Here is the 2025 guide to Pride Parades and Marches in Europe. Events are listed alphabetically by country. Please note only the date of the main Pride Parade or March is shown. Dyke Marches are also included where applicable and marked with red to be found easier. Let me know if your favorite is missing! I have also included short stories about Brenda Howard and why we celebrate Pride.

ALBANIA
Tirana Pride, 24 May

ARMENIA
None

AUSTRIA
Vienna Pride, 14th of June
Graz: Christopher Street Day parade, 26 June
Salzburg Pride Parade, 6 September

AZERBAIJAN
None

BELARUS
None
While Belarus decriminalized homosexuality back in 1994, any early progress for LGBTQ+ rights has stalled and reversed. Recently, the government has intensified its anti-LGBTQ+ stance. In 2024, new rules offensively lumped same-sex relations in with pedophilia, and a law targeting LGBTQ+ "propaganda" is being pushed, backed by President Lukashenko, who has publicly used homophobic slurs such as: “Better to be a dictator than Gay.”
Source: Euractiv

BELGIUM
Dyke* March Brussels, 16 May, this is Brussels’ first-ever Dyke* March!
Brussels Pride, 17 of May

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Sarajevo, BiH Pride March: The 6th annual event for LGBTIQ+ visibility in Bosnia and Herzegovina is on
14 June 2025.

BULGARIA
Sofia Pride, 14 June. Also happening during Pride, 3-12 June, is the Sofia Pride Film Festival in Bulgaria. This annual LGBTIQ+ film festival showcases international films focusing on LGBTIQ+ themes and stories. It's known for being the primary, and often only, such festival in the country, operating in a social climate that can be challenging for the LGBTIQ+ community. It's organized by the Bulgarian LGBTI rights organization "Deystvie".

CROATIA
Zagreb Pride, 14 June

CYPRUS
Cyprus Pride, 31 May. “This year's event is described not only as a celebration but also as a protest march.”

CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague Pride, 2 August “Be part of the biggest and most rainbow human rights event and support equal rights and acceptance of LGBT+ people.”

DENMARK
Copenhagen Pride, 16 August

ESTONIA
Tallinn Pride, 31 May

WHY PRIDE? Back in the 1960s, gay people faced harsh realities: in the US, being gay was classified as a mental illness, leading to constant police targeting and societal abuse. On June 28th, 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located at 53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. Fed up with relentless harassment, the community fought back, sparking days of riots. This defiance became a major turning point, kicking off the modern fight for gay rights and leading to the formation of new, bolder activist groups demanding change.
Exactly one year after the riots, activists organized the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March to commemorate Stonewall and assert their right to exist openly. That march was the seed for the Pride Parades and events we see today worldwide. Pride is both a celebration of how far LGBTQ+ rights have come and a reminder of the ongoing struggle for full equality, visibility, and the right to live authentically, honoring the courage of those who first fought back at Stonewall. For further readings check out: The Stonewall Reader, 2019, edited by The New York Public Library. The picture was taken at Copenhagen Pride 2024

FINLAND
Helsinki Pride, June 28
Dykes March Helsinki, dates not released.

FRANCE
Paris Pride March, 28 June
La Marche Lesbienne⁠, Afrolesbienne et Translesbienne, 26 April

GERMANY
As of 2023, dyke marches occurred in over twenty German cities, tracked by the national "Dyke* March Germany" network. You can check for locations and updates on their Instagram account.
Dyke* March Berlin, dates not released.
Dyke*march Nürnberg, 26 July
Christopher Street Day (Berlin Pride), 26 July
Dyke March Leipzig, 27 June

GREECE
Athens Pride, 14 June

HUNGARY
Budapest Pride March, 28 June
Within 24 hours, on March 18th 2025, Pride events in Hungary were banned because the government believes children need to be protected from LGBTQ+ individuals. They use the same rhetoric as in other former East Bloc countries. According to the organizers, the Budapest Pride March will take place despite the fact that the new law imposes fines (up to £420/$550) and authorizes police to use facial recognition technology to target attendees. When the ban was confirmed, I got in contact with five queer women from Budapest who shared their stories about the situation. They shed light on the complex situation on a human level as well as on how politics affects your daily life. Read their powerful stories here.

