Event Dates
From: Friday, February 28, 2025
To: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Sexy Carnival Festival takes place during the Cologne Carnival and features three days of the world’s biggest circuit events & DJs.
Germany’s leading Gay-Event Sexy Cologne returns with the Sexy Carnival Festival, a three day, 5 party event featuring 25 world star dj’s, 80 hours of music, and the hottest guys from Europe and beyond partying in Cologne’s best venues.
- Visiting for Cologne Carnival? Stay at Maison Marasil, a design hotel rated “Fabulous” by guests in the heart of the old town, featuring individually designed rooms and apartments.
Sexy Cologne Carnival Edition
- Enjoy spectacular visual and sensational shows and celebrate at Europe’s biggest gay carnival, full of attractions, fun and excitement.
- Sexy Circuit weekends typically follow a format with an Opening Party, a day party/cruising at Babylon, the Main Party (Typically on Saturday Night0 and Afterhour Party (Green Komm) and the closing party (Naughty).
Opening Party
- Friday 28th Feb, 2025 – Events kick off on with the GUYZ Party from 23.00
- Guyz is a techno-fetish event with two different djs and runs until 6am.
- Venue to be confirmed – Typically at Domhof Club – Located directly under the tracks of the central railway station and overlooking the cathedral.
- The club is spread over two floors with a spacious bar, and outdoor terrace, just a 5-minute drive or 10-minute walk from Cologne Old Town.
Cruising – Day Party
- Saturday 1st Mar, 2025 – Daytime – Stoßzeit takes over Badehaus Babylon, Cologne’s famous cruising club and sauna.
- Enjoy an all day party from noon until 10 pm with XXL cruising areas and 2 all-star DJs.
The Main Party
- Saturday 1st Mar, 2025 – Sexy Cologne Main Event from 11 pm to 7 am
- The main event features 9 world class djs, 3 dancefloors, a playzone by MGW an army of hot dancers, a sensational opening show, a locker room, laser light shows and a funktion one soundsystem.
- Get a shuttle bus service to the venue, Boothaus from Schaafenstrasse.
- Venue to be confirmed – Typicall at The Boothaus is located in the cologne shipyard grounds on the rhine complete with three levels in the boathouse and an outdoor area that can be used in good weather.
- Three dancefloors – Main Hall, Pop Floor and Techno Floor.
- Enjoy stage shows on the Main and Pop floor.
- Boothaus is an 11-minute ride from Cologne Old Town.
The After Party Greenkomm (Sunday Morning)
- Sunday 2nd Mar, 2025 – 6 am to 7 pm.
- Green Komm is the official afterhour party of Sexy cologne taking place at Nachtflug
- Venue to be confirmed – Typically at Reaching Club Nachtflug is very easy as it is located in the city center of Cologne. Just take a short walk or take the tram to station “friesenplatz” . The club is perfect for an afterparty, with a very spacious dance area and comfy couches.
The Closing Party Naughty (Sunday Night)
- Sunday 2nd Mar, 2025 – 8pm to 6 am (Monday morning).
- Naughtycontrol is the official closing party at Diamonds.
- Featuring three different DJs in the main hall.
- Venue to be confirmed – Typically at –Bogen 2 – Hosts the big Saturday night party in a beautifully listed, Neo-Renaissance building.
- The club is in a former German post office in the popular Agnesviertel neighbourhood of Cologne.
Gay Cologne
- Cologne has two distinct pockets of gay activity: Schaafenstrasse, Rudolfplatz, and the streets around Heumarkt, closer to the Dom/Central station.
- The city’s two major gay areas ensure something for all tastes, from the older leather scene on the Old Town’s Heumarkt-Mathiasstrasse to the more modern area around Rudolfplatz, catering to the young and trendy.
Where to stay during Cologne Carnival
- Sexy Carnival takes place during the annual Cologne Carnival Festivities and is one of the busiest times of the year to visit the city. Book your stay well in advance.
- Note, if you are staying in the old town, you will be in the centre of the party, so expect it to be pretty crazy. Consider staying in the nearby, yet less hectic Belgian quarter if you want a more relaxed stay.
Recommended Hotels in Cologne
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action:
Hotel Lyskirchen, Maritim Hotel, Dorint-Cologne, 25hours Hotel,
Where to stay close to all the gay bars
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
The Steigenberger Hotel is our editors
choice located in the gay district!
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There two gay areas in Cologne: Rudolfplatz, known locally as the “Bermuda Triangle” is more modern in style with Many of the cafes, bars and clubs around have started during the last twenty years. The Old Town is home to more Traditional pubs and bars for mixed ages.
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Highlights of the previous parties plus what to expect this year.
Cologne, affectionately referred to as the “Gay Capital of Germany”, boasts vibrant gay neighbourhoods brimming with history, culture, and LGBTQ+ pride. The city’s heart beats loudly in the districts of Rudolfplatz and the Old Town’s famous Bermuda Triangle.
Nicknamed “The Bermuda Triangle”, located west of town and home to Babylon & Phoenix saunas.
Known for its hip atmosphere offering a blend of chic boutiques, trendy restaurants, & lively bars.