Celebrate the variety: Street festival in Mariahilf starts Vienna Pride Week!

Celebrate the variety: Street festival in Mariahilf starts Vienna Pride Week!

On June 7, 2025, the street festival "The other way around is not wrong" is celebrated in Esterhazygasse in Vienna between Mariahilfer Straße and Damböckgasse. This event is the festive start of the Vienna Pride Week and starts at 2:00 p.m. Admission to the event is free and a barrier -free access is guaranteed. District head Markus Rumelhart emphasizes the motto "Together in Mariahilf", which sets a strong sign of diversity and the discrimination against LGBTIQ people. The street festival is intended to increase the visibility of the LGBTIQ community and offer a platform for education about gender identity and sexual orientation. On this occasion, numerous local associations and initiatives of the LGBTIQ community participate.

The program begins with a DJ opening, which is designed by the DRAG Queen Bloodsugarxo. In the course of the afternoon, various artists come on stage, including Stixx with a drum appearance, Crystal O with live singing and the band Querfunk, which represents the headliner of the event. The full program is as follows:

• 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: DJ opening with Drag Queen Bloodsugarxo
• 3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.: Stixx - women drum
• 15:20 - 3:40 p.m.: Opening with Markus Rumelhart and other guests
• 15:45 - 4:05 p.m.: Crystal O (Live Singing)
• 16:10-4:30 p.m.: Kleinabaoho (German pop)
• 16:35-4:55 p.m.: Einhorn (indie radio)
• 5:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.: Dermitaciach (Quetschn EDM)
• 17:40 - 6:25 p.m.: Querpunk (pop/rock)
• 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: DJ closing with Naughty Night DJ team

background and meaning

The street festival is not only a celebration, but also a political sign in a time when LGBTIQ rights are still threatened in many parts of the world. In countries such as Iraq, same-sex relationships are punished with up to 15 years in prison, while in Uganda the anti-Homosexuality law even provides for the death penalty for "serious homosexuality". Such laws and discrimination mean that LGBTIQ people are often exposed to violence and intimidation. Amnesty International reports on numerous negative developments and an increase in discriminatory rhetoric, especially in countries such as Hungary and Turkey, where pride events are suppressed and participants are attacked.

vienna.at Supporters will be. Also 5min.at emphasizes that the street festival sets a significant sign of a colorful and diverse society. The global situation of the LGBTI rights gives Amnesty International , which indicates the challenges and progress in the global LGBTIQ movement.