Metro Weekly

Calendar of Events: Winter Travel 2012-2013

Winter Worldwide, Summer Down South


December

Pied Piper Christmas and New Year’s Cruise
Caribbean, via New York
Cunard Queen Mary 2
Dec. 22-Jan. 3
piedpipertravel.com

Mega G5
Taipei, Taiwan
Dec. 29-Jan. 1
g5-taipei.com

January

Arosa Gay Ski Week
Arosa, Switzerland
Jan. 6-13
arosa-gayskiweek.com

Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend
Washington
Jan. 11-14
leatherweekend.com

Aspen Gay Ski Week
Aspen, Colo.
Jan. 13-20
gayskiweek.com

Midsumma
Melbourne, Australia
Jan. 13-Feb. 3
midsumma.org.au

Leatherpride Belgium
Antwerp
Jan. 17-21
leatherpride.be

Winter Rendezvous
Stowe, Vt.
Jan. 23-27
gayskiweekend.com

Sno-Bear
Bangor, Maine
Jan. 25-27
mainedenmen.com

Beef Dip Leather & Bear Week
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Jan. 27-Feb. 3
beefdip.com

Olivia’s 40th Anniversary Cruise I
Caribbean, via Fort Lauderdale
HAL Nieuw Amsterdam
Jan. 27-Feb. 3
olivia.com

Rainbow Reykjavik
Reykjavik, Iceland
Jan. 31-Feb. 3
rainbowreykjavik.com

February

Bear Your Soul
Greenwich, N.Y.
Feb. 1-3
eastonmountain.org

Killington Winter Gay Pride
Killington Resort, Vt.
Feb. 1-3
gnarwinterpride.com

Regenbogenball Ball 2013
Vienna
Feb. 2
regenbogenball.at

Atlantis Caribbean Cruise
Via Fort Lauderdale
RCI Independence of the Seas
Feb. 2-10
atlantisevents.com

Olivia’s 40th Anniversary Cruise II
Caribbean, via Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
HAL Nieuw Amsterdam
Feb. 3-10
olivia.com

Sitges Gay Carnival, Carnival
Sitges, Spain
Feb. 2-6, Feb.6-13
gaysitgesguide.com

WinterPride
Whistler, B.C.
Feb. 3-10
gaywhistler.com

Gay Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Feb. 8-12
gaymardigras.com

Sydney Mardi Gras
Feb. 8-March 3
mardigras.org.au

RSVP Southern Caribbean Cruise
Via Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
HAL Eurodam
Feb. 9-16
rsvpvacations.com

Get It On! Big Gay Out
Auckland, New Zealand
Feb. 10
getiton.co.nz

Fire and Ice Ball at Seashore Point
Provincetown, Mass.
Feb. 11
seashorepoint.org

LUEY 40
Houston
Feb. 14-17
lueyweekend.com

SF Bear Weekend
San Francisco
Feb. 14-18
sfbearweekend.com

Sail the Caribbean with Amy & Freddy!
Via Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Celebrity Silhouette
Feb. 17-24
conciergetravel.cc

Aquafest Southeast Asia Cruise
Hong Kong to Singapore
Celebrity Millennium
Feb. 17-March 3
aquafestcruises.com

Atlantis Mardi Gras Cruise
Auckland, New Zealand, to Sydney
HAL Oosterdam
Feb. 20-March 3
atlantisevents.com

Elevation: Utah
Park City, Utah
Feb. 21-24|
utahgayski.com

Cape Pride Week
Cape Town, South Africa
Feb. 22-March 2
capetownpride.org

North American Bear Weekend
Lexington, Ky.
Feb. 22-24
mrnabear.com

Snowbound Leather Weekend VI
Provincetown, Mass.
Feb. 22-24
matesleatherweekend.com

Telluride Gay Ski Week
Telluride, Colo.
Feb. 22-March 3
telluridegayskiweek.com

Caribbean Bear Cruise
Via Port Canaveral, Fla.
RCI Freedom of the Seas
Feb. 24-March 3
bearcruiseusa.com

Fur Flee VI
Superior, Wis.
Feb. 28-March 3
ncbears.com

Gay & Lesbian Festival of Belgium
Brussels
Feb. 28-March 10
fglb.org

March

NYC Bear Cruise
Bahamas, via New York
Norwegian Jewel
March 3-10
cruiserich.com

Winter Party Festival
Miami Beach, Fla.
March 6-11
winterparty.com

PrideFest
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
March 9-10
pridesouthflorida.org

WinterFest
Lake Tahoe, Nev.
2013 dates TBA
laketahoewinterfest.com

Elevation: Mammoth Gay Ski Week
Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
March 13-17
mammothgayski.com

BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
March 14-24
bfi.org.uk

Brand g Argentina and Brazil
March 14-24
brandgvacations.com

European Gay Ski Week
Alpe d’Huez, France
March 16-23
europeangayskiweek.com

OutBoard
Winter Park, Colo.
March 19-24
outboard.org

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