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WEIRD DAYS

Name: WEIRD DAYS
Start: 2026-08-27T00:00+0200
End: 2026-08-30T00:00+0200
Location: Dachlow

In the organizer's words:

🌈 WEIRD DAYS COLOGNE – AUGUST 27–30, 2026

Four days of drag, DIY, poetry, art, games, shows, encounters, and controlled chaos.

WEIRD DAYS is for everyone who’s looking for culture beyond the usual mainstream.

You can get creative yourself. Try your hand at drag. Take the stage. Compete in absurd challenges. Meet new people. Or just come, watch, and have a good time.

📍 DACH LOW · Cologne

📅 August 27–30, 2026

💚 THURSDAY · August 27

✂️ 3:00–4:30 PM · WEIRD DIY

Zines, collages, mood boards, and more—try them out, craft, glue, and just get creative.

🎤 5:00–6:30 PM · POETRY SLAM WORKSHOP

Develop texts, write, and experiment with language. For beginners as well as for people who’ve been writing for a while.

🏆 Starting at 7:00 PM · QUEER OLYMPICS

An Olympics that definitely won’t be happening at the actual Olympics: handbag toss, blind makeup application, and other absurd challenges. Watch or compete—both are welcome.

💘 starting at 9:00 PM · SPEED DATING – WEIRDO EDITION

“There’s a lid for every pot. Or something like that.”

Speed dating with questions and challenges for people who find regular speed dating just too ordinary.

💖 FRIDAY · AUG. 28 · GAGA DAY

THE DRAG EXPERIENCE

A full day dedicated to drag—hosted by Gaga Diakovska.

💄 2:00 PM–6:00 PM · DRAG LAB

How to do drag: makeup, name, style, and more. Develop your own drag persona and experiment. We can provide some clothing and makeup on-site—but feel free to bring whatever you already have.

🎭 7:00 PM–9:00 PM · NEWCOMER OPEN STAGE

Right after that, you can try out your new drag persona on stage.

But: No one has to perform! You’re just as welcome to come, support the newcomers, and watch.

🧠 Starting at 9:00 PM · THE CHAOTIC QUEER QUIZ

Not your typical quiz night: Questions + Challenges + Chaos. You can compete as a team or come alone and join in.

🌀 SATURDAY · August 29

Saturday is all about DIY, art, shows, and being weird together.

🎨 BAD ART CLUB

Art without the pressure to perform. No one has to be “good” at painting or drawing. It’s all about creating, experimenting, and leaving your own standards of perfection at the door for once.

👕 PIMP YOUR LOOKS

Customize and personalize your clothes and accessories. We’ll also have jute bags on site that you can design.

📿 DIY JEWELRY WORKSHOP

Design your own jewelry and take home a one-of-a-kind piece you made yourself.

✨ CHARM BAR

A unique experience: Pick out charms and pendants, mix and match them, and create your own little Weird Days souvenir.

🎭 DACH SHOW

Of course, our DACH SHOW is a must-see: extraordinary acts, performances, and artists on our stage.

And in between, there’s plenty of time to hang out, meet people, discover art, and just be part of the experience.

🌿 SUNDAY · AUG. 30

🗺️ ALL DAY · ALTERNATIVE QUEER CITY RALLY

Discover Cologne in a whole new way—with our alternative queer city rally.

🧘 10:00–10:45 · INDIE YOGA JAM

Let’s kick off the last Weird Day together in a relaxed and slightly different way.

🎲 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. · GAYS & GAMES

Let’s play some games! Get together, play, and meet new people.

🌱 1:00–2:15 PM · PLANT BINGO

Play bingo and maybe win your new emotional support plant. 🪴

📊 starting at 2:30 PM · POWERPOINT KARAOKE

You’ll be given a presentation you haven’t seen before—and you’ll present it anyway.

If you want, you can present it yourself. If not, just watch and enjoy the chaos.

🖤 WHAT ARE THE WEIRD DAYS?

Cologne has plenty of culture. But we think there’s a lack of space for things that don’t have to be polished, commercial, or mainstream.

That’s why we have the WEIRD DAYS.

For experimental art. Queer culture. Drag. DIY. Performance. Newcomers. Silliness. Encounters. And ideas for which there might not even be a proper category yet.

And you don’t have to prove anything to us.

You can attend a workshop.

You can create something.

You can try your hand at drag.

You can get on stage.

You can compete in a challenge.

You can meet new people.

Or you can just stop by, grab a drink, and watch.

We definitely encourage you to join in.

But participating is never mandatory.

📍 DACH LOW · Cologne

📅 August 27–30, 2026

🌈 GET GAGA. GET WEIRD.

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Price information:

🎟️ PRICES & TICKETS We want to keep WEIRD DAYS as accessible as possible—that’s why we offer day passes, single-day tickets, and an All-Access Pass. 🌈 ALL-ACCESS PASS · 50 € All four days of WEIRD DAYS—including 1 drink per day. 🎫 DAY TICKET · 20 € The full program for each day + 1 drink included. 🎭 SHOWS & INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Don’t want to be there all day? Separate single-event tickets are also available for our shows and individual program items. 🎨 WORKSHOPS · some for as little as 5 € For our DIY workshops, the ticket price is essentially a materials fee. We don’t make a profit on these—for some workshops, we even cover the costs ourselves. 🌱 PLANT BINGO · 5 € ✨ CHARM BAR Can be visited independently of our DIY jewelry workshop. 🖤 AND IMPORTANT: For some program items, you don’t need a ticket at all—or you can participate by making a donation. So you can choose how you want to experience WEIRD DAYS: One program item. One show. A whole day. Or just four days of pure weirdness. 🌈