepers.com/sww.html
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