Gay Events in Edinburgh – October 2026

This weekend

Fri · 6:00 PM Queer Craft Circle

Scary Stories with Kirsty Logan Fri · 8:30 PM

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches Sat · 9:00 PM

Boozy Brushes, Drag Sip and Paint, Edinburgh Sat · 9:00 PM

Queer Open Mic Night Sat · 9:00 PM +5 more this weekend

Friday, Oct 9 Today

2 events

Queer Craft Circle

6:00 PM Lighthouse

Scary Stories with Kirsty Logan

8:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk

Saturday, Oct 10 Tomorrow

3 events

Sunday, Oct 11

5 events

Queer Men for Queer Literature

12:15 PM

Social Sunday

2:00 PM

Community

Barbie: The Exhibition

4:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

The Sunday Late Show

10:00 PM The Riding Room Free entry

Tales at the Lighthouse: October

Free entry

Comedy

Monday, Oct 12

7 events

Queer Art Workshop

3:00 PM Lighthouse

Community

QG/GLS attending Queer Social Edinburgh Launch event at CC Blooms bar

5:00 PM CC Blooms Free entry

Drag +1

Clay Time

Free creative clay workshop for LGBTQ+ people in Glasgow

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Queer Boardgames

LGBTQ+ boardgame social for connecting and playing games

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Queer Board Game Night

7:00 PM Lighthouse

Community

LGBTQ+ NA

7:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Queer Book Club: 'Detransition, Baby'

8:00 PM Lighthouse

Tuesday, Oct 13

2 events

LGBT Age goes to Town

3:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk

Community

LGBTQ+ Basketball

7:45 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Wednesday, Oct 14

4 events

Coffee Posse

2:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Trans & Non-Binary Social

8:00 PM Lighthouse

Community

Glasgow Bi+

8:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Edinburgh Butch Club and Edinburgh Dyke Bar: A Hair-Raising Drag Show!

£9

Drag +2

Thursday, Oct 15

5 events

Trans Drop-in Sexual Health Clinic

Scotland's first sexual health clinic for trans and non-binary people

2:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Film Screening

Edinburgh Trans Choir

7:15 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Stepping Out

7:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Queer Craft Club: Knitting & Crochet

7:30 PM Lighthouse

Casual Drag live at Sneaky Pete's

9:00 PM Sneaky Petes

Drag

Friday, Oct 16

3 events

Kindred

6:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

G

GetSocial Drinks | Meet New People & Make Friends @ The Alchemist

7:00 PM The Alchemist George Street Free entry

Community

Queer Craft Club

7:30 PM Lighthouse £5

Saturday, Oct 17

3 events

E

Edinburgh Meaningful Gay Connections Locally Made

11:51 AM 6 Whisky Quay Free entry

T time

1:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Joy For All Autumn Market

Portobello Town Hall

Sunday, Oct 18

2 events

Queer Joy

12:15 PM Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive

A

Arts and Crafts Club - Sunday 18th October

2:00 PM Free entry

Monday, Oct 19

6 events

Future Drop Outs: co-working group

1:00 PM Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive

Building Us

Monthly mental wellbeing group for LGBTQ+ people (16+) in Glasgow

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Hans Theessink with support from Tom Rhodes

7:00 PM The Voodoo Rooms

LGBTQ+ Book Tribe

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

The Rainbow Lounge

Online meetup for Scottish LGBTQ+ community to connect and share

8:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Queer Speed Dating

8:30 PM Lighthouse

Tuesday, Oct 20

4 events

Braw Bi+

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

All Ways Always

7:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

LGBTQ AA

8:45 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

No God But Us: Bobuq Sayed & Mohamed Tonsy

400

Wednesday, Oct 21

3 events

Queer Connections

3:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Nonbinary Night

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Lesbian Speed Dating

8:30 PM Lighthouse

Women / Sapphic

Thursday, Oct 22

3 events

Queer Craftivism Workshop

3:00 PM Lighthouse

Community

Open Book Creative Writing

8:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Sapphic Spark: Queer Women’s Dating 20s to 30s @Edinburgh (Sapphic Circle)

