Thousands Celebrate Pride Event In Swiss Capital Bern

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Several thousand people celebrated on Saturday in Bern under the motto“Together for joy, resistance, and love”. After parading through the city, they gathered on the square in front of parliament. This content was published on August 3, 2025 - 11:21 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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The parade reached Parliament Square just after 4pm, where they continued celebrations with“music, politics, drag and empowerment”, as organisers put it.

The Pride event had opened at 2pm on the Waisenhausplatz square in the centre of Bern. Under changeable skies, participants took to the streets after several speeches.

The parade was a colourful mix – rainbow flags abounded – while participants danced in a cheerful atmosphere to music played by DJs on three accompanying floats.

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