LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

7:15 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

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

Board game meetup for all experience levels, newcomers welcome

9:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

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

Tuesday, Oct 6

2 events

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Gay Men - Ages 33-48

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Lesbian Singles - age group: 33-48

£37

10:00 AM The Proud Trust Free entry

Wednesday, Oct 7

8 events

Queer Co-working @ The Proud Trust

Corporate Volunteering Day

11:00 AM LGBT Foundation £50

DeVotchKa

7:00 PM Gorilla

Live Show

Midweek Meander: Park Life

7:30 PM Heaton Park Free entry

Trans Climb 🧗

Trans climbing group for all skill levels at Rock Over

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Pool Meetup @ The Faraday

Pool meetup at The Faraday with multiple tables and other games

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

9:00 PM The Cockatoo Club

Gagged! at the Cockatoo Club

Comedy

B!TCH Tuesdays

3:00 PM Cross Street Chapel Free entry

Thursday, Oct 8

8 events

Weekly Drop-in at Cross Street Chapel

Weekly social and support drop-in for LGBT+ individuals 50+

3:00 PM Manchester Central Library Free entry

Monthly Meeting at Manchester Central Library

Monthly community meeting at Manchester Central Library, Chief Librarian's Office

Queer Quests: Weekly LGBTQ+ Games Social

4:00 PM The Dudson Centre Free entry

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

Weekly LGBTQ+ mutual aid support group for wellbeing and connection

7:00 PM LGBT Foundation

8:30 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Relaxed, grassroots weekly queer hangout for community connection

9:00 PM Brio Leisure Northwich Memorial Court Northwich

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches

Sexquisite Halloween Manchester

£20

Drag +3

CRASH OUT Wednesdays

10:00 AM SEESAW Free entry

Friday, Oct 9

8 events

Queer Co-Working @ SEESAW

LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group

LGBTQ+ recovery group for alcohol, substance use, or chemsex

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation

6:30 PM Blackwell's Bookshop Free entry

Waiting On A Friend

The Leather Gallery // Cob

9:00 PM Big Hands

Fetish

Freak Queer Rave

9:00 PM Hidden

Queer Single Men Claymaking

£20

Helluva Cabaret Vol. 3

£15

Cabaret +1

POP MAYHEM Thursdays

11:00 AM Manchester Cenotaph Free entry

Saturday, Oct 10

10 events

ALLSORTS in Sub 101

4:00 AM Sub 101 £4.50

The Proud Place: Guided Tour and The Story of Manchester's LGBT+ Centre

Live Show +1

LGBTQ+ Book Club

7:30 PM Waterstones Deansgate Free entry

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

7:45 PM 2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom

8:00 PM Fan Boy 3 Free entry

LGBTQ+ Board Game Night

Halloween Special: BENIDORM BINGO | FunnyBoyz Manchester

9:00 PM New York New York

Drag Bingo

9:00 PM

10:00 PM The Cockatoo Club

Themed Saturday Night

Shelter's Stride With Pride - 5k walk in Manchester

Pride

Frockatoo Drag Brunch

£46.13

11:00 AM Castlefield Free entry

Sunday, Oct 11

3 events

FLIRT Fridays

Cruz 101 £4.50

Weekend Wander: Canal Towpath

Queer & Lesbian Women's Event Manchester at Manahatta Deansgate

Monday, Oct 12

3 events

OBSESSED Saturdays

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

PrEP Initiation October 2026

DRAMA QUEEN Sundays

4:00 PM The Angel Centre Free entry

Tuesday, Oct 13

2 events

Queer Gong

Manchester Queer Death Cafe

Thursday, Oct 15

2 events

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

7:00 PM LCVS Building

2:00 PM The Big Life Group Liverpool

Doggy Weekend 2026

All day

Friday, Oct 16

2 events

LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group

8:00 PM Koffee Pot Free entry

Queer Single Women Claymaking

8:00 PM SEESAW £20

Saturday, Oct 17

4 events

Trans & Non-Binary Social

8:30 PM HOME Manchester Free entry

Live Acoustic Music

8:00 PM

Queer Film Club

Film Screening

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

9:00 PM New York New York £11

11:00 AM Meetup: Out & About LGB (+) Women's Walking Group Free entry

Sunday, Oct 18

5 events

Wessenden Reservoir Circular

Autumn Colours Walk

12:30 PM Wythenshawe Park Free entry

Bitchin Bajas (Drag City Records)

9:00 PM Golden Lion Todmorden

9:00 PM The Bookbinder Lark Lane

Liverpool Life Drawing Presents: Goth Drag!

