In 2026, the Mr Gay Europe contest will take place on a gay cruise, specifically a VACAYA cruise. “The finals will take place on board an all-LGBT+ cruise spanning nine days in late summer 2026 alongside the world’s leading LGBT+ vacation company, VACAYA”, the press release says.
Month: August 2024
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on 13, 15 and 17 May in Basel in Switzerland
Switzerland will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But which city in the Helvetic Confederation will welcome the thousands of artists, media people and fans? Geneva, Sankt Gallen, Basel and Fribourg have already expressed their interest. Other obvious options are Zurich and Bern. And why not Lausanne? Swiss broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) also…
ANTWERP | Rubens House opens Rubens Experience, renovated garden and library
After a thorough makeover, the Rubens House or Rubenshuis in Antwerp reopens its doors today, 30 August 2024. A visit starts now from Hopland 13. The brand new building by Robbrecht en Daem architecten provides access to the Rubens Experience, the lushly renovated baroque garden and the library. This completes the first major renovation of…
Hasselt Highlights
April 2024 was cold and wet. For Antwerp Pride Magazine, I went to Regenbooghuis Limburg to interview the people of Roze Bink. But as I had to travel to Hasselt anyway, I thought it was a good I do to get there early and explore the capital of the Belgian province of Limburg.
Dinner Train in the Netherlands declared bankrupt again
The District Court of Zealand and West-Brabant in the Netherlands has declared bankruptcy for Train Charter Events BV and Train Events BV on Tuesday 27 August 2024, Treinreizeiger.nl and other Dutch media report. These are the companies behind Dinner Train.
ANTWERP | Preliminary design of Ringpark ‘Cluster Centraal’ approved
The municipal council of the City of Antwerp has approved the preliminary design of Cluster Centraal or Central Cluster, which is the largest sub-project of the Ringpark Groene Vesten. It connects eight sub-parks just outside the Antwerp Ring Road, from the Leeuwerikpark to the park on Rodekruislaan.
Brussels Airlines’ new Belgian Icon livery to be more Belgian than ever: public gets to vote
Brussels Airlines will soon introduce a new Belgian Icon, and the livery is yet to be decided.
TRAINS IN SPAIN | Renfe Avant regional ‘local’ train on high speed lines
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
Liège Pride 2025 on Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August
Liège in in the eponymous province hosted its first fully-fledged pride the past weekend. Some 3,800 people marched through the streets of the Cité Ardente or Fiery City. Some 10,000 attended Liège Pride as visitors. A success for the organising committee, which announced the dates for next year: Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24…
Leuven Pride on Wednesday 10 October 2024 ft. 7 PM pride parade
After the first edition of Queer Arts Festival Leuven in November 2023, the university city is now getting a fully-fledged Leuven Pride, organised by UniQue – Vlaams-Brabants Regenbooghuis (Flemish Brabant Rainbow House) and Queer Leuven. On 10 October 2024, there will be a parade at 7 PM
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