LGBTQ+ Events in Cologne

Monday, Oct 12

5 events

5 Tage Gutschein

8:30 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

LEZ*MEET ... your new sapphic meeting point in Cologne!

8:00 PM Free entry

Women / Sapphic

HIV/STI Testing and Counseling

Shalk Köln

9:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Reading by Vratislav Maňák | With Wittgenstein in the Gay Sauna

9:00 PM €5

Tuesday, Oct 13

6 events

Watchparty - Football Match Germany vs. Japan

7:00 PM Free entry

8:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Come-in for TINs | Bar evening for trans, inter & non-binary youth & young adults under 27

7:30 PM Free entry

Wet Night

8:00 PM Babylon Sauna

Speed Dating for trans, inter* and non-binary people U27

8:00 PM Free entry

Polyamory Stammtisch for FLINTA*

I kissed a Girl @ queererstammtisch

9:00 PM Free entry

Wednesday, Oct 14

7 events

Golden Gays Meetup at Restaurant 'Tuscolo'

7:00 PM goldengays.de

InterGAYneration

Intergenerational gay self-help group for mindful exchange and networking

Relax @ Babylon

8:00 PM Babylon Sauna

Come-in for Girls | Bar night for lesbian, bisexual, and queer girls

8:30 PM Free entry

Rheinfetisch Social

9:00 PM Rheinfetisch

Bitchy Bingo with The Only Naomy

9:00 PM Free entry

Folsom Europe

Berlin, Deutschland

Thursday, Oct 15

5 events

Student Day

7:00 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

Women's meeting for women with HIV

anyway: BOYlicious

8:00 PM anyway, Kamekestr. 14 Free entry

psychART: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Trans* People and Intersex Individuals with Mental Illnesses

Support group for LGBTQIA+ individuals with mental illnesses

9:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Come-in @BOYlicious | Bar night for gay, bisexual, and queer BOYS under 27

9:30 PM Free entry

Friday, Oct 16

11 events

FLINTA* CoWorking

11:00 AM Location: tba Free entry

Wochende durchgehend

Two for One

12:00 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

Open Consultation Hours

6:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

krakelas: Toddler Group for Rainbow Families

Meeting of the Sponsorship Group

7:30 PM goldengays.de

Bear Together

9:00 PM Baustelle4U, Pipinstr. 5 Free entry

Come-in for young LSBTIQ* under 27 years

International Queer Meet-up for LGBTIQ* under 27 years

11:00 AM Katzengold Café & Bar Free entry

SMASH COMEDY – the (queer)feminist Stand Up Show

Comedy

Cologne Burlesque Festival

Free entry

Festival +1

Saturday, Oct 17

8 events

COLOURcode

Rheinfetisch

Party +3

Hiking Group: Discover Nature With Us

10:30 AM goldengays.de

Bring Your Own Book @Katzengold

t*raum

10:00 PM Horizont Theater, Thürmchenswall 25 Free entry

KeinKunstDrags

RAR – Richtig am Rand: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender with Disabilities

4. Cologne Burlesque Festival – International Extravaganza of Burlesque, Boylesque and Queer Cabaret

Drag +2

Spartans

All day

1:00 PM Treffpunkt: Bahnhof Solingen-Schaberg Free entry

Sunday, Oct 18

5 events

Fetish Night: Leather & Latex

The Dungeon €20

Club Night +1

SC Janus Single-Wanderung

ROYAL WIESN goes COLOGNE PRIDE

2:00 PM Festzelt Wiesn-Gelände im Tanzbrunnen Köln, Rheinparkweg 1 Free entry

Pride

Kaffee & Kuchen

4:00 PM [ku:], Bayenstr. 11 Free entry

Cologne's Big Gay Speed Dating

7:30 PM Free entry

Monday, Oct 19

1 event

Zweiter Oktobertermin der Schwimmgruppe

6:30 PM goldengays.de

Tuesday, Oct 20

3 events

Rubber and Sportswear

6:00 PM Babylon Sauna

Fetish

White Ribbon: Gay men with experiences of sexual abuse in childhood

9:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

[OHNE PRONOMEN]: Queer Crip

9:30 PM Freies Werkstatt Theater, Zugweg 10 Free entry

Wednesday, Oct 21

1 event

Golden Gays Stammtisch at Restaurant “Zum Alten Brauhaus”

