Tonight in gay London

London runs on more gay events per week than any city in Europe, and the trick is knowing which postcode to point yourself at. Soho fills first — drinks after work, drag at spots that never quite empty. Vauxhall wakes up later and keeps going longest, Dalston and the East End carry the alternative and queer-club end of things. This page pulls tonight's confirmed listings from our calendar every twenty minutes, so what you see is what is actually on: club nights, drag bingo, cabaret, sauna events and the one-offs that never make the printed guides. If the list looks thin, it is probably early in the week — scroll to the bars that are open and start there.