LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

7:15 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Manchester Queer Social

6:00 PM Viauni

LSD and The Search For God

7:00 PM Gorilla

Kiki Board Game Family meet up @ Abel Heywood, Northern Quarter! 🎲

Board game meetup for all experience levels, newcomers welcome

Trans & Non-Binary Social

7:30 PM

9:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

Free queer-friendly Bachata dance class and social for all levels

Drag Bingo

9:00 PM Social Refuge

DRAMA QUEEN Sundays

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Tuesday, Oct 20

2 events

Dan Whitlam

7:00 PM Gorilla

LGBTQIA+ D&D - Intermediate Session

8:00 PM The Bierkeller

Wednesday, Oct 21

6 events

Twin Atlantic

7:00 PM Gorilla

Trans Climb 🧗

Trans climbing group for all skill levels at Rock Over

Pool Meetup @ The Faraday

Pool meetup at The Faraday with multiple tables and other games

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

LGBTQIA+ D&D: Advanced Campaign

8:30 PM

David Lynch Drag Night

£15

B!TCH Tuesdays

3:00 PM Cross Street Chapel Free entry

Thursday, Oct 22

7 events

Weekly Drop-in at Cross Street Chapel

Weekly social and support drop-in for LGBT+ individuals 50+

3:00 PM Manchester Central Library Free entry

Monthly Meeting at Manchester Central Library

Monthly community meeting at Manchester Central Library, Chief Librarian's Office

Manchester Faith, Belief and Interfaith Covenant

7:00 PM The Proud Trust Free entry

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

7:00 PM LCVS Building

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Relaxed, grassroots weekly queer hangout for community connection

8:30 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

9:00 PM Metropolitan West Didsbury £19.83

Queer Men's Single's Night

CRASH OUT Wednesdays

Friday, Oct 23

6 events

LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group

LGBTQ+ recovery group for alcohol, substance use, or chemsex

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation

10:00 PM The Cockatoo Club

Cabaret Showcase

Cabaret

T4T Monster Ball 2026

Party +1

STRAP UP Trans Masc Erotic Art Exhibition & Performance Night!

£16

Live Show

POP MAYHEM Thursdays

2:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

Westlife

Saturday, Oct 24

11 events

ALLSORTS in Sub 101

4:00 AM Sub 101 £4.50

Big Bstard Bingo Brunch: FILTHY EDITION - Pam, Bailey, iKarly + Cck Destroyer Rebecca More

7:00 PM Dice & Board Free entry

LGBTQ+ Board Game Night

LGBTQ+ Book Club

7:30 PM The Pankhurst Centre Free entry

Queer Film Night

[ONLINE Social] - 🎃📦JackBox Party Night!

8:00 PM

Halloween Special: BENIDORM BINGO | FunnyBoyz Manchester

9:00 PM New York New York

9:00 PM The Dome At Grand Central Hall

Cast

Live Show +1

Hello Darling - Halloween Special!!

9:00 PM The Deaf Institute

Themed Saturday Night

10:00 PM The Cockatoo Club

12:00 PM The Proud Trust Free entry

BENT - QUEER DAY RAVE

Sunday, Oct 25

3 events

FLIRT Fridays

Cruz 101 £4.50

Sparkle Family Fun Day

City Centre Discovery Walk

2:00 PM Northern Quarter Free entry

Monday, Oct 26

1 event

Women of the Bog

6:30 PM Bia Cafe Bar

Tuesday, Oct 27

4 events

LGBTQ+ Pilates

12:00 PM So Pilates Ltd Free entry

Queer D&D - One-Shot Adventure

7:00 PM The Bierkeller

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Lesbian Event - Ages 33-48

8:00 PM Via

Women / Sapphic

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Gay Men - Ages 23-38

Via

Wednesday, Oct 28

5 events

WERK LGBTQ+ Artist Development Programme with Nathaniel J Hall

6:00 PM The Old Courts

Inside Out: What would you look like if you didn’t have to mask?

6:00 PM The Angel Centre

Red Rodeo Club

8:00 PM Fairfield Social Club

Banyan Bar & Kitchen - Manchester Corn Exchange

Beyond the Rainbow Quarter - The Launch

Queer & Now: A Six-Week LGBTQ+ Group Experience

Free entry

Thursday, Oct 29

4 events

Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special 🎃🦇

6:30 PM LGBT Foundation

Drag +3

Drag Make-Up 101 with Canal Street Kings

7:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

12:00 PM Meetup: Out & About LGB (+) Women's Walking Group Free entry

Prestwich Pride Presents: DRAG ME TO THE QUIZ, HALLOWEEN!

