ANTWERP PRIDE 2023 | Pride – WOMEN – In Town at Sint-Andriesplaats

It’s summer so it’s time for Antwerp Pride and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF). From 4 to 27 August 2023, AQAF hosts queer artists being queer, in the alternative, quirky, more rebellious sense of the word. Antwerp Pride, from 9 to 13 August, is more mainstream, openly catering to everyone and thus attracting a general, more mainstream LGBTQIA+ and allied public. This year’s pride theme is ‘Braveolution‘.

The first Pride In Town edition took place last year. Pride In Town has as mission to be a more relaxed experience than the parade and concert festival, which can be loud and crowded. And let’s face it: that’s not for everyone. As last year, the venue is Sint-Andriesplaats in Antwerp.

“A space in which you will be able to enjoy again literature, musical and spoken word performances, as well as DJ sets”, Antwerp Pride says. The spotlight is put on women this year.

“We all want a world that is free from racism, violence, suppression, abuse, the exploitation and control of women and their bodies, and so much more.”

“Lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women have engaged in defending life in a variety of ways: promoting protection and care, and support networks, fighting for justice for female victims of brutality, and denouncing invisibility that creates opportunities for exploitation and precarious work. Work that often remains invisible.”

“Pride In Town will bring all women and supporters together in a safe space to protest, but also to celebrate their identity in all its glory.”

“Overall, you shouldn’t feel like you have to be brave to claim your space in the world”, says Kat Van Nuffel, board member of Antwerp Pride.

Saturday 12 August, from 6 PM.
Sint-Andriesplaats, Antwerp.