# Cologne Pride

Cologne Pride or Cologne Gay Pride (formerly: Christopher Street Day Cologne) is one of the largest gay and lesbian events organised in Germany and one of the biggest in Europe. Its origin is to celebrate the pride in Gay and Lesbian Culture.
Cologne Gay Pride is made of a large city Gay pride parade, and a week of a number of festivals, parties and political forums. The parade and festivals are comparable to carnival celebrations and the political motivation of the event did achieve a lot in equal rights and gay rights.
Cologne Gay Pride takes place annually in Cologne, Germany.

## History

Cologne Gay Pride started during the 1980s as a small Christopher Street Day named for the Stonewall riots on Christopher Street in New York City. Within a liberal political culture in former West Germany the Christopher Street Day grew into one of the biggest celebration events in Germany. Education and support for AIDS became an important aspect during recent years. In 2002 Cologne Pride was also Europride a joint European event.
In July 2001, there were 35,000 participants and 750,000 visitors.
In July 2014, there were 700,000 visitors.
* Pictures from past events
* ColognePride 2011
* ColognePride 2014
* ColognePride 2019
* Cologne Pride 2023

### Mottoes and Attendance at ColognePride

| Year | Name | Motto (Original German) | Participants | Visitors (according to organisers) |
| 2023 | ColognePride | Für Menschenrechte - Viele. Gemeinsam. Stark! | 60,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2022 | ColognePride | Für Menschenrechte - Viele. Gemeinsam. Stark! | | 1,200,000 |
| 2020 | ColognePride | Für Menschenrechte - Viele. Gemeinsam. Stark! | 2,000 | Unknown |
| 2019 | ColognePride | 50 YEARS OF PRIDE - Viele. Gemeinsam. Stark | 30,000 | 1,200.000 to 1,300,000 |
| 2018 | ColognePride | Coming out in deinem style | 48,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 2017 | ColognePride | Nie wieder! | 30,000 | 950,000 |
| 2016 | ColognePride | “anders.Leben!” | | 950,000 |
| 2015 | ColognePride | Vielfalt: lehren, lernen, leben | 20,000 | 950,000 |
| 2014 | ColognePride | Wir sind „nur“ der rosa Karneval | | 700,000 to 800,000 |
| 2013 | ColognePride | Wir sind. So oder so. | | 900,000 to 1,000.000 |
| 2012 | CSD | Ja, ich will! | 25,000 | 550.000–600.000 |
| 2011 | ColognePride | Liebe ist … | 20,000 | 900.000 |
| 2010 | ColognePride | Stolz bewegt | 10,000 | |
| 2009 | ColognePride | Unsere Freiheit hat Geschichte – 40 Jahre CSD | 30,000 | |
| 2008 | ColognePride | Null Toleranz – für Null Toleranz | 20,000 | |
| 2007 | ColognePride | homo europaeicus: geht aufrecht! | 20,000 | |
| 2006 | ColognePride | 100 % NRW NUR MIT UNS | 30,000 | 600,000 |
| 2005 | ColognePride | lebenslang liebens:würdig | 20,000 | 600,000 |
| 2004 | ColognePride | Schluss mit den Mogelpackungen | 30,000 | 800,000 |
| 2003 | CSD Köln / ColognePride | Liebe deine Nächsten: Antidiskriminierungsgesetz jetzt! | 40,000 | 750,000 |
| 2002 | Europride | Cologne celebrates diversity let’s make Europe a place for all of us! | 50,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 2001 | CSD in Köln | Im Namen des Volkes: Traut Euch! | 35,000 | 750,000 |
| 2000 | CSD in Köln | Taten statt Worte | | |
| 1999 | CSD in Köln | 30 Jahre Christopher-Street-Day: Vielfalt in den Lebensformen, Gleichheit in den Rechten, JETZT! | | |
| 1998 | Christopher Street Day in Köln | Ob „Freie Fahrt für Homoehe“ oder keine entscheiden wir alleine! | | |
| 1997 | Christopher Street Day Köln und 18. ILGA Weltkonferenz | FLAGGE ZEIGEN | | |
| 1996 | Christopher Street Day ’96 in Köln | FLAGGE ZEIGEN | | |
| 1995 | Christopher Street Day | FLAGGE ZEIGEN – Lesben und Schwule stark in Köln! | | |
| 1994 | | FLAGGE ZEIGEN – 25 Jahre Christopher-Street-Day | | |
| 1993 | CSD – Christopher-Street-Day | Wir in Köln – wir halten zusammen! | | |
| 1992 | Kölner Lesben & Schwulentag ’92 | Mir fiere uns + Kölle | | |
| 1991 | Cologne Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day And Celebration ’91 Kölner Lesben- und Schwulentag ’91 | Jot Fründe kumme zosamme | | |
* Pictures from past events (2000-2009)
* ColognePride 2006
* ColognePride 2007