8:00 PM Hideout

Drag +1

Fantasy Book Club - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

8:00 PM

Friday, Oct 30

7 events

Interest only - Heritage Tour Williamson Tunnels

Live Show

Fruit Salad writing evening

6:00 PM Social Refuge, Great Ancoats Street, Ancoats, Manchester, UK

Liverpool ‘Pride in Ageing’ Over 50s Social Group: Visit to Rocky Horror Screening at The Light, New Brighton

7:30 PM The Light Cinema (New Brighton)

SLAYYY : Dandy x WHIPPED - Unofficial Slayyyter Halloween After-Party

11:00 PM YES

Party +2

Silly Little Disco 002

G.IRL Halloween: Manchester

1,800

2:00 PM The Village Free entry

CANAL STREET KINGS PRESENTS: Cowboys vs Zombie Pt 4 (WOLFY'S BIRTHDAY BASH)

£10

Drag +3

Saturday, Oct 31

8 events

Queer Craft & Social

4:00 PM City Centre (Manchester ward)

Kieran's 30th Birthday (Gay Death Awaits) 🤣

Poetry Slam

7:30 PM

The Drag Brunch - Beetlejuice Halloween Bottomless Brunch

8:00 PM Bar Fibre

House of Horrors

RUNWAY 008 - Halloween Edition

Party +1

28 GAYS LATER (KILL ROOM) - HALLOWEEN 2026

Free entry

Sinpit Halloween

All day

9:45 AM Meetup: Out & About LGB (+) Women's Walking Group

Sunday, Nov 1

2 events

Longshaw, White Edge and Curbar – Moderate Hike with Views

Horror Icons Show with Dragula Season 666 finalist Auntie Heroine

7:00 PM Area Manchester £35

Tuesday, Nov 3

2 events

The Cost of Connection

2:00 PM HOME

LGBTQ+ Migrant Wellbeing Meetup

6:00 PM Fairbairn House

Wednesday, Nov 4

1 event

CroppaChoppa's Pillow Talk - New Material Comedy Night

7:30 PM Red Arch

Thursday, Nov 5

3 events

Support group for over 50's LGBT+ (Monthly at Central Library)

2:00 PM Manchester Central Library Free entry

Queer Cxntry Burnin' Daylight in MANCHESTER!

7:00 PM YES £25

Drag +1

Gaydio Networking: Manchester

12:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Friday, Nov 6

1 event

Burlesque and Drag in The Dog House

8:00 PM Dexter And Jones

Drag +1

Saturday, Nov 7

7 events

Manchester 'Pride in Ageing' Digital Cafe – Scams Awareness Special

12:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Community Café

1:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

Big B*stard Bingo Brunch - Pam, iKarly + TikTok Sensation Bailey J Mills

6:30 PM Molly House Free entry

LGBTQ+ Meet Up - Doctors, Dentists & Healthcare Professionals

8:00 PM New York New York

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

Mecca Bingo Leeds Crossgates £17.50

House Of Drag Bingo | Leeds

Hidden, 16-18 Mary St, Cheetham Hill, , Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 1NH

TRUE PRIDE Festival - feat. The Irrepressibles, Planningtorock, David Hoyle, WitchofTheEast & more

6:30 PM Hulme Community Garden Centre £54.88

Thursday, Nov 12

3 events

Faith, Identity and Belonging: LGBTQ+ Inclusion Across Faith Communities

5:30 PM The Proud Trust

Queer Supper Club

7:00 PM Leven Manchester £25

Queer Single Women Canvas Painting

Saturday, Nov 14

1 event

noSHAMEmoreLOVE Poetry Workshop

12:30 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

7:00 PM Rebellion Manchester £20

Monday, Nov 16

2 events

Creating Trans Joy: A Pottery Workshop

6:30 PM LGBT Foundation

T4Tunes - Saoirse Dream x Estelle Allen

Friday, Nov 20

1 event

Love Party presents NON-STOP DISCO 4

Monday, Nov 23

1 event

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ – Book Club

6:00 PM LGBT Foundation

7:00 PM Manchester The Deaf Institute.

Wednesday, Dec 2

1 event

Hans Williams

Saturday, Dec 5

3 events

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ Over 50s LGBTQ+ Social Group: Saturday Meetup

12:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

8:00 PM New York New York

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ Over 50s LGBTQ+ Social Group: Saturday Meetup

12:00 PM LGBT Foundation

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

8:00 PM Fairfield Social Club

Saturday, Dec 12

2 events

The Muppathon: Muppets Drag Show!

The Drag Brunch - The Big Christmas Party Bottomless Brunch

Fibre Leeds £15

Party +1

Saturday, Dec 19

2 events

Live Drag Cabaret

8:00 PM The Jam Works