7:00 PM goldengays.de

Thursday, Oct 22

3 events

Neurospicy FLINTA* Meetup

Neurospicy FLINTA* group for sharing experiences, mainly autism, AD(H)S

9:00 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

med.info • Update STI

OPEN HOUSE – Open Meeting for Queer People (ALL)

Friday, Oct 23

7 events

Open Consultation for Discrimination (via Live-Chat)

12:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Rheinfetisch Activity | Bowling

6:45 PM Rheinfetisch

THE LITTLE SHOW

9:00 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

Karaoke Bears – The 3B Pop-Up-Event

9:00 PM Tivoli, Hohe Str. 14 Free entry

Queer Lindy Festival

All day Free entry

anyway, Kamekestr. 14 Free entry

LMC Wien in Cologne

trans inter & friends Swimming at Genovevabad

Saturday, Oct 24

10 events

U27 – Young, Wild, Queer

1:30 AM Jaki, Venloer Str. 40 Free entry

Hyperlove

Meet the Enbys (non-binary group)

Support group for non-binary individuals and those questioning gender

8:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Night Shift

9:00 PM Baustelle 4U

Queer Tango Cologne

9:00 PM Tanzraum am Ebertplatz

10:00 PM BOIze Pop-Up, Friesenstr. 52 Free entry

HOT FLASH

10:00 PM Kattwinkel, Greesbergstr. 2 Free entry

Part Of The Art – The 80s are back

Free Entry

Free at Heart

QUEER PARADISE KÖLN – PRIDE ALL YEAR TOUR

Live Show +1

HomOriental Party

Free entry

Party +1

Sunday, Oct 25

1 event

Strengthening Queer Concerns!

Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Tuesday, Oct 27

1 event

Puppy Night

5:00 PM Babylon Sauna

7:30 PM Café Bach, Pipinstr. 7 Free entry

Wednesday, Oct 28

2 events

Golden Gays Stammtisch at Brauhaus “Em Altertümche”

7:00 PM goldengays.de

Kultur&Medien Treff des Neue Medien e.V.

Friday, Oct 30

2 events

Queer Classism Empowerment Weekend

8:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center) Free entry

Drag on Deck

Drag +1

Saturday, Oct 31

4 events

Bitte mit Sahne! Open Coffee Klatsch for everyone.

2:00 PM aidshilfe-koeln.de

Kaffeeklatsch mit Herz – Am letzten Samstag im Monat

3:00 PM goldengays.de

Scissor Inn

6:00 PM OYA Müllem, Buchheimer Str. 17 Free entry

die kunstbar, Chargesheimerplatz 1 Free entry

Gayoween 2026

Sunday, Nov 1

3 events

GIRLS – Halloween Special

Golden Girls Brunch

12:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Bearcave

Acht

Monday, Nov 2

2 events

Stepchild Adoption: Group Counseling

Group counseling for stepchild adoption process, questions, and support

5:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Open Office Hours with the Youth Welfare Office

Confidential, anonymous Q&A with Youth Welfare Office on adoption

6:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Tuesday, Nov 3

2 events

Bear Tuesday

5:00 PM Babylon Sauna

7:00 PM Café Bach, Pipinstr. 7 (Eingang Haltestelle Neumarkt) Free entry

Positive Space: “HIV and Sleep Disorders”

Wednesday, Nov 4

1 event

Golden Gays Stammtisch at “Casino-Eck”

6:00 PM goldengays.de

Thursday, Nov 5

1 event

“Our family is colorful!”

Exchange for parents and families of young trans people

9:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Friday, Nov 6

2 events

LC Stuttgart & LFC Fetish Unity

8:00 PM Rheinfetisch

Fetish

Gay Fathers Cologne

Saturday, Nov 7

4 events

akt-Party

Helios 37, Heliosstr. 37 Free entry

Garagen Club, Oskar-Jäger-Str. 179 Free entry

BENEFIZRAVE 4 Sofra Queer Migrants

Traube – FLINTA* Space

5:00 PM Rakete, Baudriplatz 2 Free entry

Table Without a Name: Culture & Food for Gays

Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Monday, Nov 9

1 event

Sale of entry wristbands for 11.11.

