Gera closes the Thuringian CSD season. The city runs its Christopher Street Day through an association of its own, one of five in the state that work together under a shared name.
The motto for 2026 is "Let your true colors shine". Eastern Thuringia is not a comfortable place to be visibly queer, and a CSD here is worth more than its size suggests: the association has kept the day going for the best part of a decade and runs a community programme between editions.
The day follows the usual shape, a demonstration through the city and a stage programme with information stands afterwards.
