LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out

244 upcoming events Aug 2026

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What All Pride 36 Community 15 Drag 12 Comedy 10 Cabaret 7 Live Show 6

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Club Night 4 Festival 4 Party 2 Fetish 2 Women / Sapphic 2 Film Screening 1

Saturday, Aug 1

44 events

1 AUG

1:00 AM

Sunday, Aug 2

5 events

2 AUG

9:00 PM

Dusk Til Pawn

Tickets

2 AUG

9:00 PM

Rob Jones & The Restless Dream - The Homecoming Show

Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute

Millennial Girl Edinburgh Fringe Preview | Creatures Tour Show

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

2 AUG

9:00 PM

Sunday Service @ Kitten

Kitten Restaurant

Tickets

Monday, Aug 3

5 events

3 AUG

7:15 PM

Kiki Board Game Family meet up @ Abel Heywood, Northern Quarter! ʕ•̀ᴥ•́ʔっ🎲🎲

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Manchester Village Pride Volunteering Information Session (online)

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

3 AUG

9:00 PM

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Tickets

3 AUG

9:00 PM

MERAUDER & support - The Bread Shed, Manchester

PQA Salford Summer School

The Empty Space

Tickets

Tuesday, Aug 4

4 events

4 AUG

9:00 PM

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Lesbian Event - Ages 23-38

Botanical Slow Stitching with Sorrell Kerrison

Astley Hall Coach House And Park

Tickets

4 AUG

9:00 PM

Stand Up Comedy @ Joshua Brooks

F*ck Marry Kill: Comedy Game Show || Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

Wednesday, Aug 5

6 events

5 AUG

7:30 PM

Manchester Village Pride Volunteering Information Session (in person)

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

5 AUG

8:00 PM

Pool Meetup @ The Faraday

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Tickets

5 AUG

8:00 PM

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Climb 🧗

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Tickets

5 AUG

9:00 PM

The Science of Trauma & The Body

Friends' Meeting House

Tickets

5 AUG

9:00 PM

Stand Up Bingo || Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

5 AUG

9:00 PM

LAUGH THERAPY || Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

Thursday, Aug 6

8 events

6 AUG

1:00 AM

Prestwich Pride 2026

Tickets

6 AUG

7:00 PM

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

6 AUG

8:30 PM

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup

Tickets

6 AUG

9:00 PM

Firevolt Rock Festival

Dave Durkan: Durk in Progress | Creatures Tour Show

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

6 AUG

9:00 PM

Gramps Morgan UK Tour

GHOSTS OF GARAGE presents SIN & BROOK (GeorgeFM Drive) - FREE

Thursday night Comedy || Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

Friday, Aug 7

11 events

7 AUG

2:00 PM

LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

7 AUG

9:00 PM

mixfag Launch Party

Bukkle Up - Deeper Underground

Live comedy - Friday 7th August

Stockport Garrick Theatre

Tickets

7 AUG

9:00 PM

Live Lunch: Chloe Blood

Amateur Hour Pumped

The Sidiki Dembélé Ensemble ft. Yahael Onono

Strata

The Big Cuban Social

Friday Comedy Kick-Off || Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

7 AUG

9:00 PM

Bass Face // MCR // Dnb . 360° Summer Special! LAST FREE TICKETS

Gorilla

Tickets

Saturday, Aug 8

34 events

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Celeb Boozy Bottomless Brunch

Grand Theft Audio All Dayer w/ DJ SS, North Base, SyRan, Sola...

The Gee Cross Summer Festival

An evening w/ Jimi Goodwin (doves) hosted by Guy Garvey (Elbow)

Northenden Players Theatre

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Dj set from Jimi Goodwin & Agent J

Jamie Duggan 360°EVENT Halifax x Dirtty Events x Be Rude Not To

Manchester Comedy Club presents: DAVE TWENTYMAN SMITH + FRIENDS

House all night

MN1 Nightclub Manchester

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

BLACK HUDU x Manchester Caribbean Carnival

Lucid Dreams x High Peak Bass Collective x The Globe

Circadia presents | X5 DUBS

Underground Kollektiv present........X-Press 2

Oosh... Day Party Summer Edition

Macy's Open House

Monster Truck Motorfest Lancashire

The Great Harwood Showground

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Live Music: Charlie Hansen

Moxy Muzik: Darius Syrossian & Friends

Manchester After Carnival Special

Brookfest 2026

Blackbrook Rugby Club

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Furnace Fever

No: 7 Bottle Shop, Cannington Shaw

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Fairway Fest ft. Trevor M

The Fairway, Lockside At Greenway Hall

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Panic Station

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Wild Wild Step Sat 8th August Manchester

Carnival Shutdown

Back By Dope Demand Festival

Unity Summer Special

No Art Open Air Liverpool - 2026

DAMMIT!: The (daytime) Elder Emo event returns!

