Thankfully it’s always summer somewhere in the world and Melbourne’s Midsumma festival is the perfect place to soak up some Aussie sunshine in some great gay company. This Celebration of queer culture, art, theatre, music sport and social turns 21 in 2009 and hosts over 100 events with visual art, theatre, spoken word, cabaret, film, live music and photography exhibitions in over 60 venues across the city.

Each year Midsumma produces to two signature ‘bookend events’ for the first and final days of Midsumma, to celebrate the opening and closing of the Festival and is truly the highlight of the gay calendar for Australia’s city of culture.

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Celebrating its 31st anniversary in 2008, Aspen was the first ski resort to hold a gay ski week which has now grown into the largest gay ski event in the world! This charming Victorian Colorado town is one of the top resorts in the USA and has four areas boasting some of the finest ski and boarding terrain to be found anywhere. A favourite with A-list celebrities, you might find yourself rubbing shoulders with the great and good as you whiz down the slopes. Aspen Gay Ski Week are promising to pull out all of the stops this year to make sure that this is the best event ever with a packed itinerary of events that are sure to keep everyone entertained and amused from start to finish.

This years theme is Fire and Ice

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The beautiful Alpine Resort of Arosa is a charming ski village set in the Schanfigg Valley, high in the Swiss Alps. The resort is usually a retreat for well healed Europeans who take their skiing holidays here but from  January it welcomes a gay and lesbian multitude who take over the town and mince down the slopes. From welcome drinks until the closing party there are a whole host of events to keep you entertained with a traditional fondue evening, torch lit sledge descent and a drag queen race day! Plus, don’t forget to pack your trunks for the cheeky foam party.

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This is an international Bears weekend in Rome with disco, bears sauna, tours to visit ancient Rome, happy hour promotions, dinners and other activities.