Overview
- The Christopher Street Day parade set off around noon on Saturday with more than 200 groups and thousands of participants moving through Munich’s city centre.
- Organizers installed drinking-water points, misting stations and shaded beer-garden areas and told medical services to be ready to reduce heat-related risks.
- Officials and organisers urged visitors to use high-SPF sunscreen, cover their heads and seek shade, and reported no major heat-related incidents so far.
- The three-day street festival on Ludwigstraße was expected to draw more than 300,000 people and included concerts, discussions and parties.
- The event doubled as a public response to a jump in queerphobic incidents in Bavaria last year — Strong! recorded an increase from 289 to 413 — putting pressure on local leaders and safety services to act.