Hideout Presents... The Summer Of Love (Daytime Terrace Party)

The Hideout Warrington

Tickets

8 AUG

9:00 PM

Lord knows, we need Love

Nico Harmony: 'Civilisation of Love' EP Launch + Guest DJs

Red Knot Chilli Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute

Day Time Disco: Melvo Baptiste

No Art Liverpool 2026 - OFFICIAL Coaches

Otterspool Drive Liverpool L17 5AL

Tickets

Sunday, Aug 9

2 events

9 AUG

2:00 PM

PrEP Initiation August 2026

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

9 AUG

9:00 PM

Honkytonk Highway Line Dance Social Manchester

Revolucion De Cuba Manchester

Tickets

Tuesday, Aug 11

1 event

11 AUG

9:00 PM

Woven with Flowers with Natasha Emily Lynch

Astley Hall Coach House And Park

Tickets

Wednesday, Aug 12

1 event

12 AUG

9:00 PM

Chetham's International Piano Summer School 2026

Stoller Hall

Tickets

Thursday, Aug 13

1 event

13 AUG

9:00 PM

Arms & Hearts / Goodbye Viking / We Are The Weirdos / Elwood

Gulliver's

Tickets

Friday, Aug 14

3 events

14 AUG

1:00 AM

InTheHouse

Tickets

14 AUG

9:00 PM

Emperor Machine vs Fila Brazillia vs ACR

Golden Lion Todmorden

Tickets

14 AUG

9:00 PM

The Roseline

Vinyl Tap Preston

Tickets

Saturday, Aug 15

14 events

15 AUG

1:00 AM

UK LGBTIQQ Pride Summer Festival

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

OVER 30's CLUB - Summer Open Air Festival - Freight Island

Back In Ibiza - The Daytime Party!

Swan And Chequers Outdoor Terrace

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

4 Fizzy Records X Sixtrees The Yard - Open Air Party - Part 2

House Rules x Proud Time

Bolton town wrestling - Holiday Havoc 2

Holiday Inn Bolton Centre

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

The Rumbletones

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

Love, Jasmine Aid

TFI20 Electronic All Dayer // James Lavelle + more

Institute: Trance 1993 - 2026

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation

The Victoria Hall, Bolton

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

FutureShock Wrestling: Manchester Double Header 3pm & 7pm

The Union (Manchester Metropolitan Student Union)

Tickets

15 AUG

9:00 PM

101 Jams - DAFS - Joshua Brooks

The Michael Jackson Day Party: Manchester

Gorilla

Tickets

Sunday, Aug 16

3 events

16 AUG

11:30 AM

Whernside, Ingleborough, and Ribblehead Circular 14 miles Strenuous/ hard

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

Tickets

16 AUG

9:00 PM

Cloud Cuckoo Comedy night

AMAPIANO LAND - Manchesters Biggest Day Party (1200+ Ravers)

Six Trees

Tickets

Tuesday, Aug 18

1 event

18 AUG

9:00 PM

Creative re-use workshop with Lucy Wray

Astley Hall Coach House And Park

Tickets

Wednesday, Aug 19

3 events

19 AUG

9:00 PM

Butcher Brown

Hannah Cohen

Secret Samlesbury

Samlesbury Hall

Tickets

Thursday, Aug 20

5 events

20 AUG

9:00 PM

Marie Davidson (LIVE)

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Performed by Matt Joe Hall

NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

20 AUG

9:00 PM

David Rose: Meet Me In The Middle || Creatures Tour Show

Creatures Comedy Club

Tickets

20 AUG

9:00 PM

Pollinate

Niamos

Tickets

Friday, Aug 21

8 events

21 AUG

9:00 PM

The Cure Aftershow Manchester

Metalheadz: Goldie b2b Doc Scott - Manchester

The Simon Hough Band

CUPRA FM x SHADEV presents: SIR SPYRO - FREE tickets

Parallel: Keefy G, Hanz, King Arthur, Velma & Jovak

Live at wytheshawe park Pulp After party

G M T Cringlewood Club

Tickets

21 AUG

9:00 PM

Tip Toe

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

21 AUG

9:00 PM

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Band On The Wall

Tickets

Saturday, Aug 22

23 events

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Freak Queer Hike

Iris Prize Best British Shorts announcement

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Magic of Thailand Festival in Manchester

Platt Fields Park Platt Lane Manchester M14 5NF

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Ghost Hunt Lark Lane Old Police Station 22nd August 2026

Lark Lane Old Police Station

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Cheshire Fest 2026 | Live at Tatton Park

