With parties, a street festival in the city center and loads of informative events, the gay community and their friends get together every year for the climax of the Pride party: the Polite Parade which starts at the heart of Hamburg's gay and lesbian scene before continuing through the city center.
Christopher Street Day means three days of partying, packed with a bumper-load of events, exhibitions, concerts, street festivals and the big parade.
August 1 - 9, 2009: Hamburg Pride