LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

MANCHESTER LGBTQ+ HISTORY TRAIL: guided TOUR

Whitworth Locke Hotel,

Live Show Pride

19 AUG

Planet Lesbian 001: DYKES OF DESIRE - Magazine Launch

Honey Street Studio

Women / Sapphic

Thursday, Aug 20 Tomorrow

11 events

20 AUG

0:00 LGBT Catholics and Friends at St. Ignatius Loyola Free entry › 1:15 IN-PERSON Manhattan 3rd Thursday Butta' Bisexual+ Munch by BiRequest Hollywood Diner Free entry › 14:00 LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group LGBT Foundation › 17:00 Pride Rock thisisgorilla.com › 19:00 Coffee and Poems Club: Pride Warm Up Edition LGBT Foundation £8 › 21:00 Drag Queen Cocktail MasterClass @ FunnyBoyz, Liverpool FunnyBoyz Liverpool › 21:00 DISCO KARAOKE with Drag Queens @ Dysco, Liverpool DYSCO Liverpool › 21:00 FunnyBoyz hosts BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens (Fridays) FunnyBoyz Liverpool › 23:00 The August Meetup 🌻 Ripley Grier Studios Free entry › TBA 25 Years of Hedwig and the Angry Inch › TBA Queer As Punk › TBA Tip Toe - Screening and Panel › TBA GASP presents: The Serpent's Skin + Queer Horror Shorts › TBA Pride Rocks › TBA Queer Co-Working @ SEESAW Free entry ›

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

Weekly LGBTQ+ mutual aid support group for wellbeing and connection

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Fairfield Social Club

Summer's End: An Evening of Queer Song

Queer song evening with live music, fundraising for Trans Forward

OPENING NIGHT FILM: Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma

Friday, Aug 21 Friday night

15 events

Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday

24 events

0:00 Sober And Socializing: Rec Center Realness Sprout Society $5 › 19:00 Butch Revival Sailors Withington Public Hall Institute £15 › 19:00 Pierce O’ Brien thisisgorilla.com › 21:00 Freak Queer Hike Errwood Reservoir › 21:00 Iris Prize Best British Shorts announcement New Century Hall Manchester › 21:00 Plastic Cabaret: Freak Show Holy Diver › 21:00 ABBA BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH hosted by FunnyBoyz Drag Queens FunnyBoyz Liverpool › 21:00 LAST DISCO: A Drag Queen Afternoon Party @ DysCo, Liverpool DYSCO Liverpool › 21:00 VEGAS Tribute Acts & Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Liverpool FunnyBoyz Liverpool › 21:00 FunnyBoyz hosts BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens (Saturdays) Navy Bar 2.1 › 21:00 It's Dorothy Cruz 101 › 21:00 FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO New York New York › 21:00 Third Summer presents: Woke Nonsense, indefinite articles + more Grafton Arms › TBA TITE trans Shorts Showcase › TBA The SCRUFF Screening: Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo › TBA Puppygirl › TBA Kiss & Tell... The I Kissed A Boy/Girl Story › TBA UP with Grace Sands › TBA Fatt Butcher's Congregational › TBA I Want Your Sex › TBA Gay Village Party Manchester’s Gay Village Free entry › TBA The Rally manchesterpride.com Free entry › TBA SUPERBIA ↳ manchesterpride.com Free entry › TBA Queer as F*ck - 22nd Aug at Barpop Free entry ›

Sunday, Aug 23

12 events

13:00 Walk around Pennington Flash Free entry › 13:30 Scene LGBTQ+ Film Festival: Northern Shorts Showcase Free entry › 17:00 INDIE TEA PARTY thisisgorilla.com › 21:00 Scream Queens Cinema Club: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Vada Vada › 21:00 The ROYAL English Breakfast with Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz FunnyBoyz Liverpool › 21:00 Out Now - Talking Queer TV from 90s to Now with Scott Bryan New Century Hall Manchester › TBA Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders › TBA Aks: Trans Stories Across South Asia › TBA Mardi Gras Depot Mayfield and Freight Island Free entry › TBA Parade manchesterpride.com Free entry › TBA Family Pride MCR ↳ manchesterpride.com Free entry › TBA Queer & Lesbian Women's Manchester Singles Mixer at Barça Bar ›

Monday, Aug 24

6 events

24 AUG

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ – Book Club ‘Pride Special’

LGBTQ+ book club discussing reads by older LGBTQ+ authors

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

Board game meetup for all experience levels, newcomers welcome

ORIGINS presents SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

Showcase of emerging LGBTQ+ filmmaking from Northern England

COLONY,76 King St, Manchester M2 4NH

24 AUG

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

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

Dungeons & Drag Queens

A Moment in Dance 2026 Autumn Edition!