The Fox and Faun £21.02

Women / Sapphic

Saturday, Oct 24

1 event

Stimprovisation Workshop

12:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk

Community

Sunday, Oct 25

3 events

Walk n’ Talk

11:00 AM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Queer Gothic Words

12:15 PM

Queer Film Club: Short Films

7:00 PM Lighthouse

Community +1

Monday, Oct 26

1 event

Trans and Non-binary Reading Group

8:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Tuesday, Oct 27

1 event

QTIPOC Writers Group

6:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Wednesday, Oct 28

6 events

LGBT Age Film Club

1:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

LGBT Autism Group

6:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community

Gay Men’s Book Group

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Community +1

Queer Book Club: 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'

7:30 PM Lighthouse

Bear Pride Social

8:00 PM Lighthouse

Pride +1

Queer Horror Night: Natasha Pulley & Dorian Ravenscroft

500

Thursday, Oct 29

1 event

Queer History Walk: Edinburgh's Hidden Stories

2:00 PM

Live Show

Friday, Oct 30

4 events

Queer Social: Board Games & Brews

7:00 PM Lighthouse £5

Community

A Queer Speed Friending & Dating Event: Halloween Edition

Fir Espresso Bar £5

Scream Queens

£9.38

Party +2

BIG HOT MESS Halloween Special with Cormac

Club Night

Saturday, Oct 31

3 events

Halloween Ball

3:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk

Hallo-Queens Boozy Drag Brunch

8:00 PM Brewhemia Edinburgh

Drag

The Halloween Party

Party +1

LGBTQ+ Events in Edinburgh

This weekend

Friday, Oct 9 Today

Queer Craft Circle

Scary Stories with Kirsty Logan

Saturday, Oct 10 Tomorrow

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches

Boozy Brushes, Drag Sip and Paint, Edinburgh

Queer Open Mic Night

Sunday, Oct 11

Queer Men for Queer Literature

Social Sunday

Barbie: The Exhibition

The Sunday Late Show

Tales at the Lighthouse: October

Monday, Oct 12

Queer Art Workshop

QG/GLS attending Queer Social Edinburgh Launch event at CC Blooms bar

Clay Time

Queer Boardgames

Queer Board Game Night

LGBTQ+ NA

Queer Book Club: 'Detransition, Baby'

Tuesday, Oct 13

LGBT Age goes to Town

LGBTQ+ Basketball

Wednesday, Oct 14

Coffee Posse

Trans & Non-Binary Social

Glasgow Bi+

Edinburgh Butch Club and Edinburgh Dyke Bar: A Hair-Raising Drag Show!

Thursday, Oct 15

Trans Drop-in Sexual Health Clinic

Edinburgh Trans Choir

Stepping Out

Queer Craft Club: Knitting & Crochet

Casual Drag live at Sneaky Pete's

Friday, Oct 16

Kindred

GetSocial Drinks | Meet New People & Make Friends @ The Alchemist

Queer Craft Club

Saturday, Oct 17

Edinburgh Meaningful Gay Connections Locally Made

T time

Joy For All Autumn Market

Sunday, Oct 18

Queer Joy

Arts and Crafts Club - Sunday 18th October

Monday, Oct 19

Future Drop Outs: co-working group

Building Us

Hans Theessink with support from Tom Rhodes

LGBTQ+ Book Tribe

The Rainbow Lounge

Queer Speed Dating

Tuesday, Oct 20

Braw Bi+

All Ways Always

LGBTQ AA

No God But Us: Bobuq Sayed & Mohamed Tonsy

Wednesday, Oct 21

Queer Connections

Nonbinary Night

Lesbian Speed Dating

Thursday, Oct 22

Queer Craftivism Workshop

Open Book Creative Writing

Sapphic Spark: Queer Women’s Dating 20s to 30s @Edinburgh (Sapphic Circle)

Saturday, Oct 24

Stimprovisation Workshop

Sunday, Oct 25

Walk n&#8217; Talk

Queer Gothic Words

Queer Film Club: Short Films

Monday, Oct 26

Trans and Non-binary Reading Group

Tuesday, Oct 27

QTIPOC Writers Group

Wednesday, Oct 28

LGBT Age Film Club

Walk n’ Talk

Gay Men’s Book Group