Pride Festival in Zurich to charge admission

The Pride Festival in Zurich is to be downsized this year and will now charge admission. This is intended to secure funding after sponsors pulled out. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "After thorough analysis, we have decided to hold the Zurich Pride Festival 2026 on a smaller, more predictable scale at Turbinenplatz," the organisers announced on Friday. A ticket must now be purchased to attend the festival. This should ensure planning security and stabilise liquidity. The measures are intended to make the organisation behind the event financially stable and independent in the long term. Various large companies have recently reduced or cancelled their sponsorship of Pride in Zurich and other cities. + Why Zurich cemetery devotes section to LGBTQ community The measures have not yet been finalised. The association's members will vote on this at an extraordinary general meeting next week. Within a short space of time, the announcement published on Instagram ...