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Queer going out: Gay Bars in Cologne

Published January 17, 2024

Germany's colorful Rhine metropolis is home to a huge LGBT + community and a hub for gays and lesbians from across the region. The gay scene here is diverse and tolerant. This diversity is also reflected in Cologne's varied bar landscape.

Gay Bars in Cologne - Schaafenstraße & Rudolfplatz

Gay-Bars in the Schaafenstraße

Famous and notorious: Schaafenstraße located in the center of the city forms the epicenter of queer bar culture in Cologne. Nowhere else in Cologne you can find so many gay bars and queer locations in one place. In the summer time, the crowds gather here every evening and the atmosphere is like a street party.

What's going on in Cologne? Offers, your Happy Hour or the best gay parties in town can be found here:

Dates in Cologne

Popular Mumu Bar is located in the middle of Schaafenstraße. The likeable bar has been an institution of the Cologne gay scene for years. Mumu is small but fine and impresses with its witty charm and atmosphere. Here you can enjoy great Kölsch and dance to pop and chart music.

The Mumu - popular gay bar in Cologne for young people
Die Mumu
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Erlebe jeden Dienstag in der Mumu, einer der Top Gay Bars in Köln, das legendäre Mumu-Karaoke-Event ab 22 Uhr. Freu dich auf Spaß, Gemeinschaft und tolle Musik!

Mumu-Karaoke @ Die Mumu - Every Tuesday Karaoke Party in Cologne
Mumu-Karaoke
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Exile is also located here and is one of the LGBT community´s favorites. On Fridays and Saturdays, the bar regularly bursts at the seams when people from Cologne and visitors alike come here to dance and drink plenty beer and tasty cocktails.

Exile - Gay Bar in Cologne
Exile Cologne
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Discover the Bitchy Bingo evening every Wednesday at Exile Cologne: cool drinks, hot drag shows and great prizes await you! On Thursdays, charming hosts such as Chrystal Math de Mol, Naomy Schulze Erdel and Pam Pengco-Cock am Brink invite you to the quiz-tastic Quiz Night.

Bitchy Bingo @ Exile Cologne every Wednesday in Cologne
Bitchy Bingo
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