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Community Women / Sapphic

Tuesday, Aug 25

3 events

25 AUG

6:30 PM

Crafting Pride: Knit & Crochet Night (Food + Drink Included)!

Lesbian Social @ The Church

25 AUG

Candlelit Vigil

Sackville Gardens

Wednesday, Aug 26

2 events

26 AUG

Claire Richards Returns to Via

MYP Pride Event @ Tangerine

Thursday, Aug 27

4 events

27 AUG

PRE-PRIDE SOCIAL

Pre-Pride social with games, refreshments, and speed mixing

Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement

Filmmaker mixer for networking and pitching in Manchester

Pride Film Night / Film: Love Simon

Tits N' Teeth Cabaret: MCR PRIDE 2026

On Bar Manchester

Pride Cabaret

Festival weekend Manchester Gay Pride 2026 Aug 28–31 · everything below is part of it — see the hub →

Friday, Aug 28 Friday night

11 events

Paint & Date with Rendezvous

Bruk Out X Fly Girls$ Pride Warm Up Party

VANILLA - Pride Friday

Queer women's party with music, drinks, and atmosphere

Pride T-Dance

Knutsford Market Hall

Club Night Pride

MCR Pride 3 room pop party (Fri 28th Aug) @ Joshua Brooks

nympha. [alt pride]

Alt pride rave with queer and trans selectors, community fundraisers

Pride Community

PHAT collective - Manchester Pride Weekend Rave

PHAT Collective launches Manchester Pride Weekend rave takeover

Manchester Pride: Gay Village Party

ATTITUDE

Club Night Pride

Manchester Pride Weekender: Girls Night Out + Pop Curious? + Bar Minogue + Made Me Gay

Pride Women / Sapphic

£14.25

19:00 Free Meditation For Gay Men Free entry › 21:00 The Drag Brunch presents - Grease Drag Brunch! Bar Fibre › 21:00 Drag Possessed: DisMayLand Wharf Chambers › 21:00 Laugh Out Proud! Area Manchester › 21:00 Love Party 2026 KAMPUS › 21:00 Homoelectric at Hidden, August Bank Holiday weekend Hidden › 21:00 NQ Street Party x Good Custard & Lil Miss Jackie: Free Entry Common Free entry › 21:00 VANILLA XXL - Pride Saturday Area › 21:00 Drag Disco Dexter And Jones › 21:00 Pride Knutsford Family Picnic The Moor, Knutsford › 21:00 FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO New York New York › 21:00 MCR Pride 3 room pop party (Sat 29th Aug) @ Joshua Brooks Joshua Brooks › TBA BENT - QUEER PRIDE RAVE › TBA ROJAK PRIDE SPECIAL - tba › TBA High Hoops Pride Part 1 with Sterling Juan Diaz › TBA Manchester Pride: Mardi Gras › TBA POPSICLE › TBA Manchester Pride Bottomless Brunch › TBA BENT x Power Dance Club › TBA Proud Fest 2026 Free entry › TBA Manchester Village Pride Parade Free entry › TBA G.IRL Manchester Pride WLW / Queer Party Club Night Gorilla £22.38 ›

Love Riot

Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday

22 events

Sunday, Aug 30

11 events

SINPIT Pride Edition

Hello Darling - Manchester Pride Special!!

Queer House and Nu Disco party for Manchester Pride

Pride Brunch

VANILLA XXL - Pride Sunday - Main Room Takeover

MCR Pride 3 room pop party (Sun 30th Aug) @ Joshua Brooks

ON Bar Manchester Village Pride - Sunday

SODOM X VENOM: QUEER ALT PRIDE

Day-to-night queer alternative culture celebration with workshops and cabaret

Pride Cabaret

High Hoops Pride Part 2 - Lineup TBA

Queer-run late-night dance party with zero-tolerance policy

Pride Festival

Big Bingo Blowout w/ Ginger Hunter

Drag Pride

Alert! Pride - NKD Sunday

Dementia-Friendly Disco - Music and Memory Pride Celebration Event

Monday, Aug 31

2 events

31 AUG

6:00 PM

Manchester Queer Social

Manchester Pride: Candlelit Vigil

Tuesday, Sep 1

1 event

1 SEP

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

Friday, Sep 4 Friday night

1 event

4 SEP

Laughterama: Nina Conti & Josh Pugh

Castlefield Bowl

Drag Festival

Saturday, Sep 5 Saturday

5 events

5 SEP

1:00 PM

Manchester 'Pride in Ageing' Digital Cafe

Laughterama: Sara Pascoe & Tom Rosenthal

Laughterama: Jack Dee & Red Richardson

Family fun day

Family fun day with fair, music, drag, mascots, workshops

Glam&Grime: Manchester's New Cabaret Of Glamorous Filth!

