Arvika celebrates Pride Week by decorating the city in rainbow colors and offering lectures, talks, performances, drop-in cafés, workshops, and more.
Monday:
16:15 Opening parade through the exhibition “HBTQ, Norms and Power,” starting at Ritz
16:45 Opening film with three short films by Mikael Bundsen at Ritz
17:30–19:00 “About the T and I in LGBTQI” – lecture on gender identity at Ritz
19:00–20:30 Panel discussion with politicians at Ritz, with RFSL Värmland
Tuesday:
17:00 Quiz, socializing, and hangout at Arvika Youth Centre
18:00–21:00 Try Lindy Hop and social dancing with live band at Ritz
Wednesday:
16:00–17:30 Comic workshop at the library
18:00–19:00 Workshop on healthy relationships and fika at Ritz (age 12+)
Thursday:
17:30–19:00 Book circle at the library: “Den klaraste källan i Ensligheten” (registration required)
18:30 & 20:30 Film screenings with Skimra at Fusionshuset
Friday:
14:00 Stop-motion workshop with Cinema Queer at the library (ages 3–6, registration required)
17:00 Music performance by Mathias Holmgren at the library
20:00 Naughty bingo and queer karaoke at Pa Enn’s
Saturday:
10:30–13:30 Drop-in baptisms and weddings in the city park by the Church of Sweden
12:00 Gathering for Pride parade
13:00 Pride parade
14:00 Fika and rainbow waffles at Ritz
15:00 Pride quiz at Ritz
16:00 Film screening of Call Me by Your Name at Svea Cinema & Theatre (60 SEK)
19:00 Film screening of Mulholland Drive at Svea Cinema & Theatre (60 SEK)
Sunday:
11:00 Rainbow mass at Trefaldighetskyrkan
Throughout the week, the exhibition “HBTQ, Norms and Power” is shown on Kyrkogatan, and the Homographic Museum is displayed in the Kolonin shop windows.
Arvika town centre
Västra Torggatan, 671 31 Arvika