Sunday Sanctuary in Manchester - NeuroQueerz Takeover + Sunday Shakedown

Wednesday, Oct 21

1 event

David Lynch Drag Night

£15

8:30 PM Metropolitan West Didsbury £19.83

Thursday, Oct 22

1 event

Queer Women's Single's Night (age guide: 40s & 50s)

2:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

Friday, Oct 23

2 events

T4T Monster Ball 2026

Party +1

STRAP UP Trans Masc Erotic Art Exhibition & Performance Night!

£16

Live Show

Saturday, Oct 24

5 events

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

9:00 PM The Dome At Grand Central Hall

Queer Film Night

8:00 PM

Film Screening

Cast

Live Show +1

Hello Darling - Halloween Special!!

9:00 PM The Deaf Institute

BENT - QUEER DAY RAVE

Sunday, Oct 25

3 events

Sparkle Family Fun Day

12:00 PM The Proud Trust Free entry

Arts and Crafts Club - Sunday 25th October

2:00 PM Free entry

City Centre Discovery Walk

2:00 PM Northern Quarter Free entry

Monday, Oct 26

1 event

Board Game Night

6:00 PM

Tuesday, Oct 27

1 event

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

Via

Wednesday, Oct 28

3 events

Red Rodeo Club

8:00 PM Fairfield Social Club

Banyan Bar & Kitchen - Manchester Corn Exchange

Beyond the Rainbow Quarter - The Launch

Queer & Now: A Six-Week LGBTQ+ Group Experience

7:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Thursday, Oct 29

3 events

Drag Make-Up 101 with Canal Street Kings

Prestwich Pride Presents: DRAG ME TO THE QUIZ, HALLOWEEN!

8:00 PM Hideout

Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special

12:00 PM Meetup: Out & About LGB (+) Women's Walking Group Free entry

Friday, Oct 30

6 events

Interest only - Heritage Tour Williamson Tunnels

Live Show

Liverpool ‘Pride in Ageing’ Over 50s Social Group: Visit to Rocky Horror Screening at The Light, New Brighton

7:30 PM The Light Cinema (New Brighton)

Pride +2

SLAYYY : Dandy x WHIPPED - Unofficial Slayyyter Halloween After-Party

11:00 PM YES

Party +2

Silly Little Disco 002

G.IRL Halloween: Manchester

1,800

2:00 PM The Village Free entry

CANAL STREET KINGS PRESENTS: Cowboys vs Zombie Pt 4 (WOLFY'S BIRTHDAY BASH)

£10

Drag +3

Saturday, Oct 31

7 events

Queer Craft & Social

4:00 PM City Centre (Manchester ward)

Kieran's 30th Birthday (Gay Death Awaits) 🤣

Poetry Slam

7:30 PM

The Drag Brunch - Beetlejuice Halloween Bottomless Brunch

8:00 PM Bar Fibre

House of Horrors

RUNWAY 008 - Halloween Edition

Party +1

28 GAYS LATER (KILL ROOM) - HALLOWEEN 2026

7:00 PM Area Manchester £35

Sunday, Nov 1

1 event

Horror Icons Show with Dragula Season 666 finalist Auntie Heroine

Thursday, Nov 5

3 events

Support group for over 50's LGBT+ (Monthly at Central Library)

2:00 PM Manchester Central Library Free entry

Queer Cxntry Burnin' Daylight in MANCHESTER!

7:00 PM YES £25

Gaydio Networking: Manchester

Friday, Nov 6

1 event

Burlesque and Drag in The Dog House

8:00 PM Dexter And Jones

12:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Saturday, Nov 7

7 events

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ Digital Cafe – Scams Awareness Special

Pride +1

Community Café

12:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

1:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

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

6:30 PM Molly House Free entry

LGBTQ+ Meet Up - Doctors, Dentists & Healthcare Professionals

8:00 PM New York New York

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

Mecca Bingo Leeds Crossgates £17.50

House Of Drag Bingo | Leeds

7:00 PM Leven Manchester £25

TRUE PRIDE Festival - feat. The Irrepressibles, Planningtorock, David Hoyle, WitchofTheEast & more

Pride +1

Thursday, Nov 12

1 event

Queer Single Women Canvas Painting

Saturday, Nov 14

1 event

noSHAMEmoreLOVE Poetry Workshop

12:30 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

7:00 PM Rebellion Manchester £20

Monday, Nov 16

1 event

T4Tunes - Saoirse Dream x Estelle Allen

8:00 PM New York New York

Saturday, Dec 5

1 event

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

8:00 PM Fairfield Social Club

Saturday, Dec 12

2 events

The Muppathon: Muppets Drag Show!

The Drag Brunch - The Big Christmas Party Bottomless Brunch

Fibre Leeds £15

Party +1

Saturday, Dec 19

2 events

Live Drag Cabaret

8:00 PM The Jam Works