Summer hole festival
The summer hole festival | CSD Braunschweig is a two-week supporting program that includes the demonstration for Christopher Street Day in Braunschweig . The festival has been taking place since 1996, the demonstration march since 1999.
today
The summer hole festival | CSD Braunschweig today includes a two-week supporting program of diverse political, informative and cultural events in and around Braunschweig , a demonstration ( CSD Parade ) through Braunschweig's city center and the two-day rally in the heart of the city, as well as an official summer hole festival closing party PrideNight . The date is always on the last full weekend in July.
According to the organizers, the aims of the event are “ to strengthen the integration of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and transsexual citizens in the region, to demonstrate against discrimination and for social and political equality as well as acceptance of diverse lifestyles and les.bi.trans .to give space to gay culture and art . "
Both the supporting program and the demonstration are organized and designed by a volunteer team , with the supporting program events being largely the responsibility of people and groups outside the coordinating summer hole festival team.
The stage program and infrastructure are mainly financed by sponsors and income from advertisements and the closing party. Larger cultural events such as cabaret evenings or concerts are also subsidized from these funds.
history
First held in 1996 as a one-day street festival on the outskirts of the city center on the square “An der Martinikirche ”, the festival grew over the years: in 1999 the first CSD demonstration started through Braunschweig's city center, in 2003 lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans * ( LGBT ) People for the first time two days in the city, on Burgplatz and since 2004 the festival has been accompanied by a two-week supporting program. In 2013, the CSD Braunschweig summer hole festival took place on Schlossplatz for the first time. In 2016 there was a redesigned logo.
Visitor numbers
| year | Demonstration / CSD parade | rally |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,700 participants | 12,500 visitors |
| 2006 | 2,100 participants | 11,000 visitors |
| 2007 | 1,900 participants | 10,000 visitors |
| 2008 | 2,000 participants | 19,000 visitors |
| 2009 | 2,000 participants | 20,000 visitors |
Patrons and star guests
| year | Patron | Stars on the stage |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Brigitte Litfin (former Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament ) | |
| 2002 | Anja Hesse (Head of the Culture Department of the City of Braunschweig ) | Marc Almond |
| 2003 | Horst-Udo Ahlers (former police chief of Braunschweig ) | Samantha Fox |
| 2004 | Sigmar Gabriel (former Prime Minister of Lower Saxony ) | Olivia Jones |
| 2005 | Carola Reimann ( Member of the Bundestag ) | Right Said Fred |
| 2006 | Jürgen Trittin (Member of the Bundestag) | Lilo Wanders |
| 2007 | Philipp Rösler (MdL) | Patrick Nuo |
| 2008 | Emma Lanford | |
| 2009 | Carola Reimann (Member of the Bundestag) | Ross Antony |
| 2010 | Philipp Rösler (Member of the Bundestag) | Rozalla Miller |
| 2011 | - | Weather Girls |
| 2012 | - | Lucy Diakovska |
| 2013 | Cornelia Rundt (MdL) | Ben Ivory |
| 2014 | Stephan Weil (Prime Minister of Lower Saxony) | Kim Sanders |
| 2015 | Ulrich Markurth (Lord Mayor of Braunschweig) | Percival / Mary Roos |
| 2016 | Gregor Gysi (Member of the Bundestag) | Daniel shoemaker |
| 2017 | Klaus-Peter Bachmann (SPD | Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament) | Johnathan Celestin |
organizer
The organizer of the event is the Verein für Sexuelle Emanzipation e.V., which is recognized as a non-profit and particularly worthy of support . V. (VSE e.V.), whose goals include the reduction of discrimination through information and public relations work and the strengthening of the gay-lesbian-bi-transsexual scene through numerous and varied events.
With its summer hole festival, VSE eV is a member of various umbrella organizations: CSD Nord e. V., CSD Germany e. V. and EPOA ( Europride ).
Web links
- Summer Hole Festival | CSD Braunschweig - Internet presence of the event
- Association for Sexual Emancipation eV - Internet presence of the organizer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press - Summer Hole Festival. Retrieved February 14, 2017 .
- ↑ The Festival - Summer Hole Festival. Retrieved February 14, 2017 .