ICELAND
Reykjavik Pride, 9 August

IRELAND
Dublin Pride, 28 June

`WHY DYKE MARCHES? Dyke Marches are lesbian-focused visibility and protest demonstrations, separate from broader Pride Parades. They are often held the day before main Pride events. They originated partly to challenge the perceived dominance of white gay men in those spaces and claim lesbian presence. One of the first documented lesbian pride marches took place in Vancouver, North America 1981. This year NYC Dyke March will be held June 28th. The picture was taken at Dyke March Berlin, 2024.`

ITALY
Dyke March Roma: Italy's first Dyke March took place in Rome on April 26, 2025, organized by Italian lesbian activists to coincide with the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Conference.
Rome Pride, 14 June
Milano Pride, 28 June
Bologna Pride, 5 July

LATVIA
Riga Pride, 28 June

LITHUANIA
Vilnius Pride March for Equality, 7 June

LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg Pride, 12 July

MALTA
Malta Pride, 13 September

NETHERLANDS
Dyke March of Amsterdam, 5 July
Amsterdam Pride March, July 26
Amsterdam Canal Parade, 2 August
Antwerpen Pride, 9 August

NORWAY
Oslo Pride, 28 June
Bergen Pride, 21 June

`DID YOU KNOW? Brenda Howard (1946-2005) is known as the "Mother of Pride". She was an American bisexual rights activist and sex-positive feminist who organized the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March in New York in 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots. She pioneered the idea of week-long Pride events. Along with others, she helped popularize the word "Pride." The picture was taken at Dyke March Berlin 2024.`

POLAND
Warsaw Equality Marches, dates not released.
Poland's Equality Marches, the local equivalent of Pride, started in Warsaw in 2001 – a first for the former Soviet bloc – facing immediate opposition. A 2005 Warsaw ban was overturned by the European Court of Human Rights as discriminatory. Despite this legal win, resistance continued. Marches grew, expanding significantly in the late 2010s to smaller towns amid rising anti-LGBT rhetoric from the government. The name "Equality Parade" was chosen deliberately to advocate for all minority rights, not just LGBTQ+. This strategically frames the goal as basic "Equality" in Poland's conservative environment, rather than potentially controversial "Pride," emphasizing the demand for equal standing.

PORTUGAL
Lisbon Gay Pride and EUROPRIDE PARADE, 21 June, officially known as Arraial Lisboa Pride.
EuroPride 2025, takes place from June 14th to 22nd. It's the first time the event is being hosted by Lisbon and held in Portugal. EuroPride is Europe's largest annual LGBTQI+ event, hosted by a different city each year. Lisbon aims to use the event to champion visibility and resist suppression.
Porto Pride, 12-14 September , check their Instagram for Pride Parade updates.

ROMANIA
Bucharest Pride, 7 June

WHAT IS GOING ON IN RUSSIA? Russia decriminalized homosexuality in 1993, but public LGBTQ+ expression faces increasing restrictions. Since the mid-2000s, Moscow authorities have consistently denied permits for Pride marches, citing public order or morals. Attempts to gather were often met with arrests and sometimes violence. Despite a 2010 European Court of Human Rights ruling (Alekseyev v. Russia) against these bans, authorities continued blocking them. Consequently, no officially sanctioned, peaceful Pride parade has ever happened in Moscow, effectively banning them. This climate worsened with a 2013 federal law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" to minors, framing LGBTQ+ life as contrary to traditional Russian values. In 2022, President Putin expanded this by signing a law banning such "propaganda" to all audiences across media. Passed unanimously by the Duma (397-0), Putin reinforced the stance, stating that West shouldn't impose "trends" like "gay pride parades" on Russia, solidifying the suppression of public LGBTQ+ expression.
`Sources: New York Times, AP and Wikipedia. The picture was taken at the Dyke March Berlin, 2024.`

RUSSIA
None

SERBIA
The Belgrade Pride Marche, 6 September

SLOVAKIA
Rainbow Pride Bratislava, 19 July

HOW DID IT GO FROM MARCH TO PRIDE? The name shifted gradually during the 1970s because activists wanted a more powerful and positive term. "Pride" was chosen specifically to counter the shame society tried to impose, offering an affirming message. It was also shorter, catchier, and more universal, allowing the movement to grow beyond the specific location of the original Stonewall march and encompass a wider range of identities and celebrations globally. The picture was taken at Berlin Pride 2024.

SLOVENIA
Ljubljana Pride Day, 14 June

SPAIN
Sitges Pride Parade, 8 June
Orgullo Crítico Madrid, 28 June
Madrid Pride, 5 July
Barcelona Pride, 19 July

SWEDEN
Dyke March Stockholm, 29 July
West Pride Parade (Gothenburg) , 14 June
Malmo Pride, 5 July
Stockholm Pride, 2 August

SWITZERLAND
Geneva Pride, 7 June
Zürich Pride, 21 June
Bern Pride, 2 Augusti

TURKEY
None
Since 2015, authorities in cities like Istanbul and Ankara have regularly banned Pride Marches, usually citing security or public order concerns, or the need to protect certain values. When people have tried to march anyway, they've often faced police crackdowns with tear gas and arrests. This happens against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile political environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey.

UKRAINE
Kyiv Pride March, 14 June

UNITED KINGDOM
Dyke March London, 21 June
London Pride, 5 July
London Trans+ Pride, 26 July: The largest Trans+ Pride march in the world is advocating transgender rights.
The Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQ+ Community Parade 2025, 2 Augusti

VATICAN CITY
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Europe Pride Guide 2025

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Europe Pride Guide 2025

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