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See full, locally updated events listings at the GayBasil website:

Monthly Saturday, 11pm, at Parterre One, Klybeckstrasse 1b. Dancing & amusement. with guest DJ + resident DJs playing uplifting Tech & Tribal House + Dance Tunes. See next date:

Weekly dance parties and concert performances - On hold since October 2020 - see updates at:

Fridays & Saturdays, 5pm-4am, at Bar Rouge, 31st fl Exhibition Tower. An evening of the finest Party Beats vs Salsa, Bachata, Latin + Latin Hits Deluxe x Back to Black. The club closed in October 2020 due to Coronavirus restrictions. See updates at:

August 20, 2021, 11pm-8am. The most debauched queer/ sex-positive 20+ queer Basel party for everyone transcending gender/sexuality/age/nationality. Music, performances, dark/ unique ambiance/ electric crowd energy. Techno/ Techhouse/ Deephouse DJs TBA. Cruise areas. KINKYFLOOR hosts TBA. Next date: TBA.

November 4-10, 2021. Seven-day annual LGBTQ film festival sponsored by the Berner Filmförderung, Die Burgergemeinde, and Pro cinéma Berne. See their website for the film program and the six screening venues in Bern:

March 7-9, 2022. Monday -Thursday carnival party the week after Ash Wednesday at exactly 4am, in total darkness. The popular Morgestraich then turns the city centre into a sea of illuminated, hand-painted lanterns, where thousands of costumed pipers and drummers accompany their lantern and theme with music through the streets, until Endstraich Thursday, again precisely at 4am.