Limburg Pride vzw wants its first pride parade on Saturday 5 July 2025. Which city of Limburg in Belgium will host the very first Limburg Pride, has to be decided. The organisation is currently talking to several possible venues, Bert Brone from Limburg Pride vzw says to GayLive.be.  

In the past, there were several attempts to start a unique pride for Limburg. Since August, efforts have restarted with the establishment of Limburg Pride. 

By choosing the first Saturday of July, the Limburg pride falls between those of Brussels around the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) on 17 May and Antwerp on the second weekend of August. 

Two parades

Limburg Pride will be a blend of protest and celebration. “We’re planning two parades. A smaller one with colorful bikes and go-carts, and another with floats. There will, of course, also be a pride village and festival.”

Those two parades will be held on the same day. One in the morning, one in the afternoon. Limburg Prides aims at 3,000 attendees. 

But the ambitions of the new organization don’t stop there, as they also plan to offer training sessions at schools and businesses.

Partners

Regenbooghuis Limburg (Limburg Rainbow House) and COC Limburg from the Netherlands are involved as logistical partner. Before the Limburg Pride goes ahead, contacts will be made with the pride organisations in Antwerp and Brussels. “The goal is to exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences. We aim to collaborate rather than compete.”

Prides in Belgium

There are several prides in Belgium, with varying degrees of success and consistency. 

• Antwerp Pride and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival.
• Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride.
• CSD Ostbelgien, pride in Sankt Vith in the East Cantons or German-speaking East Belgium.
• Queer Arts Festival Leuven.
• Queer Was Here in Bruges.
• Fiertés Namuroises or Namur Pride.
• Fiertés Hennuyères or Hainaut Pride (sometimes spelled Hainault).

Queer Belgium

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• Queer Arts Festival Leuven with pride parade from 3 to 25 November 2023.
• SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX 2023 | Belgium 17th most gay travel friendly country; Malta on 1, Canada and Switzerland share 2nd.
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• EXHIBITION | ‘Homosexuals and Lesbians in Nazi Europe’, Kazerne Dossin, Mechelen.
• RainbowPages: interactive website promoting visibility, findability and safety by and for LGBTQIA+ people.
• Forbidden Colours helped over 500 queer refugees to flee war in Ukraine .
• ‘LGBTQIA+ BXL, Collecting Memories’ Exhibition in Brussels City Museum.
• MSK Gent – Museum of Fine Arts Ghent introduces LGBTQ+ tour.
• ANTWERP | LGBTQIA+ bookshop Kartonnen Dozen stops.
• City chronicle ‘De kleur van de stad maakt mijn ziel amoureus’ recounts Queer Antwerp history.
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