Queer Music Festival Leipzig

A Queer Festival Week in Leipzig

The Queer Music Festival Leipzig was founded in 2024 and has become a regular fixture in Germany's queer festival scene within a few years. It sees itself as a stage for LGBTQ+ artists in music and a meeting point for a scene that has found a particularly vital home in Leipzig.

Nine Venues, Four Days

The festival uses nine venues that are well-known in Leipzig's independent culture scene: the UT Connewitz cinema, Moritzbastei (the student cultural center), Heilandskirche am Westkreuz, Distillery (one of the oldest techno clubs in East Germany), Neue Welle, Kinobar Prager Frühling, Phat Cat Comedy Club, Tanzerei Flugfisch, and Heizhaus. The diversity of the venues matches the musical breadth – from intimate singer-songwriter concerts in churches to DJ sets in dark clubs.

Music, Film, Drag, and Workshops

Beyond the concert program, the festival offers film screenings with queer themes, drag shows, dance classes, artist talks, quiz nights, and networking events. The concept aims at encounters and exchange – not just the consumption of concerts.

In the State of Saxony

Leipzig, with around 600,000 inhabitants, is the largest city in the state of Saxony and an independent city (AGS 14713). For years, the city has attracted a growing queer community and has established itself – with clubs, associations, and festivals – as one of the most important queer hotspots in East Germany.

A Growing Scene

With each edition, the Queer Music Festival gains visibility. In 2026, the festival will expand its program once again, clearly positioning itself as a musical heavyweight in Germany's queer festival landscape – a counterbalance to Berlin formats, with its own profile and close ties to Leipzig's subculture.