Court Yard Party Round 2

UP with Grace Sands

'OFF YA BOX' Launch Night at Cube Nightclub , Wigan

Cube Night Club Wigan

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Campus Live Presents: Elle Graham

NADINE COYLE & MORE | Pop Republic Fest | Freight Island, MCR

Garage Bingo Beats @ Kelly's Bar

Kellys BarandGaming Lounge

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Glam Rock Night

Plastic Cabaret: Freak Show

Wythenshawe park Lewis Capaldi After party

G M T Cringlewood Club

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Halifax Soul Crew Soul Weekender

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Kiss & Tell... The I Kissed A Boy/Girl Story

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

The Ab Fab A-Thon

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Revival

Roe Green Cricket Club festival 2026

ROE GREEN CRICKET CLUB

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Rave Odyssey Uk "The resistance"

Vera Signum present The Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience

Waggon And Horses Pub

Tickets

22 AUG

9:00 PM

Venus Manchester | 22-08-26

Clockwork Orange at alta

Alta

Tickets

Sunday, Aug 23

5 events

23 AUG

9:00 PM

Queer & Lesbian Women's Manchester Singles Mixer at Barça Bar

Barca Bar 8 9 Catalan Square, Manchester M3 4RU

Tickets

23 AUG

9:00 PM

Scream Queens Cinema Club: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Celebrating Caroline Aherne

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

23 AUG

9:00 PM

Heartstopper Forever. In Conversation with Alice

New Century Hall Manchester

Tickets

23 AUG

9:00 PM

Sienna Spiro: Matinee Album Launch Show (14+ with an Adult)

Albert Hall Manchester

Tickets

Monday, Aug 24

2 events

24 AUG

7:00 PM

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

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

24 AUG

9:00 PM

ORIGINS presents SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

COLONY,76 King St, Manchester M2 4NH

Tickets

Tuesday, Aug 25

2 events

25 AUG

9:00 PM

Wednesday

Sketchbook Stories with Angelica Vanasse

Astley Hall Coach House And Park

Tickets

Wednesday, Aug 26

1 event

26 AUG

9:00 PM

Kilnhouse Records Presents Portobello Lane + Support

The Spinning Top

Tickets

Thursday, Aug 27

5 events

27 AUG

8:00 PM

PRE-PRIDE SOCIAL

LGBT Foundation Manchester

Tickets

27 AUG

9:00 PM

Victorian Séance Experience Antwerp Mansion, Manchester

Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement

A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club - August

Theatre in the Park - The Tales of Peter Rabbit

Worden Park

Tickets

Friday, Aug 28

9 events

28 AUG

1:00 AM

nympha. [alt pride]

Tickets

28 AUG

1:00 AM

PHAT collective - Manchester Pride Weekend Rave

Tickets

28 AUG

9:00 PM

Bruk Out X Fly Girls$ Pride Warm Up Party

VANILLA - Pride Friday

Tom Meighan RAW26 live in OLDHAM

Dressed to Kill - Kiss tribute

Theatre in the Park - Treasure Island

Astley Hall Coach House And Park

Tickets

28 AUG

9:00 PM

Fleetwood Mac evening

Nigel Clark (Dodgy) live in Northenden

Lounge About

Tickets

Saturday, Aug 29

18 events

29 AUG

1:00 AM

BENT - QUEER PRIDE RAVE

Tickets

29 AUG

1:00 AM

ROJAK PRIDE SPECIAL - tba

Tickets

29 AUG

10:00 AM

Manchester Pride - The Parade

Laugh Out Proud!

Love Party 2026

Homoelectric at Hidden, August Bank Holiday weekend

Tom Meighan live in Northenden

Kineic

Not Guilty presents The Verdict at The Lord Clyde

The Lord Clyde 86 Thornton Road Bradford

Tickets

29 AUG

9:00 PM

Crewe Rocks

Distorted Bass - Kodeck Birthday Bash

Heart of Glass

Country Day Disco LIVE!

