Name: Rainbow Days Flensburg 2026
Start: 2026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Diverse Spielorte in Flensburg

Rainbow Days

About Rainbow Days

The Rainbow Days Flensburg are Schleswig-Holstein's largest queer event series outside of Kiel: around 40 events over almost four weeks — films, readings, creative workshops, discussion groups, poetry slams, theatre performances, and self-help groups. The 2026 festival runs from April 27th to May 21st under the motto 'Diversity is our Harbour' and culminates on Christopher Street Day (CSD) on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, at Flensburg Harbour — symbolically during the IDAHOBIT period (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia, May 17th). Organised by the association vielfalt.SH e.V., funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs SH as part of the 'Echte Vielfalt' (Real Diversity) action plan.

Dates 27 Apr — 21 May 2026

Venue Flensburg (01001)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Rainbow Days — edition 2026

The Rainbow Days Flensburg 2026 run from April 27th to May 21st with around 40 events under the motto 'Diversity is our Harbour'. Films, readings, workshops, poetry slams, theatre performances, and self-help group meetings. Highlight: CSD Parade on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, at Flensburg Harbour.

The Rainbow Days Flensburg 2026 run from April 27th to May 21st under the motto 'Diversity is our Harbour'. Around 40 events — films, readings, creative workshops, poetry slams, theatre performances, and self-help group meetings — are spread over the almost four weeks.

The highlight is the CSD Parade on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, at Flensburg Harbour — on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

Highlights Rainbow Days 2026

CSD Parade on May 17th (IDAHOBIT) at the harbour, motto 'Diversity is our Harbour', around 40 events over four weeks, funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs SH.

Programme Rainbow Days 2026

Programme Highlights Rainbow Days April 27th – May 21st, 2026

Films

Pride (2014) and other queer film classics

Workshops

Self-care and resilience
Poster and design creation
BDSM education

Self-help groups and communities

Youth meet-ups
Trans and non-binary meet-ups
Polyamory meet-ups
Aromantic/Asexual meet-ups

Word art

Poetry Slam with local and national voices
Readings by current queer authors

Culture talks

Queer resistance — historical and current
Health equality for LGBTQI+ people

CSD Parade — Highlight

Sunday, May 17th, 2026 — CSD Parade at Flensburg Harbour, on IDAHOBIT
Route is accessible, sign language interpretation at the main stage

Full programme and registration via vielfalt.SH e.V. and at slfl.de.tl/Rainbow-Days-2026.htm.

Prices Rainbow Days 2026

Admission to the CSD and the majority of events is free. Individual workshops and film screenings may be subject to a contribution or donation.

Practical information

Practical information — Rainbow Days

Getting there

By train to Flensburg (Flensburg station, ICE stop). By car via the A7. The CSD Parade starts at the harbour, easily accessible by bus and on foot.

Admission

Admission to the CSD and the majority of events is free. Individual workshops and film screenings may be subject to a contribution or donation.

Awareness

Awareness team on site. Trigger warnings for individual events will be communicated via the programme.

Flensburg and the queer scene

Flensburg is Germany's northernmost major city and an independent city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, directly on the German-Danish border. The city, with around 90,000 inhabitants, a distinct student culture (Europa-Universität, Hochschule Flensburg), and an active cultural landscape, has a comparatively visible queer scene. The Rainbow Days annually bundle this scene into a four-day festival that has long since radiated beyond the city limits.

vielfalt.SH e.V. — Organiser of the Festival

The organiser is the association vielfalt.SH e.V., one of the central players for queer visibility, advice, and networking in Schleswig-Holstein. The association works closely with the Ministry of Social Affairs SH and the 'Echte Vielfalt' action plan, which politically supports queer issues in the northernmost federal state.

Motto 2026: 'Diversity is our Harbour'

The motto 'Diversity is our Harbour' explicitly refers to Flensburg's maritime identity: the harbour as a place of arrival, encounter, and safety. This language fits a festival that not only celebrates but also creates spaces — for advice, self-help, education, and encounters.

Programme Range

Film screenings — including the classic Pride (2014)
Poetry Slam and Spoken Word
Workshops on self-care, poster design, and BDSM education
Self-help groups — meetings for young people, trans and non-binary individuals, polyamory and aromantic/asexual communities
Culture talks on queer resistance and health equality
CSD Parade on May 17th at Flensburg Harbour — highlight of the festival

Accessibility and Safety

The organisers explicitly emphasise the accessibility of the CSD route and offer sign language interpretation at the main events. Safety and awareness concepts are established, and individual events are provided with information on potential restrictions.

IDAHOBIT Connection

The date of the CSD Parade — May 17th — is no coincidence: this is the day the IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia) is celebrated worldwide. The choice of this date makes the Flensburg CSD Parade one of the most politically charged queer demonstrations in northern Germany.