Stockholm Gay Pride Festival- 2012

Today, August 1st, is the official kick-off for Stockholm Pride Festival... arguably the largest festival on the calendar inwards Stockholm. Besides existence a fourth dimension for the LGBT community to political party & demonstrate, it is too an chance for Stockholmers inwards full general to celebrate the tolerance inwards Swedish guild in addition to the fact that the urban heart in addition to mortal has been named the gay friendliest urban heart in addition to mortal on the planet... non once, but twice this past times year!
Photo past times Yanan Li, Stockholm Visitors Board
The festival runs until Sunday, August 4th, in addition to at that topographic point are a ton of events each day... movies, seminars, workshops, concerts, performances, parties in addition to (of course) the parade. I can't mayhap listing all of the happenings here, but y'all tin cheque the Pride website to come across the calendar of events. It is expert to know that around events are to last works life either inwards the Pride House or the Pride Park (Tantolunden). There is an entrance fee to the commons in addition to y'all tin either purchase a twenty-four hr menses overstep or a calendar week pass. Tickets tin last purchased at the door, online, at the tourist data office or at a ticnet outlet. There are too a publish of nightly parties at unlike venues throughout the urban heart in addition to mortal each evening... to a greater extent than data tin last works life inwards the calendar. QX.se too has a listing of the parties on their website, though inwards Swedish (try using google translate).
Photo past times Yanan Li, Stockholm Visitors Board
The Pride Parade happens on Saturday, starting at 1pm inwards Humlegården in addition to ending at to a greater extent than or less 4pm inwards Pride Park. This is a pop result alongside over 500,000 spectators lining the streets inwards past times years. The parade road runs upwards the street Hornsgatan correct past times the Rival Hotel in addition to Pride Park is but a fifteen infinitesimal walk from the hotel... in addition to hence y'all volition last perfectly situated to relish the festivities. Happy Pride!

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