A guide to pride, from your local festivities lesbian. The Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebration is, of course, a historic marker of the queer liberation struggle. But it's also a great time to be the gayest lil feral club rat you can be. Here's your overview of the best parties to gay it up this year (with regular updates, I promise) so you can plan a pride weekend to be your best, or worst, self.
Take to the streets, then to the bar, then to the club... and another club... then rinse and repeat baby. Sleep is for the straights.
Have a blast. Take care of each other.
Party Dyke loves you.
Friday 26.
Maricas
OXI
Jesus Christ this will be a delightfully dykonic night. MARICAS are a FLINTA* collective from Barcelona and I am ever yearning for their return to Berlin upon the banks of Spree like an old-timey sailor's wife. But next Friday, this is where I reach peek lesbian. This is where FLINTA* folks ascend to peek feral party creatures. The music will be gorgeous. Personally, I fangirl for ĀBNAMĀ, acidheaven, Cora, Maara, regularfantasy... honestly half the DJs on this list are dykons. Starts on Friday at 17:00 and runs until Saturday at 20:00, perfect for those who want to dance for 12 to 15 hours and then catch IQP.
Queer Garten / Dyke* March Afterparty
Ritter Butzke
The official Dyke March after party brought to you by the Queer Garten FLINTA* collective. Filling four dance floors and an open-air chill area, with dykes and FLINTA* folks of near and far. Music-wise— you can expect a full range— house, techno, indie, rock... the full shebang. But... in my humble opinion, their "refrain from any national flags, political statements or groupings" is nonsense. Pride celebration is political or it is empty. I hope they rethink this.
Puticlub: Putipride
Aeden
The big queer Latinx party for your post-dyke-march intrigues. With two floors and seven DJs, including local residents and all-star guests from near and far, for reggaeton, baile funk, guaracha, and queer joy, this is the place to be. A high energy party, so come caffeinnated.
Saturday 27.
Girls Town: OFFICIAL FLINTA PRIDE PARTY
MAAYA (aka HAUBENTAUCHER)
It's a big dykey pool party. It's going to be hot as all hell. What more do you need? Get out there and flirt, or just gaze longingly across the pool (ya' bunch'a useless lesbians...) There will be 3 floors so there should be something for everyone; a bit of pop, house and techno. Dress hot, take shots, and maybe actually talk to the buff masc this time.
Diamond night: Presented by Oya
Oya and Reset
Looking for a proper after party to your Internationalist Queer Pride? Looking for a boogie that makes your brain stop hurting after a month of shameless pinkwashing? Need to settle your stomach after the pride floats covered in corporate logos and distastefully rainbowed national flags made you throw up in your mouth?... you get my gist.
These two joint events might heal your spirit a wee bit. Starting at 21.00 over at Oya with live performances, then carrying on to the party-party over at Reset on Wienerstrasse around 22.00. Should be a high-energy night, but Reset is a cozy venue so it won't be a grand blow-out, just a sweet little community night. Oya is a QTIBIPOC space first and foremost, keep that in mind if attending.
Lunchbox Candy: The Ket Gala
ÆDEN
Music: Just queer fucking joy. Omg. Adam Munnings knows what my gay soul looks like. House music that is just so good it's perverse. Techno that's transcendent. A touch of trance, garage, acid, all that good mushy stuff in between.
Vibe: Profound genderfuckery, the name says a lot. Tough door. Can't recommend showing up late, or without a look that's anything less than ketam*ne bombshell.
Golosa CSD
OXI
This is where you find some real grooves. The music... it's going to be fucking gorgeous. I mean Maze DK, Linda from Work, KH38, 2FARO... Bring sturdy shoes my loves, that will be a hell of a dance floor. This CSD, Golosa are inviting the french Queer collective Discoquette, so yeah the hot french gays are there too. Just sayin'.You can also keep the good vibes going at Killowatt on Sunday afternoon with the Golosa stamp & ticket. That party; also hot.
THE LESBIAN FINTA PRIDE PARTY BERLIN
FESTSAAL KREUZBERG
A second round of Queer Garten in one weekend, this time over at Festsaal Kreuzberg, this time teaming up with the Megadyke for a big dyke night. With four floors, there's sure to be something to please each for each and every queer ear.
Kater Blau x Tante Emma x NEST
Kater Blau
Tante Emma invites the brand-spanking-new queer collective NEST into her Kater Blau home for a night of music, drag, dance, performance and their ritual of the evening: the gender (un)reveal. Color me intrigued. Lovely folks, and music that's not to be missed. Keep an eye out for Camilla Rae (of Body Language acclaim), xpressomartina, qualiatrax, and the dame of the night; Tante Emma herself. It's going to be groovy af.
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Or just bring your chosen family in and dance in your kitchen
I never, and I mean never, encourage folks to lay low but... this weekend is intense and there's a lot of pressure to have all of the fun, all at once. The parties are a little more pricey... you've been baking in the sun at the marches... maybe you just take your nearest and dearest to the canal and have a few Späti beers or dance about your apartment (if the neighbors complain inform them that they're being homophobic).
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