Gay Guide to Graz
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About LGBTQ+ Graz
Austria decriminalised sex between men in 1971 and opened marriage to same-sex couples in 2019, after a Constitutional Court ruling. Graz, the country's second city, has a queer life that feels local and community-driven rather than built around one nightlife strip.
The RosaLila PantherInnen on Annenstraße, Styria's LGBTIQ advocacy group and community centre, anchors much of it. Stars on Schönaugasse, open since 2014, is the gay café-bar, Café Silber on Klosterwiesgasse is a gay-welcoming café and restaurant with a garden terrace, and FAGtory at the Postgarage is the long-running queer club night.
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The city's best-known event is the Tuntenball, a queer charity ball at the Congress Graz each February that draws more than 2,000 guests in drag and costume, with the proceeds going to the RosaLila PantherInnen. The 2026 ball was the 35th.
CSD Graz takes over the city in late June, gathering in the Stadtpark and parading through the centre to a park festival in the Volksgarten.
Styria's LGBTIQ advocacy organization and community centre, based in Graz.
Gay café-bar on Schönaugasse, open since 2014, with good music and a fun crowd. Closed Sundays.
Long-running queer club night at Postgarage in Graz, built around techno, pop, and gay-trash, with proceeds to queer charities.
Gay-welcoming Graz café and restaurant since 2011, with a garden terrace and a wide drinks and food menu.