Vada Vada

Party Pride

Sunday, Sep 6

1 event

6 SEP

Laughterama: Michelle Wolf & Rose Matafeo

Castlefield Bowl

Festival Comedy

Thursday, Sep 10

1 event

10 SEP

5:30 PM

Queer in Tech - Hosted by Spektrix

Networking event for LGBTQ+ people and allies in the tech industry

Spektrix

Friday, Sep 11 Friday night

1 event

11 SEP

Bottom of the Pops: A Drag Night inspired by Top of the Pops

Drag night showcasing classic hits, eccentric fashion, and stellar performances

Fairfield Social Club

Saturday, Sep 12 Saturday

2 events

12 SEP

The Drag Brunch - Mamma Mia Bottomless Brunch

PEARL SCAM & KINGS OF THE STONE AGE - Warrington Irish Club

Tribute bands perform Pearl Jam and Queens Of The Stone Age classics

The Irish Club

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

Sunday, Sep 13

1 event

13 SEP

11:15 AM

LYME PARK – EASY/MODERATE WALK

Thursday, Sep 17

2 events

17 SEP

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches

Drag Race star Baga Chipz performs stand-up comedy

BYE BYE BANKSIE - One Last Show

Fairfield Social Club

Friday, Sep 18 Friday night

1 event

18 SEP

The Plastic Cabaret: The Vampire Ball

On Bar Manchester

Drag Live Show

Sunday, Sep 20

1 event

20 SEP

Manchester September 2026

Friday, Sep 25 Friday night

1 event

25 SEP

2:00 PM

Liverpool 'Pride in Ageing' Over 50s Social Group – Coffee and Quizzing at Liverpool Central Library

LGBT Foundation

Pride Community

Saturday, Sep 26 Saturday

5 events

10:00 AM

Trans Liberation Group National Conference 2026

International Anthony Burgess Foundation

6:00 PM

MANCHESTER: Book Launch, Do Genocides Have an Ending? - Dr Ali Tahrawi

Effy's Big Gay Brunch 2026

Homobloc 2026

Depot Mayfield

September Social Dance including Live Vocals from Jon Alston

Billingtons Oldham

Saturday, Oct 3 Saturday

3 events

3 OCT

1:00 PM

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

Big B*stard Bingo Brunch - Pam, iKarly, Bailey J Mills + Viral Superstar Shelia Diamond

Halloween Special: BENIDORM BINGO | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York

Sunday, Oct 4

2 events

4 OCT

Susan Calman: Tall Tales

Aviva Studios - The Hall

4 OCT

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Drag Bingo Show

Wednesday, Oct 7

2 events

7 OCT

The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension

Co-op Live

7 OCT

7:31 PM

The World of Hans Zimmer - Premium Ticket and Hotel Experiences

Co-op Live

Friday, Oct 9 Friday night

1 event

9 OCT

The Leather Gallery // Cob

Big Hands

Fetish

Saturday, Oct 10 Saturday

2 events

10 OCT

The Drag Brunch - Dragtoberfest Bottomless Brunch

Halloween Special: BENIDORM BINGO | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York

Monday, Oct 12

1 event

12 OCT

2:00 PM

PrEP Initiation October 2026

LGBT Foundation

Saturday, Oct 17 Saturday

1 event

17 OCT

Two Tons of Fun (The BIGGEST Chub/Chaser Pop Night... Now in Manchester!)

New York New York

Party

Sunday, Oct 18

1 event

18 OCT

Bitchin Bajas (Drag City Records)

Golden Lion Todmorden

Monday, Oct 19

1 event

19 OCT

The Dome At Grand Central Hall

Cabaret Voltaire's Final UK Tour

Albert Hall

Live Show Cabaret

Saturday, Oct 24 Saturday

2 events

24 OCT

2:00 PM

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

Cast

Live Show Pride

Saturday, Oct 31 Saturday

1 event

31 OCT

The Drag Brunch - Beetlejuice Halloween Bottomless Brunch

Bar Fibre

Sunday, Nov 1

1 event

1 NOV

Horror Icons Show with Dragula Season 666 finalist Auntie Heroine

Area Manchester

Thursday, Nov 5

2 events

5 NOV

Queer Cxntry Burnin' Daylight in MANCHESTER!

Gaydio Networking: Manchester

Friday, Nov 6 Friday night

2 events

6 NOV

Mecca Bingo Leeds Crossgates

Burlesque and Drag in The Dog House

Full Cover 06/11/2026

Fetish

Saturday, Nov 7 Saturday

3 events

7 NOV

1:00 PM

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

True Pride

House Of Drag Bingo | Leeds

£17.50

Monday, Nov 16

1 event

16 NOV

T4Tunes - Saoirse Dream x Estelle Allen

Rebellion Manchester