Edinburgh Gay Events 2026: Pride, Parties & Festivals

This weekend

Fri · 6:00 PM Queer Craft Circle

Scary Stories with Kirsty Logan Fri · 8:30 PM

Queer Folks’ Tales 5th Birthday Show Fri

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

Boozy Brushes, Drag Sip and Paint, Edinburgh Sat · 9:00 PM +5 more this weekend

Thursday, Oct 8 Today

3 events

Queer Reading

7:00 PM lgbthealth.org.uk

Stepping Out

Young adult drop-in session for socializing, games, and support

7:30 PM lgbthealth.org.uk Free entry

Queer Book Club: 'Detransition, Baby'

8:00 PM Lighthouse

Friday, Oct 9 Tomorrow

3 events

Saturday, Oct 10

3 events

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches

9:00 PM MacArts

Drag +1

Boozy Brushes, Drag Sip and Paint, Edinburgh

9:00 PM LE MONDE

Drag

Queer Open Mic Night

9:00 PM Lighthouse

Comedy

Sunday, Oct 11

4 events

Queer Men for Queer Literature

12:15 PM

Social Sunday

2:00 PM

Community

The Sunday Late Show

10:00 PM The Riding Room Free entry

Tales at the Lighthouse: October

Free entry

Comedy

Monday, Oct 12

6 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

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

4 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

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

2 events

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

2 events

Hallo-Queens Boozy Drag Brunch

8:00 PM Brewhemia Edinburgh

Drag

The Halloween Party

Party +1

LGBTQ+ Events in Edinburgh

This weekend

Thursday, Oct 8 Today

Queer Reading

Stepping Out

Queer Book Club: 'Detransition, Baby'

Friday, Oct 9 Tomorrow

Queer Craft Circle

Scary Stories with Kirsty Logan

Queer Folks’ Tales 5th Birthday Show

Saturday, Oct 10

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

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

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

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

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

Walk n’ Talk

Gay Men’s Book Group