Roze Maandag Tilburg

Roze Maandag (Pink Monday) is the LGBTQ+ day of the Tilburgse Kermis, the ten-day July funfair that fills Tilburg's centre. It started in 1990, when Henk Krol, then editor of the Gay Krant, picked the fair's quiet Monday for a small party for gay and lesbian acceptance. It became the fair's busiest day: the municipality estimated about 350,000 visitors in 2016.

The day opens with the Pride Walk from Tilburg station at around 12:30. The 2026 edition was held on Monday 20 July, with a free stage at the Muzentuin, drag at 't Brabants Buske, the Lollipop Outdoor stage on Paleisring and Striptopia at 013 in the evening. It was also controversial. COC Tilburg-Breda was sent out of the Pride Walk with its big rainbow flag, which the city later called a mistake. Police also investigated three assaults after the day as anti-LGBTQ violence.

The 2027 date had not been announced at the time of writing. The kermis usually runs over the second half of July, and Roze Maandag is its Monday. Book a room early: hotels in Tilburg fill up for it.