Zurich Pride Festival 2026 cancelled amid financial pressures

The Zurich Pride Festival will not go ahead in 2026. The decision was taken at an extraordinary general meeting, the Zurich Pride Association’s board confirmed to the Keystone‑SDA news agency, as reported by the Blick newspaper. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the association said this would not affect the march on June 20, which will go ahead as planned. It added that a number of measures aimed at securing the festival’s future, including the possibility of charging admission, were discussed at the meeting. These were intended to provide greater certainty for planning and funding the event. + Why Zurich cemetery devotes section to LGBTQ community Several major companies have recently scaled back or withdrawn their sponsorship of Pride events in Zurich and other cities. Only a few days ago, organisers said on Instagram that they were planning a smaller‑scale festival at Turbinenplatz. That plan has now been scrapped entirely. The organisers ...