The 17th edition of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 August 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Many Voices. One Pride‘. The organising committee advocates a more militant pride, with a “we’re not going back in the closet” attitude in reaction to rising conservatism and conformism. But let’s face it: pride is…
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ANTWERP PRIDE 2024 | Opening Night, Wednesday 7 August, Openluchttheater OLT Rivierenhof, Deurne
The 17th edition of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 August 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Many Voices. One Pride‘. The organising committee advocates a more militant pride, with a “we’re not going back in the closet” attitude in reaction to rising conservatism and conformism. But let’s face it: pride is…
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival from 3 to 31 August 2024: programme
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF) has released its 2024 programme and schedule. The festival last almost a full month.
ANTWERP | Community centre coStA to become ANDRS in 2027 after major revamp
For 30 years the cultural meeting centre of Sint-Andries (St. Andrew), coStA, at Sint-Andriesplaats in Antwerp, has served as the beating heart of the neighborhood, where various cultural, sporting and youth organizations have had their home. However, the center’s buildings are outdated, so a thorough renovation is underway. On the last day of the anniversary…
Liège Pride 2024 programme and introduction
The city of Liège in the province of Liège will host its first fully-fledged pride weekend on 23, 24 and 25 August 2024. The Liège Pride website has now been launched, with more information and a programme. The organisers expect 5,000 participants.
Limburg Pride 2025 to be hosted by Hasselt on Sunday 13 July
The first ever Limburg Pride will take place on Sunday 13 July 2025, and not on Saturday 5 July. Hasselt, the provincial capital of Limburg, will be its host. Limburg Pride vzw chairman Bert Brone announced the date with pride earlier this week.
Liège Pride 2024 on 23, 24 and 25 August
The news fell off our radar, but Liège will host the first Liège Pride on the weekend of 23, 24 and 25 August 2024. It will include a pride parade, which is a first for Wallonia , according to French-language Belgian public broadcaster RTBF. But they forget the pride parade in Sankt Vith in the…
Antwerp Pride 2024 theme: ‘Many Voices. One Pride’
Antwerp Pride has revealed its theme, tagline, title for 2024: ‘Many Voices. One Pride‘. The organising committee calls upon everyone who cares for our rainbow community to draw a line in the sand and exclaim: “We are never going back in the closet!”
Pride movement in Europe expecting increased hostility
The European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA), representing Europe‘s LGBTQIA+ pride organisations has told the United Nations (UN) that it expects increased hostility in the coming years, unless there is a change in political mood across the continent.
VIDEO | Antwerp Voetgangerstunnel mimics particle accelerator until 23 February
Until 23 February, Antwerp‘s Sint-Anne’s Pedestrian Tunnel, better known in town as the Voetgangerstunnel, offers a unique underground spectacle. In collaboration with the Roads and Traffic Agency or Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) of Flanders, the University of Antwerp is simulating a particle accelerator in the tunnel.