On 16th May 2009 the 17th Life Ball, Europe’s largest AIDS charity event, will take place at Vienna City Hall. Life Ball is Europe’s largest and most spectacular annual charity event dedicated to raising support for the worldwide fight against HIV and AIDS.

Celebrating the beauty of life and the diversity of world cultures, Life Ball reinvents the great Viennese Ball tradition with glamorous, outlandish performances and inspirational speeches. It attracts huge interest in the media and is broadcast live on Austrian National TV prime time, with delayed airing in Germany.

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This year Europride hits Zurich with the opening party on 2 May and final weekend with street fair, parade and closing party on 6 – 7 June. In-between lots of events such as the cultural festival ›Warmer Mai‹, the gay & lesbian film festival Pink Apple  sports events, exhibitions and parties.