Club night with motto: Be open towards others, regardless of their origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion and age. Record label + series of parties curated/ created by Polanco - one of few serious concepts for a groovier/ funkier alternative in a city drawn to minimalism. Working in small venues (below two hundred), w/ international talents + the best locals.
All-year events listings: Viking Bears, Stockholm Bears, GaySeniorerna, Stockholm Frontrunners and others; Björnpromenad walks, Björnpub nights, Nordic Bear, Easter events, July/August Bear Pride, Mälarpaviljongen events, camping trips, bowling, dining, movies, Pride Parade/ Picnic, Christmas + New Year's Eve parties, and more....
Monthly Björnpub / Bear Pub nights, Promenad/ bear walks, excursions, special event parties and late May Stockholm Bear Weekend; BBQs, brunch dates and more. See their website:
Sunday LGBT nights, 6pm-5am, Patricia (Stadsgårdskajen 152), floating restaurant and bar on converted lightship. Sunday night drag shows, dinner, pop and schlager music, young gay crowd.
May 21, 2021, 8-10pm, Cirkus Arena/ Restaurant, Djurgårdsslätten 43-45. Michelle Visage spirals through time with no way home. Join Asia O'Hara, Kameron Michaels, Plastique Tiara, Shea Couleé, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Yvie Oddly, and new stars from US, UK, and Canadian Seasons as they trip through time.
July 10-11, 2021, 5pm at Gate, Dragon Gate 20, Tierp. A new festival concept in Sweden that brings fresh sounds to the special location at Dragon Gate, featuring some of the finest techno artists in the world. Be ready to see what we have in mind. See more TBA at:
August, 2021. The 15th annual 6-day festival w/ hundreds of free events, 6-8 stages/ performance areas in city center, and 300,000+ visitors to the city each year. Events with local and international artists include: pop, rock, and world music, jazz, classical music, comedy shows, street art, film screenings, art and photography exhibits, plus dance performances. See program:
August 2-8, 2021 annual celebrations week, with Saturday 1pm parade from Pride City, Kungsholmstorg to Pride Park, and festival entertainment all over Stockholm. The two main venues are typically Pride House, featuring lectures, seminars, talks, and other events; and Pride Park, with a program of music acts and shows. See details/ updates at:
August 14, 2021 (TBC), Midnight run from Ringvägen outside Zinkensdamms IP, a 10km distance with 35,500 runners this past year. Also a big party to amuse the many spectators who come to cheer on the runners.
October 2, 2021,10pm-4am at Slakthuset, Slakthusgatan 6. Berlin label Katermukke in their first Stockholm showcase - their big guns with labelboss Dirty Doering and a special live set from EINMUSIK. Also DJ Fabian Tanz (Tanz Oaze). The 420 Group.
October 4-10, 2021 (TBC) at various screening venues. International LGBT films - see the past year line-up of films - the upcoming festival program, and ongoing monthly events this coming year at:
Early June, 2022 (TBC). As the institutional left continues to fail us on all levels, rewarding our votes with austerity, reactionary border politics, patriarchal structures, and a dying planet, we need more than ever to develop survival methods, to build a world where people who come after us can live. The total liberation of non-men, people of color, queers and crips is essential.