“Celebrating 40 years with pride” is the motto of this year’s five-week long EuroPride in Zurich. The aim is to remind us how in 1969, in the Stonewall bar in New York, a civil rights movement was formed following an illegal police raid. The event will kick off with the opening celebration on May 2. The main celebrations take place on the weekend of 5/6 June. In between, there will be many cultural highlights, sporting events and several thought-provoking moments.

2 May Opening

Opening celebration and concert featuring M. von der Heide, Nuby and Frölein Da Capo in the Papiersaal / Sihlcity; followed by the EP 09 opening party. The kick off of EuroPride 09 is the Opening Party. After the official welcoming and opening act, europride will start on a cultural high note, with the well loved Swiss singer Michael von der Heide together with Swiss artists Nubya and Fröilein da Capo performing a new act that they have put together exclusively for this evening. After this its “Party Time!”. The Zurich party label “smacs” (Victor’s Secret) welcomes DJ Dario d' Attis & Pascal Tokar behind the turntables.

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May/June

12th Pink Apple film festival, cultural month “warmer mai”, specialist conferences and a variety of one-off events.

29 May until 7 June Centerpoint

EuroPride Centerpoint@Lockerroom; contact point for information; bar/lounge. The Centrepoint for Europride from the 28th of May to the 7th of June will be a lounge provided by the Locker room bar, which will act as starting place for most events, as well as an visitor centre and information point for people interested in Europride. Zurich tourism will also be represented here. This is also where the registration for the sporting weekend will take place on the 29th of May. Information on the programme can be found on the homepage www.lockerroom.ch. Meat hall area / Limmatquai.

30 May until 1 June Sports weekend

“sports@europride09” sport weekend organised by Gay Sport Zurich, featuring different sporting competitions, a sport party (30 May), a gay ball (31 May) and brunch (1 June). Link zur Subsite Sport:

Sports weekend

4 June

Dinner Elegant dinner at Wasserwerk Zürich. Musical entertainment from Leo Wundergut and the Kur&Bad Orchestra. The official Gala dinner of Europride 09 features the music of Leo Wundergut and the Kur&Bad orchestra. The culinary delights of Compass Catering Technopark, as well as the unique atmosphere and the top class musical feast make this an unforgettable evening. After an Apero on the roof of the Waterworks building with a beautiful view over west Zurich, the official gala dinner takes place in the main hall of the waterworks. The top Swiss tenor Leo Wundergut and his orchestra will entertain you with their repertoire of Swiss songs, pop songs of the 20th century, as well as pieces from opera, operetta and musicals. The bar on the roof of the Waterworks will open its doors from 10pm.

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5 June Town Festival

Festival in Zurich’s city centre, including networking and drinks, the AIDS Walk 09, and three stages with different acts and DJs

Parade & Celebration

6 June Town Festival and Parade

EuroPride 09 - parade, speeches, festival in Zurich’s city centre, including three stages with different acts and DJs

Parade & Celebration

7 June Brunch and church service

With a string of pictures on the screen of all highlights of EuroPride 09, the event in Zurich will officially end and the EuroPride Flag will be handed over to the official Polish delegation who will arrange the 2010 Pride in Warsaw. Compass Catering Technopark will arrange a big brunch buffet of Swiss specialities in the impressive Foundry Hall. At the same event, we will bid farewell to all of the national and international visitors, helpers, staff and sponsors. Together we will review the past few days in Zurich and in order to provide the correct musical mood, the well know Swiss musician Bettina Schelker as well as the Italian Daniela Sarda with their Jazz trio SCARDA will play up.

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Church service with music in the Frauenmünster church

Gays and lesbians, transgender und bisexuals are celebrating Europride in Zurich. We say: Thank God! ... for this liberty over all frontiers ... for this joy connecting people.... So we want to celebrate a Holy Church Service as one God's People - Music: organ and trumpet. See you?