Karneval at Carnaval

international gay event

THE event of the year in Cologne. It sets the whole city completely out of normal order for almost a week, starting on thursday morning and ending at early wednesday morning.

The classic bar/street-Karneval is to be found mostly in the gaybars around Rudolphplatz / Schaafenstrasse. Brennerei Weiss is a typical 'must' (be early – it is always overcrowded and you have to queue up and wait to be let in!!). Otherwise just walk down Schaafenstrasse and look around (don't forget that some of the bars are just on one of the sidestreets like Ixbar, Champagner or Maxbar) Especially Weiberfastnacht (Thursday) as a nice atmosphear as it is very local and people are still full of energy and expectations. Important Tip: Get rid of your coat or winterjacket before you start serious karnevalling! There is a coat check in the staircase next to ex-Corner!!!

The big parade on Rosenmontag (Monday) goes all across the city centre. A typical gay meeting point to watch the parade is at Hohe Pforte. But also at Friesenplatz are allways lots of gays to be seens in there best costumes.

Furthermore there is a big selection of parties all weekend long, below we list parties that are organised. From youth parties to the local Bearnight, from kinky-fetish to disco-dancing. There is something for everybody!

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When is it?

Thursday 16 February

 

Weiberfastnacht11:11 - late · various locations

Friday 17 February

 

Station 2b — JUICYfriday22:00 - 05:00
JUICYfriday

Saturday 18 February

Rosa Funken — Kostümball 20:00 - 23:00 · Köln Mülheim Stadthalle
Kostümball

 

Station 2b — tiefSCHWARZ22:00 - 05:00
Rubber- and Leather-Party

 

Cock-pit — COCK-PIT® Carneval Edition 201222:00 - 06:00 · Alte Wartesaal
Auf der diesjährigen Karnevals COCK-PIT geben sich diesmal der Pariser Ricardo Osoloco und der beliebte Kölner R.O.N.Y die DJ-Ehre. Zusammen mit Darko werden sie für alle Nicht-Karnevalisten die fetten Beats aus der Funktion One A

Gay Students Night23:00 · Venue

Sunday 19 February

Greenkomm — Carnival Special06:00 - 20:00 · Nachtflug
Carnival Special

Rudeboy — RUDEBOY meets LAB´s -Carnival Special17:00 - 06:00 · Club Touch (formerly Blumengold)
RUDEBOY meets LAB´s -Carnival Special

KitKat Club — CARNEBALL BIZARRE21:00 - 06:00 · Alte Wartesaal
CARNEBALL BIZARRE

Heroes — SUPERHEROES - CARNIVAL SPECIAL @ VANITY (Ex LuLu)22:00 - 06:00 · Gallery (ex Neuschwanstein)
SUPERHEROES - CARNIVAL SPECIAL @ VANITY (Ex LuLu)

Monday 20 February

Rosenmontag10:30 · various locations

 

Moussa's Tea Dance16:00 - late · Club Touch (formerly Blumengold)

Tuesday 21 February

Favorite of 1 Nightdudes

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lucy bembridge over a year ago   

i went to karneval 2 years ago when my sister lived in cologne- i can say it was one of the best experiences of my life.! so much fun and just the greatest party ever.1

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