8:00 PM Schaafen-Salon, Ecke Schaafenstraße/Balduinstraße Free entry

Tuesday, Nov 10

2 events

Induced Lactation

7:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center) $40

Bearcave (planned)

10:00 PM Filmpalette, Lübecker Str. 15 Free entry

Wednesday, Nov 11

1 event

Jeck As Heaven

5:00 PM St.-Johannes-Kirche, Tempelstr. 31 Free entry

Friday, Nov 13

3 events

Sauna Day for TIN* & Friends at Stadionbad

12:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Coming-Out Weekend: trans / non-binary / questioning

5:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center) $80

TransMann e.V.

8:00 PM StattGarde Colonia Ahoj

Saturday, Nov 14

4 events

Fetish Flea Market

3:00 PM

Long Sauna Night

5:00 PM Babylon Sauna

StattGarde Colonia Ahoj e.V.

Captain's Dinner

Sunday, Nov 15

1 event

NURBÖSE

Helios37, Heliosstr. 37 Free entry

Club Night

Monday, Nov 16

1 event

HEAVENUE

All day Friesenplatz

Tuesday, Nov 17

1 event

Bear Pride Cologne

All day

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Wednesday, Nov 18

2 events

Transgender Film Festival Opening Night

8:00 PM Kulturzentrum Gasteig €15

Bear Pride Cologne 2026

All day

Pride

Thursday, Nov 19

2 events

Super Trooper Bears Party

Bear Pride Cologne

8:00 PM Altenberger Hof, Mauenheimer Str. 92 Free entry

Wahl zum Mr. Bear Germany 2027

Bear Pride Cologne

Friday, Nov 20

2 events

The Timeless Talents: Inter-T-Dreams

Free Entry

Whipped Cream

9:30 PM Klüngelpütz-Theater, Gertrudenstr. 24 Free entry

Saturday, Nov 21

1 event

Kisses And Lies – Santa Is Real

11:00 PM Bootshaus, Auenweg 173 Free entry

Sunday, Nov 22

1 event

the L word party

Blue Shell, Luxemburger Str. 32 Free entry

7:00 PM Jim & June, Meister-Gerhard-Str. 35 Free entry

Tuesday, Nov 24

2 events

Proudr LGBTIQ+ After Work

Bearcave

Wednesday, Nov 25

1 event

“More than Going Out and Partying: History, Present, and Future of Gay Bar and Club Culture in Cologne”

VHS Köln Free entry

7:30 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Thursday, Nov 26

1 event

OPEN HOUSE – Open Meeting for Queer People (ALL)

Friday, Nov 27

3 events

Rheinfetisch Christmas Market Social

6:30 PM Acht

YUCA, Bartholomäus-Schink-Str. 65

NLC Christkindlesmarkt Treffen 2026

8:00 PM Rheinfetisch

GUYZ – Opening St. Nicholas Festival Cologne

artheater, Ehrenfeldgürtel 127

Saturday, Nov 28

1 event

Fast Feelings

Sunday, Nov 29

3 events

SEXY CONFESSIONS II

Bootshaus, Auenweg 173

GreenKomm St. Nicholas 2026

6:00 AM Acht €25

Green Komm – St. Nicholas Festival

7:00 AM Nachtflug

7:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Monday, Nov 30

2 events

DIY Insemination – Input and Exchange

Die Gala – For the benefit of Aidshilfe Köln

Tuesday, Dec 1

1 event

Skiff

Acht

Wednesday, Dec 2

1 event

A IS A SPECTRUM

7:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Saturday, Dec 5

1 event

Rheinfetisch Christmas Dinner

6:30 PM

Monday, Dec 7

1 event

Paths to Life with Children: Group Counseling

Group consultation on family planning for LGBTIQA+ individuals

5:00 PM Rubicon Köln (LGBT center)

Tuesday, Dec 8

1 event

🎞️ "Skiff" (planned)

10:00 PM Filmpalette, Lübecker Str. 15 Free entry

Wednesday, Dec 9

1 event

Rheinfetisch Christmas — Social

8:00 PM