SMUDGE lands in Berlin on Friday, July 24th, 2026, opening CSD weekend with a new FLINTA*-centered project and event format that puts lesbian, queer, feminist, migrant and BIPOC communities exactly where they belong: at the forefront. Created together with The Love Cruise, SLIC Unit, GOODIES, Layers Collective and BreakUp Club, SMUDGE brings together different corners of contemporary queer culture — music, art, activism, community work and nightlife — united by a shared commitment to building, protecting and amplifying safer spaces for FLINTA* people and their allies. The collectives involved represent a new wave of queer-feminist club culture: community-driven, politically conscious, emotionally connected and radically inclusive. While The Love Cruise, active across cities like Berlin and Cologne, is known for euphoric dancefloors, collective joy and genuine community spirit, SLIC Unit bridges Hamburg and Berlin through genre-fluid club sounds and empowering perspectives rooted in queer-feminist and BIPOC music cultures. Originally emerging from Munich and Nuremberg, GOODIES actively pushes for stronger FLINTA* and female representation within nightlife, creating spaces where artistic exchange, education, awareness and boundary-pushing music naturally coexist. Adding another layer to the project, Layers Collective brings its interdisciplinary approach to community building, connecting art, empowerment and collaboration through events and creative spaces designed for visibility, exchange and self-expression. The program is further expanded by the acclaimed BreakUp Club Podcast, hosted by Ricarda Hofmann (Busenfreundin) and Irina Schlauch. Through raw and honest conversations around love, relationships, identity and vulnerability, the podcast creates an emotional entry point into the deeper questions of connection, belonging and mutual support — especially beyond cis-male dominated narratives and structures. SMUDGE is more than a club night. It's a temporary ecosystem. A meeting point. A dancefloor. A conversation. A space where music, live formats, encounters and collective energy come together to create something larger than the sum of its parts. At its core, SMUDGE is an invitation: to celebrate, connect, organize, express, dance, listen and take up space. A platform for FLINTA* communities and allies to make lesbian, queer, migrant and feminist perspectives visible together — loud, soft, political, emotional and unapologetically present. Built through collaboration. Powered by community. Made for the future of queer nightlife.