Live at Wythenshawe park Courteeners After Party

G M T Cringlewood Club

Tickets

29 AUG

9:00 PM

Warrington Town Wrestling - Summer Smackdown

Alford Hall Sports And Social Club

Tickets

29 AUG

9:00 PM

NA2 - National Anthems -The Return

Total Rex

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Tickets

29 AUG

9:00 PM

Eric Luttrell [Summer of Love Tour] | Joshua Brooks Manchester

Joshua Brooks

Tickets

Sunday, Aug 30

19 events

30 AUG

1:00 AM

Hello Darling - Manchester Pride Special

Tickets

30 AUG

1:00 AM

SINPIT Pride Edition

Tickets

30 AUG

1:00 AM

SODOM X VENOM: QUEER ALT PRIDE

Tickets

30 AUG

1:00 AM

High Hoops Pride Part 2 - Lineup TBA

Tickets

30 AUG

9:00 PM

Mr. Wilson's Second Liners @ Matt & Phred's - 30/08/2026

Monton Soul & Pop festival

Monton Cricket Sports Club

Tickets

30 AUG

9:00 PM

Paradox SHIMMY SHAKER Summer Special

Animal Crossing & Dr Banana presents: The Afters

Drop the Beat at Penny Black

Penny Black Bar Burnley

Tickets

30 AUG

9:00 PM

An Evening With Tony McCarroll

The Lab Presents : Jamie Fielding & Jacob Matthews

Throwback Masters Stockton Heath Over 25s Day Clubbing Event

Pride Brunch

Supernature on Pride Sunday

Melanie Williams live in Northenden

Todd Edwards: Bank Holiday Special

KOMPND Carnival

Current Joys

Love NRG Bank holiday Summer all dayer

Doctor Browns, Urmston, Manchester

Tickets

Monday, Aug 31

1 event

31 AUG

9:00 PM

FAMILY DAY - K- POP DUO / Hannah Baird / The Bee Gees

The Carriers Inn

Tickets

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LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

Saturday, Aug 1

Freak Queer Rave

T4T - Official Trans Pride Manchester After Party

Community Café - Trans Pride Special!

Manchester &#8216;Pride in Ageing&#8217; Over 50s LGBTQ+ Social Group: Saturday Meetup

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

True Pride

More Cake - 90's Old Skool & Club Classics

Wax Format Outdoors: Sam Mitcham Vinyl Only All Day Long

Sam ofFENDER, The Ultimate Sam Fender Tribute

Yvette Segan: Guy's Girl || Creatures Comedy Festival

Whitesnake Tribute (Fakesnake)

Heated cabaret at Elland community hub

Manchester Comedy Club presents: TONY BASNETT SMITH AND FRIENDS

Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly (WIP) || Creatures Comedy Festival

Hillside Festival 2026

Hotline X BackOnTrack Presents: Jentzen & Kai Saunders

Spin City Disco Club x Cult & Coffee - Day Party

Ramona Club x TROPIC X ABB

Serenity Records x Amber's: Harry Wills, Dig This, Holly Why...

Newton Music Festival

A Grand Day Out

Ark Manchester Every Saturday

DJ Silva's Bday Bash "90s Noughties & New Era Edition"

Teletech Festival 2026

Sea Life Manchester Anytime Entry

The Bluetones (Acoustic) + Guests

J&FRIENDS: On The Rooftop W/ MJ Cole

Pass The AUX : B2B - Vol 2

Ramp On The Roof

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

Vio-lence Blitz Preston 01/08/2026

Cheshire Fest 2026

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons

Darts Extravaganza Nathan "Asp" Aspinall

Jahman Xpress live in Manchester

North West music fest 2026 @ Robin Hood

TOOLBOX Vol 4 Album Launch

Cause & Effect Presents: Casnova, Tomike, Amber Rose

Readjusted Open Air @Sixtrees Joey London style + Lottie J

Born2Boogie Presents-Dirty Filthy House Music.

The Love Generation Reggae Band. Live at Empire Rochdale

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long

New Art Riot 2026

Ignotus Event

Sunday, Aug 2

Dusk Til Pawn

Rob Jones & The Restless Dream - The Homecoming Show

Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute

Millennial Girl Edinburgh Fringe Preview | Creatures Tour Show

Sunday Service @ Kitten

Monday, Aug 3

Kiki Board Game Family meet up @ Abel Heywood, Northern Quarter! ʕ•̀ᴥ•́ʔっ🎲🎲

Manchester Village Pride Volunteering Information Session (online)

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

MERAUDER & support - The Bread Shed, Manchester

PQA Salford Summer School

Tuesday, Aug 4

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Lesbian Event - Ages 23-38

Botanical Slow Stitching with Sorrell Kerrison

Stand Up Comedy @ Joshua Brooks

F*ck Marry Kill: Comedy Game Show || Creatures Comedy Club

Wednesday, Aug 5

Manchester Village Pride Volunteering Information Session (in person)

Pool Meetup @ The Faraday

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Climb 🧗

The Science of Trauma & The Body

Stand Up Bingo || Creatures Comedy Club

LAUGH THERAPY || Creatures Comedy Club

Thursday, Aug 6

Prestwich Pride 2026

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Firevolt Rock Festival

Dave Durkan: Durk in Progress | Creatures Tour Show

Gramps Morgan UK Tour

GHOSTS OF GARAGE presents SIN & BROOK (GeorgeFM Drive) - FREE

Thursday night Comedy || Creatures Comedy Club

Friday, Aug 7

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