Welcome to the Åland Islands the 16th-20th of August 2017!
Welcome to the Åland Islands, August 16th - 20th, to celebrate ÅLAND PRIDE 2017! We're looking forward to five of (hopefully) sunny proud days and nights in Mariehamn. We offer a diverse range of lectures, workshops and a festive atmosphere, especially the parade the 19th of August when we walk proudly with colour and joy through Mariehamn!
Here you can find a short description of the program for this years festival, for continuous updates please follow our Facebook page! There you can also find all the events for this years program!
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help you! Visit the tab 'info' to find our contact details!
Program:
Wednesday, August 16th
16.00 The opening of Åland Pride!
at Miramarparken
17.00 Discussion: LGBTQ refugees (this will be hold in English)
Address: Mariehamns Stadsbibliotek, Strandgatan 29
19.00 Pridebowling
Address: Neptunigatan 23
16.00 The opening of Åland Pride!
at Miramarparken
17.00 Discussion: LGBTQ refugees (this will be hold in English)
Address: Mariehamns Stadsbibliotek, Strandgatan 29
19.00 Pridebowling
Address: Neptunigatan 23
Thursday, August 17th
11.00-17.00 The Genious Workshop
When: 17 – 18.8 kl 11 – 17
Where: NIPÅ gallery (Köpmansgatan 4, Mariehamn)
Amount of Participants: 15 – 20
The workshop is intended for: Women and transgender
Apply through: info(a)blauefrau.com
14.00-15.30 Robin Harms from Non-Discrimination Ombudsman in Finland will hold a presentation about how DO is working with equality questions regarding LGBTQ rights.
Address: Kulturhistoriska Muséet, Storgatan 1
16.00 Discussion: The history of LGBTQ on the Åland Islands. A program in collaboration with Suomi 100.
Address: Kulturhistoriska Muséet, Storgatan 1
19.00 St Görans church invites to a Rainbow Mass.
21.00 Karaoke evening at Hotel Arkipelag (Strandgatan 35)
11.00-17.00 The Genious Workshop
When: 17 – 18.8 kl 11 – 17
Where: NIPÅ gallery (Köpmansgatan 4, Mariehamn)
Amount of Participants: 15 – 20
The workshop is intended for: Women and transgender
Apply through: info(a)blauefrau.com
14.00-15.30 Robin Harms from Non-Discrimination Ombudsman in Finland will hold a presentation about how DO is working with equality questions regarding LGBTQ rights.
Address: Kulturhistoriska Muséet, Storgatan 1
16.00 Discussion: The history of LGBTQ on the Åland Islands. A program in collaboration with Suomi 100.
Address: Kulturhistoriska Muséet, Storgatan 1
19.00 St Görans church invites to a Rainbow Mass.
21.00 Karaoke evening at Hotel Arkipelag (Strandgatan 35)
Friday, August 18th
07.30-09.00 Rainbow-Yoga at Lilla Holmen beach.
11.30-12.30 Lunch discussion with Feministparaplyet: LGBT <3 Feminism
Address: Indigo Restaurant & bar (Nygatan 1)
14.00-16.00 Regnbågsfyren is open for anyone to visit, buy your Pride flag or just hang and chill with us!
Address: Ålandsvägen 40 ( a yellow house)
17.30-19.30 WORKSHOP: Norm Critique for dummies with Ekvalita. Registrate to info(a)regnbagsfyren.ax
Address: Hotel Arkipelag, Strandgatan 35
22.00 -01.30 Evening party at Indigo (Nygatan 1)
Stand-up with Jamie Macdonald!
Jamie MacDonald is a half-Finnish, Canadian, queer transgender man who has been living in Helsinki for 14 years. He was recently voted Vuoden Koomikko for 2016 at Helsinki's Kallio Komedibolaget, and has been running Helsinki's Feminist Comedy Night for the past two years. Expect a load of hilarious stories so embarrassing they simply must be true!
After Jamies performance DJ Pernie will play some groovy beats!
07.30-09.00 Rainbow-Yoga at Lilla Holmen beach.
11.30-12.30 Lunch discussion with Feministparaplyet: LGBT <3 Feminism
Address: Indigo Restaurant & bar (Nygatan 1)
14.00-16.00 Regnbågsfyren is open for anyone to visit, buy your Pride flag or just hang and chill with us!
Address: Ålandsvägen 40 ( a yellow house)
17.30-19.30 WORKSHOP: Norm Critique for dummies with Ekvalita. Registrate to info(a)regnbagsfyren.ax
Address: Hotel Arkipelag, Strandgatan 35
22.00 -01.30 Evening party at Indigo (Nygatan 1)
Stand-up with Jamie Macdonald!
Jamie MacDonald is a half-Finnish, Canadian, queer transgender man who has been living in Helsinki for 14 years. He was recently voted Vuoden Koomikko for 2016 at Helsinki's Kallio Komedibolaget, and has been running Helsinki's Feminist Comedy Night for the past two years. Expect a load of hilarious stories so embarrassing they simply must be true!
After Jamies performance DJ Pernie will play some groovy beats!
Saturday, August 19th
10.30-13.30 Dance, dance, dance!
We start this Pride Saturday with three different dance workshops, a perfect warm up for the parade!
10.30: Square Dance
11.15: Prideswing
12.30 Queersalsa
Address: Norra Esplanadgatan 8
10.30-13.30 Dance, dance, dance!
We start this Pride Saturday with three different dance workshops, a perfect warm up for the parade!
10.30: Square Dance
11.15: Prideswing
12.30 Queersalsa
Address: Norra Esplanadgatan 8
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Line up and warm up for the great parade!
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With pride and joy we'll join the parade with the Pride Square as our goal - a drum orchestra will set the rhythm! Here you can find the parade route |
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The Pride parade culminates at the square, which turns into Pride Square. Listen to the orchestra Rrriotsamba, performance by Queersalsa, speach by Nina Fellman and more! |
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21.00
After Pride Party! Pub Bastun (Sjöpromenaden 5) |
The Swedish duo SYSTRASKAP will play for us this Saturday at Pub Bastun. Afterwards DJ Lulu will play afrobeat, dancehall, old school, dance, reggae, nrj jams music and we shall dance all night!
Entrance fee: 5 € |
Sunday, August 20th
11.00-20.00 Cool down at Ångbåtsbryggan.
At the last Pride day we'll cool down with minigolf and great food at Äventyrsgolfen, on this special day you get to minigolf + hamburger for only 15 €!
Address: Östra hamnen
16.00 Pride-movie time
The movie DYKE HARD will be shown at 16.00, trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKDZx-0EQyg
Tickets: 12 €
Address: Bio Savoy (Nygatan 14)
11.00-20.00 Cool down at Ångbåtsbryggan.
At the last Pride day we'll cool down with minigolf and great food at Äventyrsgolfen, on this special day you get to minigolf + hamburger for only 15 €!
Address: Östra hamnen
16.00 Pride-movie time
The movie DYKE HARD will be shown at 16.00, trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKDZx-0EQyg
Tickets: 12 €
Address: Bio Savoy (Nygatan 14)
