Stockholm Pride 2023

Join thousands of Sexy Swedes for Stockholm Pride 2023

Stockholm pride is a colorful week long event which takes place during the height of Summer in August. Hotels in the old town fill up fast for one of the biggest events in the city attracting both straight and gay visitors.

• Stay in the old town, close to the city’s popular gay bars and take a taxi or ride share to the party. The Hotel Reisen is rated “Excellent” by guests with a wonderful sauna and pool area, a modern gym, superior rooms and perfect location

Stockholm Pride Parade

• Saturday 5th August, 2023 –  The Parade starts from Mariatorget, passing Slussen continuing on via Skeppsbron – Kungsträdgårdsgatan – Hamngatan – Sergels torg – Sveavägen – Kungsgatan – Stureplan – Sturegatan, and finishes at Östermalms IP.
• Over 60 000 individuals take part in the 4.5km parade with a large number of carriages and decorated vehicles filled with hot gogos, amazing drag queens and queers of all persuasions.
• The main parade takes over the entire city attracting everyone from the prime minister to sports teams, families, activist groups and lots of incredibly attractive Swedes.
• Stockholm Pride attracts an audience of approximately 600 000 supportive spectators, with many making it an all-day event arriving hours in advance with their picnic baskets, to get the best “seats”.
• Stay right in the heart of the pride festivities at the Hotel Rival, rates “Wonderful” by gusts with delicious breakfasts and park views.

Stockholm Pride Park

• Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th August 2023 – The Pride Park takes place in the heart of Stockholm at Östermalms.  It is an oasis in the city, the meeting place in the middle of all the pride activities. The park mixes clowns with opera singers, upcoming stars next to world famous artists.
• Pride Park is the place where you meet new and old friends, hang out, watch art, listen to writers and artists. The nights are filled with sparkling colour and sound, and you will never want to leave.
• Stay close to the pride park at the Hotel Nobis, a design hotel featuring stylish rooms, highly-rates breakfasts and perfect location.

Stockholm Bear Pride

• August 3rd to 6th, 2023 – Special meet-up for bears, chasers and admirers, including dinners, a bear picnic, bear parties and a special bear contingent within the parade.

Stockholm Circuit Parties & Events

• XCape Stockholm Pride Festival – TBC – Featuring world famous DJs and performers including Forever TLV, Beyond London and Revolver Berlin, and the XCape Main Massive Party.
• Backdoor Stockholm Pride Week – Aug 2nd to 6th, 2022 – Host of the popular Kink opening party and the Eurovision After party!
• Stockwig Drag Festival – TBC – Stockwig is Stockholm’s famous drag festival, returning for its second year.

Kinky Quarters

• The Scandinavians are always on the cutting edge of gay rights and acceptance for all. With this in mind they have created the “Kinky Quarters”: a specific area with BDSM, fetishism, and other subcultures that common people call kinky.
• It is be a meeting place for both the initiated, and the curious, to talk, shop, and get to know more about everything associated with kinkster life.
• The event takes place within the festival grounds.

Gay Stockholm

• The Scandinavian City on the Water, Stockholm surprises visitors with its many charming and clean waterways, slick design, and gay-friendly locals.
• Stockholm has no gay enclave as such, but gay and gay-friendly establishments are scattered throughout the city and rainbow flags fly high in many of Stockholm’s central districts.
• The greatest concentration of gay bars and clubs is to be found in two areas: the trendy Södermalm district and Gamla Stan, Old Town, one of the best-preserved medieval cities in the world.

Stockholm’s most popular gay party nights include:

• SLM  – the fetish club Scandinavian Leather Men for men only. Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 18, Södermalm
• Patricia  – Don’t miss the legendary Gay Sunday Nights on old steamer Patricia at Söder Mälarstrand. Stunning view from the sun deck. Söder Mälarstrand, Kajplats 19
• Club Backdoor – Three bars, awesome sound system, and three dance floors that play House, Techno, 90’s pop, and all great party music in between! Arenavägen 75, Tolv
• Guldrummet Sthlm – Monthly club at the renowned Berns Salonger. Glitzy, fun, and with a great dancefloor. Näckströmsgatan 8, City

Where to say during Stockholm Pride

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action

Nobis Hotel,    Radisson Blu,    Berns Hotel,    Nordic Light Hotel